HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2257 RESOLUTION No. 2257
A HESCLUTION OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, OaDERING9 CALLING, PROVIDING FOR
AND GIVING 1tiOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ON THE
11TH DAY OF JANUARY9 1966, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUBMITTING TO THE WALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID
CITY, A NEW CITY CHARTER FOR SAID CITY.
141HYHEAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach on March 1st, 1965 reactivated a committee to amend,
revise, or prepare a new city charter for the City of Hunt-
ington Beach; and
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WHEREAS, said committee (officially known as the Hunt-
ington Beach Citizens' Charter Revision Committee) did prepare
a revised charter for said city; did hold public hearings
thereon; and did on October 18th, 1965 present that revised
charter to the City Council of said city for their consider-
ation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach did hold a public hearing thereon, and after said
hearing, incorporated such changes as they felt were necessary
for a complete charter for said city.
NOW, THE-iEFORE, the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach, California, does hereby resolve, determine,
direct and order as follows :
Section 1. That a special election be held, and the same
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is hereby called to be held, in the City of Huntington
Beach, California, on the llth day of January, 19669 for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city,
said proposition to adopt the revised Huntington Beach City
Charter, as hereinafter more particularly set forth.
Section 2, That the polls for said election shall be open
at 7:00 o'clock A.M. on the day of said. election and shall
remain open continuously from said time until 7:00 o'clock
P.M. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except
as provided in Section 14436 of 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 (+) Oiu BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP
NE-'V-6R ,.ITH PEN CK PENCIL.
(ABSENTEE BAi LOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
To vote on any measure, stamp a cross (+) in the
voting squere after the word "Y:I-S" 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 across (+) with
pen or pencil.
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. Shall the proposed Charter for the s :
. City of Huntington reach which was : YES
: caused to be framed by the City
: Council of the City of Huntington
: Beach during 1965 be ratified and NO
: adopted?" :
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Section 4. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after
the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore 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 thet may be necessary in order to properly
and lawfully conduct said election.
Section 6, That in all particulars not recited in this resol-
ution or subsequent resolution pertaining to said election,
said election shall be held and conducted as provided 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 prop-
osition to be voted on in the manner and within the time pro-
vided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California, this 3rd day of November_,
1965.
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C- APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City erk
JA 'ES D. PLUNKETT
City Attorney
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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
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of November
1965 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Welch, Gisler, Stewart , Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
Lambert
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk , a ex-officio lerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California