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city council Meetinq 3-8-88
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 7576 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS
SIX PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AT THE
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1988
WHEREAS, on February 23, 1988, the City Council adopted
Resolution Number 7571 (CCS) calling for and giving notice of a
Special Municipal Election on June 7, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit to the voters,
pursuant to Government Code section 34459, six proposed
amendments to the City Charter,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Santa Monica:
PROPOSITION .. I' Shall the City
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Charter be amended by adding YES
sections 1405-1407 to change the
current City Council election
procedures by providing for
election of members to the City
Council by numbered offices? NO
The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the City Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the Special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 2. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the city of Santa Monica:
PROPOSITION" . " Shall the city
Charter be amended by adding
Section 1905 to increase the
City's expenditure authorization
by $6,000,000 for each fiscal year
during the four year period ending
June 6, 1992, for the purpose of
maintaining and providing
increased police and other
protective services, for improving
the safety of streets and
neighborhoods, and for encouraging
public involvement in the
reduction of crime?
YES
NO
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The city Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 2 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the city Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the Special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 3. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the city of Santa Monica:
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PROPOSITION" " Shall the City
Charter be amended by adding
section 1906 to increase the
City's expenditure limitation by
$9,500,000 for each fiscal year
durinq the four year period ending
June 6, 1992, for the purpose of
capital improvements and outlays
for certain specified purposes
including parks, pier preservation
and improvement, street lighting
and street maintenance, libraries
and police facilities?
YES
NO
The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 3 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the City Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the Special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 4. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the followinq proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Santa Monica:
PROPOSITION" . " Shall the City
Charter be amended by addinq
section 2015A to increase the
ci ty 's expenditure 1 imi tation for
each fiscal year during the four
year period endinq June 6, 1992,
by an amount equal to the monies
received from landlords in
connection with tenant-approved
conversions of rental units to be
used for the purpose set forth in
the Tenant ownership Rights
Charter Amendment?
YES
NO
The city Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 4 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the City Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the Special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 5. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Santa Monica:
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PROPOSITION" It Shall Section
602 of the City Charter be amended
to increase the monthly
reimbursement for Councilmembers
from $50 per month for
Councilmembers and $150 per month
for the Mayor to $600 per month
for Councilmembers and $700 per
month for the Mayor and to provide
that the City Council may, by
ordinance, increase those amounts
once annually not to exceed either
the amounts paid Councilmembers
under state law in general law
cities of the same population as
the City of Santa Monica or five
percent of the amount in effect at
the time of passage of the
ordinance?
YES
NO
The city Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 5 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the City Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 6. At the Special Municipal Election called for
June 7, 1988, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Santa Monica:
PROPOSITION" . .. Shall section
1005 of the City Charter be
amended to allow the City Council,
by ordinance, to provide for
compensation of Planning
commissioners in the amount of $25
per meeting not to exceed $100 per
month and to provide that the city
Council may, by ordinance,
increase this amount by the annual
increase in the Consumer Price
Index?
YES
NO
The city Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is
contained in Exhibit 6 attached hereto and incorporated by
reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the sample
ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required
by law, the City Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than
60 days before the Special Municipal Election, shall cause the
text of the proposition to be published once in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication.
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SECTION 7. The provisions of Resolution Number 7571 (CCS)
are referred to for more particulars concerning the Special
Municipal Election to be held on June 7, 1988.
SECTION 8. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS 0
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT 1
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
sections 1405-1407 are added to the City Charter of the City
of Santa Monica to read as follows:
section 1405.
Council Offices.
Numbering of City
(a) On or before July 15, 1988,
each member of the city council shall draw
a lot to determine the number of the city
Council Office he or she holds. Each
member of the City Council whose term of
office expires in 1988 shall draw one lot
from lots numbered City Council Office
Number 1, city Council Office Number 3,
City Council Office Number 5, and City
council Office Number 7 and each member of
the City Council whose term of office
expires in 1990 shall draw one lot from
lots mnnbered City Council Off ice Number
2, City Council Office Number 4, and city
Council Off ice Number 6. The City Clerk
shall conduct the drawing of lots, which
shall take place at a regular or special
meetinq of the City Council.
