HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2072 RESOLUTION No. 2072
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
STA;t'ING THE RESULT OF THE CANVASS OF
ELECTION RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELEC-
TION HELD NOVEMBER 3rd, 1964.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California, by Resolution No. 2024, duly called and
provided for the holding of a special election in said City
on November 3, 1964, for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of said city the propositions set forth
in said ordinance and hereinafter stated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City of Huntington
Beach, California, did request the Board of Supervisors of
Orange County, California, to include said special election
for the City of Huntington Beach with an election being held
by the County for the United States, the State of California,
and the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors did consent to the
combining of the Huntington Beach Special City election with
the Genetal Election being held by the County of Orange,
through the adoption of their Resolution No. 64-1056 on
August llth, 1964; and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was duly and regular-
ly given in time, form and manner as provided by law, and
said election was on said date duly held at the polling places
designated by said County of Orange; and
1.
Res':. No. 2072
WHEREAS, the Boprd of Supervisors of the County of
Orange, at their meeting held in their usual place of meeting
on August lith, 1964, adopted Resolution No. 64-1490 certify-
ing that the canvass of ballots for said General Election had
been made as required by law, and that the votes cast in
said election covering Propositions "a" and "b" in the Special
election of the city of Huntington Beach, as combined with the
General Election held by the County of Orange, are as follows:
"a" "Shall the ordinance amending Section 1241
of the Huntington Beach Ordinance code to
make the office of the City Attorney of
Huntington Beach an appointive office,
be adopted'"
"Yes" votes - 59811
"No" votes - 149813
"b" "Shall the ordinance amending Section 1241
of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code to
make the office of the Chief of Police of
Huntington Beach an appointive office, be
adopted?"
"Yes" votes - 89751
"No" votes - 119879
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach, California, does hereby resolve, determine and,
order as follows:
Section 1. That the special election for the purpose
of submitting to the voters of the City of Huntington Beach
the propositions hereinafter set forth was duly held on Novem-
ber 3, 1964, and the votes cast at said election were duly and
2.
Res'., No. 2072
regularly canvassed, and the returns thereof made at the time
and in the form and manner required by law.
Section 2. That the propmsitions voted upon at said
election were numbered "a" and "b", and were as follows,
to-wit:
"a" "Shall the ordinance amending Section 1241
of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code to
make the office of ' the City Attorney of
Huntington Beach an appointive office, be
adopted?"
"b" "Shall the ordinance amending Section 1241
.of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code to
make the office of the Chief of Police of
Huntington Beach an appointive office, be
adopted?"
Section 3. That all ballots cast, including the ab-
sentee ballots cast, have been duly canvassed and counted
as required by law, and the result of such count is herein-
after stated. That this City Council does hereby accept the
canvass of the returns of said election, as made by the
County Clerk of the County of Orange, and certified by the
Board of Supervisors of said County in their Resolution No.
64-1490, with a total count for all precincts established in
the City of Huntington Beach, including all absentee ballots
cast in said precincts, being as follows:
Proposition "a"
"Yes" T 0g9811
"No" 1 ,813
Prouosl "b"
"Yes" 8,751
"No" 119879
3.
'Rehr. No. 2072
Section 4. That the votes of a majority of all of
the voters voting at said election were cast against the
adoption of said propositions "a" and "b", and said proposit-
ions "a" and "b" are hereby declared to be defeated,, and the
offices referred to shall remain elective.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California, at a regular meeting held
on 7tb day of December 1964.
ay'or
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO OEM:,,
B
- --- i'--
CiWClerk Georke` ibata
Asst City Attorney
4.
Res'. No. 2072
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County of Orange ) SS
City of Huntington Beach )
I, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meething thereof held on the 16th day of November , 1964, and
was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 7th day of December , 1964, and was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Gisler, Stewart, Lambert, Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Welch
City Clerk and ex ficio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach,
California