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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4294 RESOLUTION NO. 4294 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 2 . 1976 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALI- FIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION CONCERNING CHANGING THE VOTE REQUIRED OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENACT ANY MEASURE LEVYING ANY TAX OR FEE The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve , declare, determine and order as follows: SECTION 1. That a special election be held and the same is hereby called to be held in said city on November 2, 1976 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city a proposed Charter amendment , which amendment shall appear on the ballots to be used at said special election in addition to any other matter required by law, substantially as shown in the box immediately following such amendment : PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT Article V of the Charter of the City of Huntington Beach is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to the end of Section 511, which new paragraph reads as follows : "Any ordinance, resolution or other action of the City Council providing for the imposition, es- tablishment , levy , collection or increase in rate of any property tax, income tax, excise tax, or any other tax or fee, or the change in base or any other provision of such tax or fee, which change has the effect of increasing the amount of tax payable, may be enacted only by the affirmative vote of at least 1. DPB: ahb C.. three-fourths (3/ths) of the total voting members of the City Council; provided, however, that any tax levied or collected pursuant to Section 1207(b ) of this Charter shall be exempted from the three-fourths (3/4ths ) voting requirement of this paragraph. "Any ordinance, resolution or other action of the City Council described in the next preceding paragraph, adopted on or after January 19 , 1976 and prior to the date upon which this amendment shall become effective, is hereby repealed. " 'Shall the City Charter be amended 'to require the affirmative vote 'of three-fourths ( 3/4) of the ' YES 'total members of the City Council 'to enact any measure levying any ' NO 'tax or fee? SECTION 2 . That the polls for said election shall be opened at 7 a.m. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until 8 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 a cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the proposition. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition. SECTION 4 . That the special election hereby called for the date hereinabove specified shall be and is hereby ordered con- solidated with the statewide general election to be held on said date, and within said city the precincts , polling places and of- ficers of election for the special munic_-pal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for said statewide 2 . general election. The proposition submitted by this resolution shall be designated on the ballot by a letter printed on the left margin of the square containing the description of the measure, as provided in Section 10231 of the Elections Code. SECTION 5. That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 6 . That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original resolutions of said city; and shall make a minute passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said city , in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof hel on the 2nd day of August , 1976. Mayor Pro T pore ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: C� City Clerk ity Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT AND AS INITIATING DEPARTMENT: Cit Administrator 3. Res. No. 4294 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified 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 2nd day Of August , 19776 , by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bartlett, Pattinson, Coen. Gibbs. Sig-hart Sig-hart Shankman NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Wieder City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California