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Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, October 6, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:30 P.M. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, DiFabio, Hottenstein,
Irvine, Lawson, Larkin, Mangano, Miller,
Porter, Wood
Absents Coen, Eddy, Gage, Henricksen
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On motion by Miller, seconded by Wood, the minutes of the Sept. 29, 1965,
special meeting were approved as transcribed and mailed. Motion carried.
All absences were excused by the Chairman.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Mangano, the proposed Charter is
recommended by this Committee to the City Council, Motion carried
RECESS
The Chairman called a recess at 8:00 o'clock
'RECONVENED
The Committee was reconvened at 8:08 P.M.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Mangano, the draft of the letter of
transmittal to the City Council was approved. Motion carried.
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Minutes, October 6, 1965, Page 2
On motion by Porter, seconded by Hottenstein, the officers of this
Committee are authorized to approve the minutes of this meeting.
Motion carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Mangano, letters of appreciation will
be sent to the Huntington BLach Independent News, Daily Pilot, News,
and Register. Motion carried.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Wood, the Committee adjourned.
Motion carried.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
Mac Bangoy, Sedket4ry
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Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, September 29, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the special meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:30 P.M. in the
Council Chamber,
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy,
Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson, Larkin,
Mangano, Miller. Porter, Wood
Absent: Gage, Henricksen
M%MUTES
On motion by Miller, seconded by Blossom, the minutes of the September 15,
1965 regular meeting were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Motion carried,
REVIEW OF REVISED SECTIONS
Revised sections of S. 101, S. 303, S. 500 were reviewed and were
approved as revised.
S. 500 is amended to include in the title, Clerk and Treasurer.
Paragraphs 2 and 4, Se 500 are amended by commencing each of these
paragraphs with the words, "Subject to the provisions of this Charter. . . "
Paragraph 2, S. 500 is amended on motion by Eddy, seconded by Porter,
by adding to the end of the first sentence, ",and shall constitute
the City Council until two additional members are elected as
hereinafter provided."
S. 501, S. 502, Paragraph 2, were approved as revised,
RECESS
The Chairman called a recess at 8:30 P.M.
R ECOIVE=D
The committee was reconvened at 8:46 P.M.
Page 2, Minutes, September 29, 1965
S. 503, S. 700, and S. 701 were reviewed and were approved as revised.
CONSIDER CHANGES TO DRAFT AS A RESULT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mangano, the committee shall reconsider
Article X PERSONNEL SYSTEM, Motion carried.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, Article X shall be amended
to define those departments, officers, or department heads which will
be excluded from the personnel system.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Blossom, the last motion will be
tabled for one week. Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
Vote was taken on the original motion. The motion failed for lack of
a majority vote,
On motion by Miller, seconded by Porter, 5,1206 is amended by changing
the position of "provided" in the sentence so that it follows the word
°otherwise" Motion carried,
On motion by Miller, seconded by Irvine, the committee will consider
passing the proposed charter as adopted in its entirety. Motion carried.
On motion by Hottenstein, the committee will consider submitting an
alternative to the City Council concerning the election of the City
Attorney, The motion failed for lack of a second.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Hottenstein, the committee will open
for discussion the subject of some form of alternative being submitted
to the City Council, The motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Irvine, the committee will recommend to
the City Council .that a special election on the charter be held as
soon as possible.. Motion carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Blossom, the special meeting of the
Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned, Motion carried. The
next meeting will be a regular meeting, October 6, 1965, 7:30 P.M. in
the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
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Mac Bangoy, SecrEtr
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Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, September 15, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7s30 P.M. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy, Gage,
Hottenstein, Xrvine, Dawson, Larkin, Mangano,
Miller, Porter, Wood
absents Henricksen
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On motion by Wood, seconded by Miller, the minutes of the September 1,
1965 regular meeting were approved as read. Motion carried.
Absences at previous meetings were excused.
A letter from the Chamber of Commerce was read making certain
recommendations in regard to the proposed city charter. The letter
was received by the committee.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Coen, S. 604(d) is amended to read,
"Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition, future
needs, and long range capital improvement needs of the City and make
such recommendations as may to him seem desirable. Motion failed for
lack of a majority vote.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Wood, S. 604 is amended by
adding at the end of line three (after "Except as") -- "to officers
appointed by the City Council or as. . ."
Minutes, September 15, 1965, Page 2
A motion was made by Porter, seconded by Miller to amend the
motion to read, "to officers appointed by the City Council,
elective officers, or as. . ." Motion carried.
The amended motion was then voted on. The motion as amended failed
for lack of a majority vote.
