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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2186 RESOLUTION NO. 2186 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ON THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1965 , FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER OF SAID CITY. WHEREAS, a petition was filed with the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach on March 9, 1965 , containing 3968 signatures requesting submission to the voters of said City an amendment to the City Charter of said City, adding and amending certain sections thereof; and WHEREAS , such petition has been certified to the City Council by the City Clerk as being sufficient according to e th requirement of Section 8 0_ Article q Se io i e XI of the Constitution of the State of California under which such proposed amendment shall be processed . NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, does hereby resolve, determine, direct and order as follows: SECTION 1 . That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Huntington Beach, California, on the loth day of August, 1965, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city said proposition to amend the Huntington Beach City Charter, as hereinafter more particularly set forth. 1. Res . No. 2186 SECTION 2. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o'clock A.M. , of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until seven o'clock, P.M. , of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code of the State of California . SECTION 3 . That on the ballots to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: MARK. CROSSES (+) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP: NEVER WITH PEN OR PENCIL. (ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK .OR PENCIL.) ) INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS To vote on any measure, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square after the word "YES" or after the word "NO' . All marks, except the cross (+) are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void . If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of election and obtain another. On absent voter' s ballots mark a cross (+} with pen or pencil. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT Shall the City Charter of Huntington • Beach be amended to provide that the ' City Council shall consist of a mayor, YES and six members of the city council, ' the mayor to be elected by the qualified voters of the city at large and the six ' members of the council to be residents of and elected from individual council districts by the qualified voters of the ; individual districts, defining the said NO ' districts , and making other changes compatible therewith. 2 RES. NO. 2186 SECTION 4. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner bereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the proposition. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner here- inbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition. SECTION 5 . The City Clerk is hereby 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 said election. SECTION 6 . That in all particulars not recited in this resolution or subsequent resolution pertaining to said election, said election shall be held and conducted as pro- vided by law for holding municipal special elections. SECTION 7 . That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give said notice of said election and of the proposition to be voted on in the manner and within the time provided by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, this 4tb day of June, 1965 . ATTEST: 'Ldl Mayor Cit erk 3. RES. NO. 2186 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 resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council adjourned at a regular/meeting thereof held on the 4th day of June 1965, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Stewart, Lambert, ShiRley NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Welch, Gisler City Clerk an ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California