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RESOLUTION NO. oPoet3---E,g'.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING
A CITY MEASURE (A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT) AND DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF SAID MEASURE
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Huntington Beach,
California, on March 2, 2004, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following
measure ("Measure"); which Measure consists of a proposed charter amendment:
Shall the Huntington Beach City Charter be amended,
commencing with the November 2004 General Municipal
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Election, to provide for: (1) dividing the City into seven
separately elected City Council districts instead of the existing
City-wide election at-large; and (2) proposing an eight-year
(two four year terms) lifetime limit on a councilmember's term NO
of office, instead of the existing limit of two consecutive four
year terms?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Huntington Beach,
California, does resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes
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members of that body, to file a written argument regarding the Measure as specified above in
accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California
and to change the argument until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no
regular meeting thereof held on the day of 2003.
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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be accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if
submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and
signature of at least one of its principal officers.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the
Measure to the City Attorney, unless the organization .6t-Sa1aries of the Office of the City
Attorney are affected. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the Measure
showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the Measure. If the
Measure affects the organization or salaries of the Office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk
shall prepare the impartial analysis. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the
City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
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City Adm41rator City Clerk
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