S. 604, first paragraph remains as written with no change.
Mrs, Ella LeVigne addressed the committee in favor of elected
City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Treasurer,
A motion was made by Wood, seconded by Mangano, that the Charter be
amended to provide that the City Attorney be elected. Yeas 4, Noes 9,
Motion failed. for lack of. a majority vote.
A motion was made by Hottenstein, seconded by Wood, to provide an
alternative on the ballot. The motion was ruled out of order by the
Chair on the basis that it is not within the committee's authority
to rule on what may or may not be placed on the ballot.
A motion was made by Mangano, ' seconded by Bangoy that--the Charter be
amended to provide that the City. Clerk be elected Motion carried,
A motion was made by Mangano, seconded by Bangoy, that the Charter be
Amended to provide that the City Treasurer be elected, Motion" carried.
RECESS
The Chairman called a recess at 9:20 P.M,
RECONIMED
The Committee wa' reconvened at 9e38 PaIK`
On motion by-Eddy, seconded by Wood the `Attorney for the Committee
is to make necessary changes in conformity with the last motions and
submit the changed section's 'of the proposed charter to ihe `committee
for approval.`_ Motion carried,
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mngano, S, 703 (e) is amended by
inserting in line two between ,bonds- and _given, --- ."and insurance
Motion carried..
Minutes, September 15, 1965 . Page 3
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by TATood, the charter is amended-to
include S. 101 Seal to read as follows:
S. 101 SEAL.
The City shall have an official seal which may be changed from
time to time by ordinance. The present official seal shall
continue to be the official seal of the City until changed in
the manner stated.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Eddy that provisions be made in the charter for
control of a data processing system under the City Administrator .
Motion failed for lack of a second.
S. 806 PLANNING COMMISSION
The Chairman turned the gavel over to the Vice Chairman due to a
possible conflict of interest since the Chairman is a member of
the Planning Commission. Both Mr. Lawson and Mrs. Larkin will
refrain from voting.
On motion by Larkin, seconded by Hottenstein, S. 806 is amended by
adding, following the end of line four, "The City Attorney and Director
of Public Works, or their assistants, shall attend all meetings of the
Planning Commission unless excused therefrom. " Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Bangoy, S. 806 (a) is amended by
inserting in line two between "a" and "General" -- "Master or"
Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Irvine, S. 806 (c) is amended by
inserting between "zoning" and "building" -- "precise plans, specific
plans, " Motion carried.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Bangoy, members of the Planning
Commission shall receive compensation of $15.00 per meeting with
a maximum of four meetings per month.
After discussion relating to compensation being set by ordinance,
the second was withdrawn.
The motion was restated by Eddy, seconded by Porter, as follows:
Members of the Planning Commission shall be compensated for each
meeting. Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
Minutes, September 15, 1965, Page 4
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mangano, a special meeting will be
held September 29, 1965, 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber . Motion
carried.
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Bangoy, the regular meeting of the
Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned. Motion carried. The
next meeting will be a special meeting, September 29, 1965, 7:30 P.M.
in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by:
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
Mac Bangoy, Secr t y
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Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, September 1, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:30 Polio in the
Council Chamber,
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, Eddy, Gage,
Henricksen, Irvine, Lawson, Larkin, Mangano,
Miller, Porter, good
absent: Di Fabio**, Hottenstein**
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**excused 8/25/65
MINUTES
On motion by Wood, seconded by Miller, the minutes of the August 18, 1965
regular meeting were approved as transcribed and mailed,- Motion carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Miller, the minutes of the August 25, 1965 .
special meeting were approved as transcribed and mailed. Motion carried,
The August 25, 1965 absence of Eddy and Lawson were excused.
The secretary react a letter from Fire Chief Delbert Higgins regarding
suggested revisions to the charter draft.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Miller, S. 707 is amended by adding, v
"and these departments shall continue and remain separate departments."
Motion carried,
Minutes, Page 2, September 1, 1965
On motion by Miller, eeconded by Porter, S. 1000 is amended by inserting
in line two, between the words "shall" and "by" -- "within six months of �
the effective date of this charter" and insert in the same line, between
"a" and "personnel" the word "comprehensive." Motion carried.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Coen, S. 501 is retained as is. Motion
carried.
Mr. Ted LaVigne addressed the committee in regard to S. 502 CITY COUNCIL
COMPENSATION.
Coleen Popkin addressed the committee in favor of increasing the
city council compensation to $200 or $250 per month.
Mr. Jack Crow addressed the committee in regard to city council compensation
A motion was made by Wood, seconded by Henricksen to increase city council
compensation to $200 per month.
