HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 3548 RESOLUTION NO. 3548
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH STATING THE RE-
SULT OF THE CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS
OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD JUNE 61 1972
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, by Resolutions Nos . 3454 and 3457 , duly called and
provided for the holding,of a special election in said city
on June 6, 1972, for the purpose of submitting to the quali-
fied voters of said city the propositions set forth in said
resolutions and hereinafter stated; and
The City Council of said City of Huntington Beach 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 of Orange
for the United States , and the State of California; and
Said Board of Supervisors did consent to the combining
of the Huntington Beach special city election with the
general election being held by the County of Orange , through
the adoption of their Resolution No . 68-111 on January
30 , 1968 , and amended by their Resolution No . 68-913 on
August 27 , 1968 , and Resolution No . 72-459 on May 1, 1972 ;
and
Notice of said election was duly and regularly given
in time, form and manner as provided by law, and said
election was duly held on said date at the polling places
designated by said County of Orange ; and
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The Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange did on
July 3 , 1972 issue a certification of the statement
of vote for the City of Huntington Beach special muni-
cipal election consolidated with the general election
held June 6 , 1972 , and that the votes cast 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 :
MEASURE "C" - Fluoride Proposition:
Shall fluoride , in an amount not
to exceed one part floride per
million parts of water, be added
to the water system of the City
of Huntington Beach?
YES VOTES - 23161
NO VOTES - 15194
MEASURE "D" - Charter Amendment Proposition :
Shall the Charter be amended
to provide for compensation
of City Councilmen, City Clerk
and City Treasurer, as provided
for general law cities by the
California Government Code?
YES VOTES - 9533
NO VOTES - 27175
NOW, THEREFORE , the City Council of the City of Hunting-
ton Beach 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
June 6, 1972 , and the votes cast at said election were duly
and regularly canvassed, and the returns thereof made at
the time and in the form and manner required by law .
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SECTION 2 . That the propositions voted upon at said
election were numbered "C" and "D" and were as follows , to
wit .
Shall fluoride , in an amount not
to exceed one part fluoride per
million parts of water, be added
to the water system of the City
of Huntington Beach?
"D" - Shall the Charter be amended to
provide for compensation of City
Councilmen, City Clerk and City
Treasurer, as provided for general
law cities by the California
Government Code?
SECTION 3 . That all ballots cast , including the absentee
ballots cast , have been duly canvassed and counted as required
by law, and the result of such count is hereinafter stated .
That this City Council does hereby accept the canvass of
the returns of said election, as made by the Registrar of Voters
of the County of Orange , and certified by the Registrar of Voters
of said County in his letter dated July 3, 1972 , 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 :
MEASURE "C" - FLUORIDE PROPOSITION
YES: 23161 Votes
NO: 15194 Votes
MEASURE "D" - CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION
YES: 9533 Votes
NO: 27175 Votes
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SECTION 4 . That the votes of a majorityof all the
voters voting on Measure "C" at said election were cast for
the adoption of said Measure "C" and said Measure "C" is
hereby declared to be adopted.
SECTION 5 . That the votes of a majority of all the
voters voting on Measure "D" at said election were cast
against the adoption of said Measure "D" and said Measure
"D" is hereby declared to be defeated .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 21st day of August , 1972 .
Mayor
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Res. No. 3548
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 seven; 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 21st
day of August 19 72 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Gibbs, Green, Matney, Duke, Coen
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Shipley
Cit Clerk and -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California