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city council Meeting 11-14-95
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 8962 (ecs)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA C1lT.1:_,ING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE
OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996
WHEREAS, the city Council desires to submit to the voters,
pursuant to Government Code section 34458, one or more proposed
amendments to the city Charter; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Sections 12107-12108 authorizes the
City Council to provide that all ballots cast at the Special
Municipal Election be counted at a central counting place; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code section 9280 authorizes the City
Council to direct the City Clerk to transmit a measure appearing on
the ballot to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A Special Municipal Election shall be held in the
City of Santa Monica on March 26, 1996, which is the election
ordered in accordance with Elections Code section 9255 for the
purpose of submitting an amendment to the Santa Monica city Charter
to the voters of the City of Santa Monica.
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SECTION 2.
At the Special Municipal Election called for
March 26, 1996, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the city of Santa Monica:
PROPOSITION fI tI Shall City
Charter Section 2015C be added to Yes
the City Charter to increase the
city's expenditure limitation for
each fiscal year during the four
year period ending Karch 25, 2000
by an amount equal to monies
received pursuant to city Charter No
section 2008 from owners in
connection with tenant-approved
conversions of rental units and
monies received pursuant to
Charter Section 2008 in previous
fiscal years and not yet expended?
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. The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition to
be published in the official newspaper and in each edition thereof
during the day of publication in the manner required by law.
SECTION 3.
At the special Municipal Election called for
March 26, 1996, the following proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Santa Monica:
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PROPOSITION n " Shall the City
Charter be amended by adding
section 1908 to increase the
City's expenditure limitation by
$25,300,000.00 for each fiscal
year during the four year period
ending March 25, 2000, for the
purposes of maintaining and
providing increased police
services, for aid to public
schools, for maintaining basic
city services, and for other
specified purposes such as capital
improvements and outlays for
parks, street lighting, libraries
and police facilities?
Yes
No
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. The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition to
be published in the official newspaper and in each edition thereof
during the day of publication in the manner required by law.
SECTION 4. The ballots to be used at the Special Municipal
Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such
as may be required by law.
SECTION 5. The city Clerk is authorized, instructed, and
directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots,
notices, printed matter, and all supplies, equipment, and
paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and
lawfully conduct the Special Municipal Election.
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SECTION 6. The polls for the Special Municipal Election shall
be open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain
open continuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls
shall be closed, except as provided in Elections Code Section
14401.
SECTION 7. The notice of the time and place of holding of the
Special Municipal Election is hereby given and the city Clerk is
authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or
additional notice of the election in the time, form and manner
required by law.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to Elections Code sections 12107-12108,
the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give such
notice of the central counting place in the time, form and manner
required by law.
SECTION 9. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9280, the city
Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of each measure to be
submitted to the voters to the City Attorney and the City Attorney
is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of each measure
showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the
operation of the measure in accordance with the provisions of
Elections Code section 9280. The impartial analysis shall be filed
by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments.
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SECTION 10.
In all particulars not recited in this
Resolution, the Special Municipal Election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in the
city of Santa Monica.
SECTION 11. The city Clerk is directed to send a copy of this
Resolution to the Board of Supervisors of the county of Los Angeles
and to the Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 12. In the event the Special Municipal Election is
consolidated with the statewide Direct Primary Election on the same
date, the provisions of this Resolution applicable only in the
event the election is conducted by the city shall be of no force or
effect.
SECTION 13. 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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city Attor y
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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
section 2015C is added to the City Charter of the City of
Santa Monica to read as follows:
SECTION 2015C. Expenditure authorization
1996-2000. 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 March 26, 1996
and ending March 25, 2000 by an amount equal
to the amount of monies received in each such
fiscal year pursuant to Section 2008 of this
Article and by an amount equal to the monies
received in previous fiscal years pursuant to
Section 2008 of this Article and not yet
expended.
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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 AHENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
section 1908 is added to the City Charter of the City of Santa
Monica to read as follows:
1908.
Expenditure limitation increase
for police, protective services, aid to public
scbools, basic city services, and 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
March 26, 1996 and ending March 25, 2000, is
increased, in addi tion to any other voter-
approved increases, by Twenty-Five Million
Three
Hundred
Thousand
Dollars
($25,300,OOO.OO).
This increase shall be
adjusted each year 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:
(1) maintaining and providing
increased
police
and
other
protective
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services, for improving the safety of streets
and neighborhoods, and for encouraging public
involvement in the reduction of crime; (2)
aiding the public schools; (3) maintaining the
quality of basic police and fire protection,
library, recreation and parks, planning,
engineering, and associated administrative
support services; and ( 4) providing capital
improvements and outlays for street
maintenance, sidewalks, street lights, energy
conservation, traffic signals upgrade, park
maintenance and development, libraries,
publicly owned recreational facilities, pier
preservation and improvement, beach
maintenance and improvements, police and fire
facilities, vehicles and other equipment, and
various other capital needs required for the
protection of public health and safety, and
for maintaining the quality of basic city
services.
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Adopted and approved thlS 14th of November, 1995
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Mayor
I hereby eerttfy that the foregomg Resolutlon 8962 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg
of the Clty Councll held on the 14th of November. 1995 by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councll members
Abdo, Ebner, Genser, Holbrook, 0' Connor, Rosenstem
Noes
Council members
None
Abstam
Couned members
None
Absent
Councll members
Greenberg
ATTEST
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Clty Clerk