A motion was made by Miller, seconded by Mangano, to amend the motion to
$175 per month. Motion carried,
The amended motion for $175 per month was voted on. Vote: 7 yeas, 4 noes.w
Motion carried,
A motion was made by Bangoy, seconded by Wood to increase city council
compensation to $250 per month. Motion failed for lack of a majority
vote.
A motion was made by Coen, seconded by Porter to make no change in S. 502
(CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION) Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
The chairman ruled that the amended motion in the amount of $175 per month
had carried.
RECESS
The chairman called a recess at 9:20 p.m.
RECONVENED
The committee was reconvened at 9 :30 p.m.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Blossom, S. 503 is retained as is.
Motion carried.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Coen, the last motion is clarified by
S. 503 being retained as is'in its entirety Motion carried.
Minutes, Page 3, September 1, 1965
Mr. Ted LaVigne addressed the committee in regard to S. 504 requesting
consideration be given to requiring two years experience on the council
before a councilman could be elected mayor.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Muller, S. 504 is amended to require the
mayor to have two years prior tenure an the council except when no such
person would otherwise be qualified. Motion failed for lack of a majority
vote.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, S. 507 is retained as is.
Motion carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Mangano, S. 508 is amended by striking
"Hall" in line two. Motion carried.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Porter, S. 509, Paragraph 3 is amended
I to read, "Upon adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or order for
payment of money, or upon the demand of any member, the City Clerk
shall call the roll and shall cause the ayes and noes taken on the
question to be entered in the minutes. " Motion carried,
On motion by Wood,, seconded by Bangoy, S. 510 is amended by adding the ,.-
following sentence, "A discussion with the City attorney relating to
pending or threatened litigation shall not be considered to .be a
regular or special meeting within the meaning of this section."
Motion carried,
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, S. 510 is accepted as amended.
Motion carried.
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On motion by Eddy, seconded by Miller, S. 511 is accepted as is.
Motion carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Wood, S. 512, Paragraph 3 is amended
-by adding - "In the event the publication of any ordinance shall not
be made within said period of fifteen days hereinabove designated,
said ordinance shall not thereby be rendered null and void. Motion
carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Porter, S. 513, Paragraph 2 is amended
by inserting in line two, between "wiring" and "when" - "and
fire regulations, " Motion carried.
On motion by Muller, seconded by Wood, S. 517 is accepted as amended
(8/25/65) . Motion carried.
Minutes, Page 4, September 1, 1965
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Coen, S. 518 is accepted in its
entixety, as is. Motion carried,
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Miller, the regular meeting of the
Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned. Motion carried, The
next meeting will be a regular meeting, September 15, 1965, 7:30 P�H.
in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by:
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED.
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Mac Bangoy, Secr a
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Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
August 25, 1965
Vice Chairman Blossom called the special meeting of the Huntington
'Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:40 p.m. in
the Council Chamber.
.,ROLL CALL
. Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Gage,
Henricksen, Irvine, Larkin, Mangano, Miller,
Porter, Wood
Absent: Eddy, Hottenstein, Lawson
Mr. Jack Green, Deputy Chairman, Citizens' Initiative Committee addressed
the committee and read a prepared statement recommending the "entire
package should be submitted to the voters AS IS."
MINUTES
There being no objection, The Vice Chairman declared the minutes of the
August 4, 1965 regular meeting approved as transcribed and mailed.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Porter, amended portions of S. 1405,
Paragraph (c) and S. 1501, were accepted as amended. Motion carried.
On motion by Henricksen, seconded by DiFabio, S. 517 is amended by
adding the following sentence to the end of the first paragraph:
"Any such newspaper of general circulation shall mean a newspaper
adjudicated to be a newspaper of general circulation within the
City." Motion carried.
Mr. Kenneth Reynolds, Planning Director, addressed the committee stating
that he was available to answer any questions the committee might have in
regard to his letter of August 20, 1965 relating to suggestions for
consideration by the committee. .
On motion by Miller, seconded by Irvine, S. 707 is amended by changing
"CITY ENGINEER" in line. one to read "DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS" and
striking "City Engineer or" in line two. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Porter, S. 100 is amended by striking
"a City Engineer or" in line four, and inserting in line four, afiter, .
"Works, " and before "a Police Chief, " "a Planntn�g., Dired, VP A. tot-Un
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RECESS
The Vice Chairman called a recess at 8:50 P.Mo
RECONVENED
The committee was reconvened at 9:00 P.M.
Mr, Jack Krell addressed the committee in regard to S. 806 (two year
residency requirement, ) and S. 706 (how are "other" qualifications
established?) What provisions have been made for the operation of
the city government in the event of a disaster causing the death or
incapacitation of all councilmen; So 502 the mayor should receive
extra compensation above that as councilman.
