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R-6830 . , . . CA:RMM:rmelecta City Counc11 Meeting 2-28-84 Santa Mon~ca, Californ~a RESOLUTION NUMBER 6830(CCS) (C~ty Counc~l Ser~e6) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1984 WHEREAS, a petition to amend the City Charter has been subm~tted to the C~ty Clerk in accordance w1th the provis~ons of Government Code Sect~on 34460; and WHEREAS, ~t has been determ~ned by the city Clerk that the pet~t10ns have the requis~te number of s~gnatures to qual~fy to be submltted to the voters and WHEREAS, Government Code Sect~on 34461 requires that the proposed amendment to the C~ty Charter be subm~tted to the voters at the next regular election, wh~ch is scheduled for June 5, 1984; and WHEREAS, under the provis10ns of the C1ty Charter, two members of the Rent Control Board shall be elected to serve unexpired terms, one end~ng on the f1rst Tuesday followlng the next general mun~c~pal elect~on and the other endlng On the f~rst Tuesday followlng the following general munic~pal election; and WHEREAS, Elect10ns Code Section 17050 authorizes the Ci~y Counc~l to provide that all ballots cast at the Special Mun~cipal Election be counted at a central count~ng place; and 1 . . WHEREAS, Elect~ons Code Sect10n 5011 authorizes the C1ty Counc~l to d~rect the city clerk to transmit a measure appearing on the ballot to the city attorney to prepare an impartial analys~s, NOW. THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A special municipal elect~on shall be held ~n the C~ty of Santa Mon1ca on June 5, 1984, wh~ch ~s the elect10n ordered 1n accordance w~th Government Code Section 34461 for the purpose of subm~tting the proposal to amend the City Charter submitted by pet~t~on and required for purposes of f~ll~ng vacanc~es filled by appointment on the Rent Control Board. SECTION 2. The ballots to be used at the Special Mun~cipal Elect~on shall be both as to form and matter conta1ned there~n such as may be required by law. SECTION 3. The C~ty Clerk is author1zed, instructed and d~rected to procure and furn1sh any and all official ballots, not1ces, pr~nted matter and all suppl~es, equ1pment, and parapherna11a that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the Spec~al Mun~cipal Election. SECTION 4. The polls for the Special Municipal Elect~on shall open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the elect~on and shall remain open cont~nuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed except as provided in Elections Code Section 14301. SECTION 5. The not~ce of the time and place of hold~ng of the Speclal Mun~c1pal Election ~s hereby g1ven and the C1ty Clerk 2 . . ~s author~zed, ~nstructed and directed to g~ve such further or add1tional not1ce of the election in the t1me, form, and manner requ1red by law. SECTION 6. Pursuant to Elect~ons Code Sect10n 17050, ballots cast by voters at the Special Mun1c1pal Election shall be counted at a central place. Santa Mon1ca City Hall 1S designated as the central place to count ballots. Not1ce of the central count1ng place 1S hereby given, and the C~ty Clerk 1S author1zed, instructed and d1rected to glve such further or add1t1onal notlce of the central countlng place in the time, form, and manner requlred by law. 3 . . . . SECTION 7. At the Spec1al Municipal Election, the following proposit~on shall be subm~tted to the qualified electors of the Clty of Santa Monlca: PROPOSITION " " Shall C1ty Charter Sectlon 1400 be amended to YES change the date of the General Municipal Elect10n from the second Tuesday ln Aprll ln each odd numbered year to the flrst Tuesday followlng the flrst Monday in November of each even numbered year beginning in November 1984 NO and to make corresponding changes ln the terms of elected offlcers? The Clty Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is contained ln Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference, to be malled to all qual1fled voters with the sample ballot. In addit~on to other notices and publlcatlons requlred by law, the C1ty Clerk, not less than 40 days and not more than 60 days before the Speclal Municlpal Election, shall cause the text of the proposition to be published once in the offlc~al newspaper and ln each edltion thereof dur1ng the day of publlcatlon. SECTION 8. Pursuant to Electlons Code Sectlon SOlI, the Clty Clerk is dlrected to transmlt a copy of the each measure to be submitted to the voters to the City Attorney and the City Attorney is directed to prepare an lmpart1al analysls of each 4 . . measure in accordance with the provisions of Elect10ns Code Sectlon 5011. SECTION 9. In all particulars not reclted in th1S Resolut1on, the Spec1al Mun1cipal Election shall be held and conducted as prov~ded by law for holdlng munic1pal elect10ns 1n the C~ty of Santa Mon1ca. SECTION 10. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of thlS Resolution to the Board of Superv1sors of the County of Los Angeles and to the Registrar of Voters. SECTION 11 . In the event the Special Municipal Elect~on is consol1dated with the Statew1de General Elect10n on the same date, the provislons of th1S Resolution appl1cable only in the event the election ~s conducted by the City shall be of no force or effect. SECTION 12. The C1ty Clerk shall certlfy to the adoption of this Resolutlon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be 1n full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: (\.~ \-. \. \)- Robert M. Myers C1ty Attorney 5 . EXHIBIT 1 . . .' Petition for Submission to Voters of Proposed Amendm9nt to the Charter of the City of Santa Monica, California. First. SectIon 1400 of Article XIV of t"'e Santa Monica C"'arter shall be amended as follows SECTION 1400 General Munclpal Elections General Mun.clpal ElectIons for the fllImg of elective office shall be held In said City on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November In each even numbered year commencing With the year 1984 For those elected officers whose terms are scheduled to expire In April 1985, those terms shall expire In November 1984 For those elected off:cers whose terms are scheduled to expire In Aprtl 1987, those terms shall expire In November 1986 T"'e elections to fill said offices shall be held on the election days established pursuant to this article The terms of the Officers elected In November of even numbered years shall begin on the flfSt Tuesday follOWing t~elr elecl10ns T"'e provlSIOr.S of thIS Section shall take effect and control over any other provIsIonS of thiS Charter In conflict With thiS Section . e ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 28th DAY OF February . 1 984 . QL1 MAYOR NO. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION 6830(CCS) WAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE , - CITY OF SANTA MONICA ~T A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON February 28 . 1984 BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Conn, Epstein, Press, Reed, Zane and Mayor Edwards . NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: CQUNCILMEMBERS: Jennings ATTEST: ~ 7tuLI~ CITY CLERK