(b) The offices numbered pursuant
to subsection (a) shall maintain these
n~mbers in all subsequent City Council
elections.
(c) The incumbent of a numbered
City Council Office shall be identified on
the ballot as the incumbent of that office
if he or she seeks reelection to that
office.
section 1406.
Council Elections.
Timing of
City
(a) Elections for City council
Office Numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall be
held at the general municipal election in
1988 and every four years thereafter.
(b) Elections for city Council
Office Numbers 2, 4, and 6 shall be held
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at the general municipal election in 1990
and every four years thereafter.
section 1407. Filinq Nomination
Petitions For City Council Office.
(a) A candidate for the City
Council can only seek nomination for one
City council Office. At the time that a
nomination peti tion is issued to a
candidate, the city Clerk shall fill in
the candidate's name and the number of the
City council Office which the candidate
seeks.
(b) Once a candidate is issued a
nomination petition for a City Council
Office from the City Clerk, the candidate
cannot seek nomination for a different
city council Office unless, before the
time for filing nomination petitions
expires, the candidate (I) returns the
nomination petition to the City Clerk, (2)
requests in writinq that the nomination
petition be voided, and (3) obtains a
nomination petition for a different city
Council Office.
(c) Once a candidate has filed a
nomination petition for one City Council
Office, that candidate cannot file a
nomination petition for any other City
Council Office during the nomination
period.
(d) Except as provided in
subsection (e), all petitions required for
nomination shall be properly completed and
filed with the City Clerk in the time
period established by law.
(e) If the incumbent of a City
council Office does not file a nomination
petition for that City Council Office
within the time period required by law,
any person, other than the incumbent and
other than a person who has filed a
nomination petition for any other city
Council Office, may file a nomination
petition for that city Council Office
within any additional time period
permitted by law.
(f) The candidate receiving the
highest number of votes for a city Council
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Office shall be the elected City Council
member for that office.
(g) The provisions of this section
shall apply to all general and special
elections at which members of the City
council are elected.
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EXHIBIT 2
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
section 1905 is added to the City Charter of the City of
Santa Monica to read as follows:
SECTION 1905. Expenditure Limitation Increase
for Police and Protective services.
(a) Pursuant to section 4 of Article XIIIB of
the California Constitution, the city's expenditure
limit for each of the fiscal years during the four
year period beginning June 7, 1988, and ending June
6, 1992, is increased, in addition to any other
voter-approved increases, by six Million Dollars
($6,000,000.00). This increase shall be adjusted
each year for changes in population and the lower of
changes in cost of living or personal income as is
provided for in state law, or as otherwise provided
for by the state Constitution.
(b) Appropriation of funds that may be made
for spending by reason of subsection (a) shall be
made for maintaining and providing increased police
and other protective services, for improving the
safety of streets and neighborhoods, and for
encouraging public involvement in the reduction of
crime.
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EXHIBIT 3
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Section 1906 is added to the city Charter of the city of
Santa Monica to read as follows:
SECTION 1906. Expenditure Limitation Increase
for capital Improvements and outlays.
(a) Pursuant to Section 4 of Article XIIIB of
the California Constitution, the City's expenditure
limit for each of the fiscal years during the four
(4) year period beginning June 7, 1988, and ending
June 6, 1992, is increased, in addition to any other
voter-approved increases, by Nine Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,500,000.00). This
increase shall be adjusted each year for changes in
population and the lower of changes in the cost of
living or personal income as is provided for by state
law, or as otherwise provided for by the state
Constitution.