On motion by DiFabio, seconded by miller, the secretary is directed
to write a letter to the City Council requesting an extension of time
` beyond the September 1st target date for the submission of a charter
draft by the committee to the Council. Motion carried.
On motion by Henricksen, seconded by Irvine, the committee shall now
proceed with the business at hand. Motion carried,
CONSIDER CHANGES TO DRAFT AS A RESULT OF PUBLIC BEARINGS
On motion by Porter, seconded by DiFabio, the City Council shall be
increased to seven and they shall be elected at large. Motion carried.
VOTE. 9 Yeas, 1 No, 2 abstentions
On motion by Wood, seconded by Bangoy, shall we submit an alternate
proposal to the City Council on the method of the election of the
City Council? After discussion of the question by the committee, the
second was withdrawn. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Mr. Jay Mastroianni addressed the committee in regard to the question of
districting, stating that in his opinion this question has been resolved
by the result of the recent iniative election and that he sees no reason
for any type of districting.
On motion by Henricksen, seconded by Irvine, the special meeting of
the Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned, Motion carried.
The next meeting will be a regular meeting, September 1, 1965, 7:30 P.M.
in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED°
Mac Bangoy, Secretary
Date addendum: Ms. DiFabio is excused from attendance
at the 9/1 meeting. Mr. Hottenstein°s absence at
8/25 meeting was excused 8/14/65.
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MiNUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
August 18, 1965
Cbmirman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter -Revision Committee to order at 7:38 P.M. in the
Council Chamber
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present.
ROLL CALL
Co-.—nmittee members present: Sangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy, Gage,
Henricksen, Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson,
Larkin, Mangano, Miller, Porter, Wood
absent - none
X-3SE.LACES
There being no objection, the Chairman excused the July 28 absence
of Blossom, Hottenatein and Irvine, and the August 4 absence of Coen.
PAUL JOKES, City Clerk add eased the committee in regard to the
following sections of the tentative proposed charter:
S. 500, Paragraph 4, consider changing "casting of lots" to "toss
of a coin. "
Sn 501, consider changing "elector" to "registered voter."
S. 503, Paragraph 3, change wording to read "In the event it shall
fail to fill a vacancy by appointment within sixty days after such
office ahall become vacant, the City Council shall forthwith cause
an election to be held to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the
unexpired term." (Or add at end of sentence as written in the draft,
11not less than 54 days nor more than 75 days thereafter.")
S. 503, Paragraph 1, in the last sentence which reads, "As used in
this paragraph, the next general municipal election shall mean the
next such election at which it is po&sible to place the matter on
the ballot and elect a successor." Drop this- sentence in its
entirety.
Page 2, Minutes, August 18, 1965
S. 507. Regarding the 24 hour notice provision for special meetings,
the present charter has a 3 hour requirement. Can this be retained?
S. 508. Change reference to "City Hall" to "Civic Center. "
S. 509. Change paragraph 3 to read "Upon the adoption of any
ordinance, resolution, or order for payment of money, or at the
demand of any member, the City Clerk shall call the role and shall
cause the ayes and noes taken on the question to be entered in the
minutes."
S. 510. Add to end of last sentence, " . . .or at the discretion of the
presiding officer. "
S. 511. Insert in line 15 after "introduction", "the alteration
made therein shall be brought to the attention of the members
present, and the same shall not be. . . . ."
S. 512, Paragraph 3. Add after last sentence (from old Charter)
"In the event the publication of any Ordinance shall not be made
within said period of fifteen days hereinabove designated, said
ordinance shall not thereby be rendered null and void, but the
effective date thereof shall be postponed until the full period
of thirty days shall have elapsed after the publication thereof. "
In regard to publication requirements, is it possible to have a
section which could legally waive the requirements to publish
minimum wages in advertising for bids for contracts to do work
(particularly construction) for the City by reference to a copy
of copies on file in the office of the City Clerk?
S. 703 (e) Insert between "city" and "endorsing", the words "and
all certificates of insurance providing coverage for the city. "
Mr. Jones expressed his feeling that the position of City Clerk
should remain an elective position and his reasons therefor.
S. 712. Mr. Jones noted thata allemployees presently covered
by $2500 bond. '
DR. HENRY KAUFMAN, Chairman of the City Planning Commission addressed
the committee in regard to:
S. 514. Suggested consideration be given to provide that zoning
ordinances be effective immediately (upon introduction) .
S. 802. Requested clarification on staggered appointments to
Planning Commission
Page 3, Minutes, August 18, 1965
S. 1209. Requested clarification of 2/'3 affirmative vote requirement
on general obligation bonds.
Suggested that responsibility for capital improvements program be
assigned to a specific department or individual.
