HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6727 RESOLUTION NO. 6727
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 26, 1996, WITH THE
STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME
DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach called a Special Municipal
Election to be held on March 26, 1996, for the purpose of submitting to the voters questions
relating to the amendment of the City Charter to provide for the appointment of the City Attorney
and/or the City Treasurer and the advisory question of whether to establish a city-wide assessment
district in order to fund parks and other recreational facilities.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide primary election to be held on the same date and that within the city the precincts,
polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the County Election
Department of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election and
that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the provisions of Section 10403 of the Elections Code,
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and agree to the
consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the Statewide Primary Election on Tuesday,
March 26, 1996, for the purpose of submitting to the voters questions relating to the amendment
of the City Charter to provide for the appointment of the City Attorney and/or the City Treasurer
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and the advisory question of whether to establish a city-wide assessment district in order to fund
parks and other recreational facilities.
Section 2. That measures are to appear on the ballot as follows:
"Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 1,
amending Sections 300 and 311 of the Charter of the Yes
City of Huntington Beach changing the City
Treasurer from an elective office to a position
screened by a citizens' committee and appointed by No
the City Administrator with the approval of the City
Council, be approved?"
"Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 2,
amending Sections 300 and 309 of the Charter of the Yes
City of Huntington Beach changing the City Attorney
from an elective office to a position screened by a
citizens' committee and appointed by the City No
Administrator with the approval of the City Council,
be approved?"
"ADVISORY VOTE ONLY, Should City of
Huntington Beach acquire, develop, improve,
maintain sports fields for soccer, football, softball, Yes
baseball, and other sports; replace restrooms,
bicycle/pedestrian trails, lighting, and showers on city
beach; acquire senior center site; develop swim
complex; and improve neighborhood parks and tot
lots by establishing a citywide assessment district not
to exceed thirty years or a cost of
$12 annually per mobile home unit No
$24 annually per apartment unit
$36 annually per residential, commercial and
industrial unit?"
Section 3. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the returns
of the Special Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only
one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
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Section 4. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the
consolidated election.
Section 5. That the City of Huntington Beach recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the county by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the county for any
costs.
Section 6. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Election Department of the County of
Orange.
Section 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting held thereof on the 4th day of fiber , 1995.
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Res. No. 6727
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH }
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, 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 at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th of December, 1995 the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Dettloff,
NOES: Councilmembers: Green, Garofalo
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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