(b) Appropriation of funds that may be made
for spending by reason of subsection (a) shall be
made for providing capital improvements and outlays
for street maintenance, sidewalks, street light
circuit replacement, new street lights, energy
conservation, traffic signals upgrade, park
maintenance, pier preservation and improvement,
vehicles and other equipment, and various one time
capital needs for libraries, publicly owned
recreational facilities in the City, park
development, police and fire facilities, and other
capital improvements and outlays required for the
protection of public health and safety, and for
maintaining and improving the quality of basic police
and fire protection, library, recreation and parks,
City planning, engineering and associated
administrative support services.
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EXHIBIT 4
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Section 20l5A is added to the city Charter of the City of
Santa Monica to read as follows:
SECTION 2015. Expenditure Authorization. The
expenditure limitation of the City established
pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California
Constitution is increased, in addition to any other
voter-approved increases, for each of the fiscal
years during the four year period beginning June 7,
1988, and ending June 6, 1992, by an amount equal to
the amount of the monies received in each such fiscal
year pursuant to section 2008 of this Article.
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EXHIBIT 5
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Section 602 of the City Charter of the City of Santa Monica
is amended to read as follows:
Section 602. Compensation. The
members of the City Council shall receive
reimbursement for necessary travel and
other expenses when on official duty out
of the City on order of the city Council.
The members of the city Council shall
receive no compensation for their services
as such, except as provided below:
(a) Until January 1, 1989, the
Mayor shall receive the sum of $150.00 per
month, which amount shall be deemed
reimbursement of out-of-pocket
expenditures and costs imposed upon him or
her in serving as Mayor, and all other
members of the City Council shall receive
the sum of $50.00 per month, which amount
shall be deemed reimbursement for
out-of-pocket expenditures and costs
imposed upon them in serving as members of
the City Council.
(b) Commencing on January 1, 1989,
the Mayor shall receive the sum of $700.00
per month, which amount shall be deemed
reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenditures and costs imposed upon him or
her in serving as Mayor, and each other
member of the City Council shall receive
the sum of $600.00 per month, which amount
shall be deemed reimbursement for
out-of-pocket expenditures and costs
imposed upon them in serving as members of
the City Council. Pursuant to an
ordinance duly adopted by the City
Council, the amount of the monthly
reimbursement received by the Mayor and
city Councilmembers may be increased only
once annually as follows: (1) up to the
maximum amount of compensation provided by
state law for councilmembers in general
law cities of the same population as the
city of Santa Monica; or (2) in an amount
not to exceed five percent of the
compensation in effect when the ordinance
is adopted. Any ordinance increasing the
monthly reimbursement shall be effective
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no earlier than January 1 of the year
following the year in which the ordinance
is adopted.
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EXHIBIT 6
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Section 1005 of the City Charter of the city of Santa
Monica is amended to read as follows:
Section 1005. compensation. The
members of all boards and commissions,
except the Planning Commission, shall
serve wi thout compensation for their
services as such, but shall receive
reimbursement for necessary traveling and
other expenses when on official duty out
of the City on order of the City Council.
Members of the Planning Commission
shall receive reimbursement for necessary
traveling and other expenses when on
official duty out of the City on order of
the city Council. In addition, pursuant
to an ordinance duly adopted by the City
Council, members of the Planning
Commission may be compensated $25.00 per
meeting up to a maximum of $100.00 per
month. Such compensation shall be deemed
reimbursement for out-Of-pocket
expenditures and costs imposed upon
members in serving on the Planning
Commission. Pursuant to an ordinance duly
adopted by the City Council, the amount of
compensation for Planning commissioners
may be increased by an amount equal to the
increase in the Consumer Price Index for
each calendar year from the operative date
of the last adjustment of the compensation
in effect when the ordinance is adopted.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) shall be
the CPI for All Urban Consumers for the
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim
Metropolitan Area (All Items), provided by
the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics or other comparable index
determined to be appropriate by the City
Council.
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Adopted and approve
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Mayor
I hereby certify that foregoing Resolution No. 7576(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City ncil of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 8, 1988 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Jennings, A. Katz, H. Katz, Reed,
Zane, Mayor Conn
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: Finkel
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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