Suggested that compensation for city councilmen be raised, based
on the recent legislation governing general law cities.
S. 1207. Requested clarification on tax limits and raising limit
thereof.
Fire Chief DELBERT HIGGINS addressed the commi ttee in regard to:
Including provisions for city seal in the Charter.
Base compensation for city councilmen in accordance with legislation
governing general law cities.
S. 517. Allow publishing by reference for certain ordinances.
S. 518. Paragraph 2e Make provisions that leasing of city property
be accomplished by ordinance.
S. 1206. Establish requirement that purchases of $500 or $1000 require
some form of bidding.
S. 1213. Requested clarification of definition of Capital Outlay
Fund and items which would be included therein.
Article VI. Change title from City Administrator to City Manager
Requested clarification as to why Recreation Commission was not
called out in Charter.
Requested clarification as to why detailed requirements for some
positons (ie, Finance Director) are detailed in charter while others
(Fire Chief, City Engineer, Police Chief) are not. Suggested all
be set forth alike.
MR, JAMiES PLUNKETT# City Attorney addressed the committee in regard toe
S. 510, Suggested that provisions be made for privileged communications
between City Attorney and City Council. (Attorney Williams suggested
possible wording as follows: A discussion with the City Attorney
relating to pending or threatened litigation shall not be considered
to be a regular or special meeting within the meaning of this section.)
Page 4, Minutes, August 18, 1965
S. 808. Suggested consideration be given of recent court decision
relating to personnel matters and that this decision be worked into
any personnel system established by this Charter.
S. 703. Air; Plunkett expressed his feeling that the position of
City Attorney should remain an elective position and his reasons
therefor. Suggested that the City Attorney be given status under
the personnel system to be established rather than being excluded
as presently provided for. Suggested that if the committee does
not concur with his recommendation that the position of City Attorney
remain elective, that this question should be placed separately on
the election ballot to permit the citizens of the city to make this
determination separately from the charter revision, rather than
endanger the passage of the revised charter by including the
position of City Attorney in the charter as an appointive position.
MRS BETTY DIEKOFF, City Treasurer addressed the committee in regard
to the position of City Treasurer, expressing her feeling that this
position should remain an elective position. Ms. Diekoff felt that
this question should be presented as a separate proposition on the
ballot rather than being included in the revised charter as an
appointive position.
MR. KENNETH REYNOLDS, Plan ing Director, addressed the committee in
regard to:
S. 503. Requested clarification of time of appointment of new
members of the City Council.
S. 511. Suggested that zoning ordinances be excepted from second
readings.
S. .604. Include provisions setting forth responsibility for Capital
Impp®vements Program.
S. 700. Suggested inclusion of Planning Department where officers
and employees are set forth in this section.
S. 703. (d) Make provisions for insuring legal counsel representation
for the city at Planning Commission meetings.
S. 703 (f) Amend by prefacing this paragraph with the words, "Prepare
or approve. . . ."
S. 802. In accordance with general law requirement, Mayor would
appoint planning commissioners with approval of the City Council.
Page 5, Minutes, August 18, 1965
S. 806. (a) Either substitute or include "master plan" with or fo3.
"general plan."
Ha 806 (c) Include in the paragraph "concise plans, specific plans,'
etc.
The Chairman noted that a letter relating to sections of the Charter
had been received from Mr. James Wheeler, Director of Public Works.
I-M. ROSERT DINGWALL addressed the committee in regard to S. 707 and
S. 808. Mr. Dingwall read from a prepared statement, copies of
which he will provide to members of the committee, setting forth
detailed provisions of a non-political personnel system for
the selection and promotion of employees, including department
heads, based on a merit system. (Copies of this statement will be
forwarded to committee members upon receipt from Mr. Dingwall.)
MR. CALVIN MUNSON addressed the committee suggesting consideration
be given to a modified form of councilmainic districting for the
election of city councilmen. Such a modified plan might establish
tour districts from which candidates would be nominated, with three
councilmen nominated at large. All would be elected at large.
Suggested strengthening the political role in government by the
possible granting of veto powers to the mayor. Suggested that -the
provisons for both a City Treasurer and a Finance Director might be
a duplication of positions and that consideration might be given to
the elimination of the position of City Treasurer.
Mr. 'Munson' agrees with the provisons as set forth to establish a
personnel system.
MR. W. M. ELLIOTT addressed the committee in regard to S. 509,
Paragraph 2, stating that the feels this provison is illegal.
S. 511 does not in his opinion allow sufficient time before an
ordinance becomes effective.
MR. TED LEVINE addressed the committee and stated that pointers were
given the committee by the recent initiative election.
MR. PHIL FLESCHNER addressed the committee in regard to the establish-
ment of councilmanic districting. He thinks consideration should be
given this matter by the committee. Also, that councilmen should
be compensated on_=.a per meeting basis. Thinks the positions of City
Clerk and Attorney should remain elective.
Page 6, Minutes, August 18, 1965
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mangano, a special meeting will be
held August 25, 1965, 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber. Potion carried.
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Eddy, the regular meeting of the
Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned.
Motion carried. The next meeting will be a special meeting August 25,
1965, 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
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MINUTES
CounFl Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Baach, California
t 4 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision"Committee to order-at 7:40 .p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present.
ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Rangoy, Blossom, DiFabio, Edidy, liege
Henricksen, Hottejistein-,, Irvine, Lawson
Lai in: , Mangapp,, ;4iller*, Porte' r, wood,
abNenta Coen
MINUTES
A motion was made by Mangano for correction to the minutes of the
July 28 meetin Notion failed for lack of a s6cond.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, t4!� minutes of the July 28, 1965
meeting-were approved as transcribed and- wiled, -- Notion carried,,
WRITTEN CONMMCATIONS
A letter from Paul Jones,, City Clerlc,, was read by this .chairman.
Kro jon,94 expressed his regret that he is unable to attend this
meeting and aska that he be given an opportunity at another
meeting to address the committee in regard to the .tentative proposed
city charter. Mr. Jones letter was accepted by the ccamittee and
Mr. Jones will be heard at the next meeting of the committee.
The chairman introduced Mr. Harry Wiliiame, legal counselor to
the committee, to those present in the council chamber.
REARING ON TENTATIVE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER OPENED BY THE CRAIRKM
Delbert Higgins, Fire Chief, addressed the committee in regard to
the following:
Minutes, Wage 2, August 4, 1960'
1
S. 704 C17"Y CLERK. POWT,,RS AND DUrVIES (c) "The Ci Ly Clerk shall. . .be
the custodian of the seal of the City." Suggested 1D o 'isions be
included in the charter for desi.gn of seal, provisions for changing
by the city council, as well as provisions for custody.
.502 WfIBIdSATION
Suggeste cca^persation for services of the memrere of the City Coto-ii it
he made on same basis as State lacy governing General L�W Cities.
S. 513 CODIFICATION OF ORDIIIANCES, s6cond paragraph. :(keferring to
adoption by reference of eo pre"aens vre codes.) Sugge-S:ed inclusion
of fire prevent ion code and possibly election code.
A. VI CITY ADMIREISTRW20R. Suggested changing title to City ft_?tiger.
A. X PERSOBWEL WZSTEN. Change, in third line from botb6 . of paragraph,
"maajority" �:o read, "two-thirds majority. "
S. 1206 CMTRALIZED PURCEASING. Sug-4ested establishing requirements far
bidding for purchases in excess of eitther $500 or $1006.
S. 706 61RFCTOR W FIRMCE. Recruested reasons for setitirg up detail o:12
job poem and duties.
A. XII FISC T, AMINISTRATION. Suggested consideration be given -to
provisions for ccaputer operations.
Dr. Henry Kaufman, Chairman, Planning Ccm w isle on addressed the cm-nmittCee
in regard to the following a
S. 303 CONTZINUANCE OF PRESS OFFICERS AND ENPLiTTEES. Requested
cow-m- it'tee°s thinking in excepting City Attorney from aaEsum ng classified
status under the personnel system to be established pursuant to the
propposea charter.
S. 1207 IP LM,TS. Asked 'basis on which tax limits as set forth in
tbAs section were established, end does proposed c1lia.rter permit using
tax monies collected under S. 1207 (a) and (c) for capital outlay
purpomes,
Delbert Higginee Fire Chief addreagied the c nittce i . regard to S. 12-0 i
tax limits, asking if rubbish collection or' street lighting could be
eet up under separate assessment districts or does this charter not
p-ermit establishing separate assessment di.strictis.
Mangano o req a ;ted _convent frown those Councilmen pre.Mesa L. i sa regard d to
tentativrt prop-oral of a sev>en.Ginan council elected at large..
1.See oho Ord. Cade, Div. 1, Ch. 10, S. 1611, �012. 1013'. for
pres',azit p- ov-siors governing.
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Minutes, Page 3, August 4, Iq- 65
louncilmien Steveart, Welch, and Mayor Shipley each addressed the
coanittee .and explained that inasmuch as they will. be later
passing in ludgment, on the proposed tentative charter,' that by
law, they must .refrain. from making any comment at`''chid .time.
Frank Arguello, Director of Finance, addressed the committee in
regard _to the .co ttee's thinking behind the establishment of
S. 1212 Contingency Fund.
Brander Castle, Purchasing Agent, addressed the comittee 'and
explained the present city ordinance which establishes mandatory
bidding requirements for purchases exceeding specified amounte.
Horace Ernest Reynolds addressed the committee in regard to bidding
requirements for professional services.
Dr. Henry Kaufman, Chairman, Planning Commission addressed the coasmiittee
in regard to S. 1215 CAPITALOUMAYS FUND and why a tax levy for this
purpose was included in the maximum tax rate gather khan permitting
such a tax levy to be in addition or above the maximum tax rate
established by the charter.
Delbert Higgins, Fire Chief, addressed the committee in regard to
how funds would be provided..for replacement of capital (equipment)
outlay items.
RECESS
The chairman called a recess at 9020 P.M.
RECONVEtM
The committee was reconvened at 94'44 p.m.
Mr. Jay Haastroianni addressed the .committee and asked °:the committee-'s
reasons for the tentative proposal to elect a eeven�ffian council at
large.
Delbert Higgins, Fire Chief, addressed the comnitt.ee in regard to
S. 517 ORDIMECES, S. 517 PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES, asking if
there is a possibility that-. ordinances may be adopted .-by reference.
The question was also raised -as .to whether or not there is a limit
on the length of time the city may lease city owned property.
*Miller. arri;red
Minutes, Page 4, August 4, 1965
. Mr. John Roberts addressed the committee asking if there are any
provisions in the tentative proposed charter restricting the city
from using land acquired for park purposes for some other use.
Mr. Horace Ernest Reynolds addressed the committee regarding
placing limitations in the proposed charter restricting the city
fray using land acquired for park purposes for any other use.
HEM AGENDA
There being no further cements frem the floor, the agenda for the
next meeting is established as follows:
Mr. Paul Jones, City Clerk will be heard. Dr. Kaufman and
Chief Higgins will be heard. Any other members of the municipal
family will be heard. The public at large will be invited to attend
and be heard. The chair instructed the recording secretary to make
necessary arrangements for newspaper notices to inform the public
of the hearing. Should time permit, the coumnittee will consider
changes to the tentative proposed charter as a result of hearings.
ADJOURN
On motion by ffiottenstein, seconded by Porter, the regular meriting
of the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned.
Motion carried. The next meeting will be held August. 18, 1965.
7:30 p.m. in the Council chamber.
Submitted by
BFtty Oswald
Recording Secretary
AP\rPROVED s
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Mac Bangoy, Secr4atft
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AND ACCEPTED By COURG-UTTEE
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MI14UTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
July 28, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:50 P.M. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present : Bangoy, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy, Gage,
Henricksen, Lawson, Mangano, Porter, Wood
Absent: Blossom, Hottenstein, Irvine, Larkin, Miller
ABSENCES
There being no objection, the following absences were declared by
the Chairman to be excused: June 16 - Hottenstein, June 30 -
DiFabio, Mangano, July 7 - Gage, Lawson, Mangano
MINUTES
On motion by Porter, seconded by Wood, the minutes of the July 7, 1965
meeting were approved as transcribed and mailed. Motion Carried.
REVIEW OF AMENDED PAGES
There being no objection, amended portions of Sections 1212, 1217, and
1214 were read and approved as amended.
ARTICLE XIV FRANCHISES
There being no objection the Chairman declared Sections 1400, 1401,
1402, 1403, and 1404 approved as read.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, Paragraph (c)of Section 1405
was amended by inserting the words, "and/or bond" in the last line
of the paragraph, between the words "insurance" and "as" . Motion
carried.
There being no objection, Paragraphs (a) (b) (d) (e) of Section
1405 were declared to be approved as read.
Minutes, Page 2, July 28, 1965
There being no objection the Chairman declared S. 1406 EXERCISING
RIGHTS WITHOUT FRANCHISE approved as read.
ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS
On motion by Wood, seconded by Eddy, Paragraph (f) S. 1500 DEFINITIONS
was amended by adding (g) "Person" includes firm and corporation."
Motion carried.
There being no objections, the Chairman declared all other portions
of 5.1500 approved as read.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Porter, S. 1501 VIOLATIONS was amended
by adding at the end of the paragraph, "and each day that any such
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation." Motion
carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 1502 VALIDITY
approved as read.
RECESS
The Chairman called a recess at 9:10 P.M.
RECONVENED
The Committee was reconvened at 9:25 P,,M.
By unanimous content of the committee, the Chairman directed the
recording secretary to prepare letters to the City Council, city
officials, department heads, members of boards and commissions, and
officers of the City Employees Association, notifying them that
a rough draft of the tentative proposed city charter has been
completed, and inviting them to attend the next regular meeting
of the Citizens Charter Revision Committee, August 4, 1965, 7:30
P.M. in the Council Chamber -for the purpose of hearing any
comments and suggestions by members of the. municipal family.
Copies of the draft of the charter are to be prepared and
distributed with these letters for their review, and the
members of the municipal family are encouraged to participate in
the review of this draft. After hearing their comments and
suggestions, it is the intent of the cm -ittee to then hear from
any interested citizens. After hearing all comments and suggestions
the coaanittee will consider making changes prior to submission of
a final proposed revision of the Huntington Beach City Charter to
the City Council.
Minutes, Page 3, July 28, 1965
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Porter, Bangoy is to pursue the
preparation of biographical press releases for the newspapers.
Motion carried.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Porters the draft of the charter
is to be contained in a jacket on which the seal of the city is
printed and the title, Tentative Proposed Charter, City of
Huntington Beach, California, and the date, and an index or
table of contents be prepared and included in the jacket and
the pages numbered. Motion carried,
By consent of the committee the recording secretary will prepare
a page for inclusion in the jacket of the draft of the charter
showing that the draft has been prepared by the Citizens Charter
Revision Committee and listing the names of the members of the
committee
NEXT AGENDA
Hear comments and suggestions of members of the municipal family.
Consider changes to the draft as a result of these hearings.
GENERAL
Members of the committee should be prepared for photographs to be
taken by the press at the next regular meeting,
AWOURN
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Eddy, the regular meeting of
the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Co;amittee adjournedo
Motion carried, The next meeting will be held Aag.u�st 4, 1965,
7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber,
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVEDs
Mac Bangoy, Secr:� ry
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Date
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NOTES THESE HINUTES ARE
TC`,';�a'�'TATXVE UNTIL APPROVED -
MD ACCEPTED BY COMITTEE
ACTION,
MINUTES
Finance Dept. Memorial Hall
Huntington Beach, Calif.
July 7, 1965
Vice Chairman Blossom called the regular meeting of the Huntington
Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:30 p.m. in
the Finance Department Office, Memorial Hall.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Presents Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy,
Henricksen, Hottenstein, Irvine, Larkin,
Miller, Porter, wood
Absent: Gage, Lawson, Mangano
MINUTES
On motion by biller, seconded by Wood, the minutes of the special
meeting of June 30, 1965 were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Notion carried.
REVIEW OF AMENDED PAGES
There being no objection, amended portions of S.808, Article -IX ..
Article X, 5.1207 were read and approved as amended.
ARTICLE' XII Continued
There being no objection S. 1209 BONDED DEBT LIMIT, S. 1210 REVENUE
BONDS, S. 1211 CONTRACTS ON PUBLIC WORKS were approved as read.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Dj Fabi
9.1212 CASH BASIS FUND is
amended by changing "CASH BASIS" to read "C0NTINGENCY" in title
of section and throughout the section. Notion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Wood, S. 1212 CONTINGENCY FUND
is further amended by inserting in line six, between the words,
"sources" and "in", the words as follows: ° ,other than funds which
are by law or this charter restricted to a particular use, "
Minutes, July 7, 1965, Page 2
There being no objection, the Vice Chairman declared S. 1213 CAPITAL
OUTLAYS FUND approved as read.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Henricksen, S. 1214 TREASURER'S
DEPARTMENTAL TRUST FUND Paragraph (a) is amended to read: "Making a
refund of refundable- deposits when such refund is legally due from
the city." Motion carried.
There being no objection, the Vice Chairman declared all other parts
of S. 1214 approved as read.
There being no objection, the Vice Chairman declared S.1215 OTHER
FUNDS, and S. 1216 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS approved as read.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Porter, S. 1217 ACTIONS AGAINST CITY
is amended by changing "sixty" in line ten to read " forty-five"
Motion carried.
There being no objection, the Vice Chairman declared S. 1218
REGISTERING WARRANTS, S. 1219 INDEPENDENT AUDIT, and S. 1220
SALE OF PUBLIC UTILITY to be approved as read.
RECESS
The Vice Chairman called a recess at 9:05 P.M.
RECOED
The Committee was reconvened at 9:15 P,M.
There being no objection, the Vice Chairman declared Article XIII
ELBCTIONS approved as read,
OTHER BUSINESS
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Resolution NO. 2206 "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION ON A REVISED
CHARTER" was read. motion carried.
On motion by DiFabio, seconded by Hottenstein, Miller and parkin were
excused from attendance at the next regular meeting,
NEXT AGENDA
Proceed working on the tentative draft of the charter, . .Article XIV
Franchises, Article XV Miscellaneous. Establish a schedule for
ccmmnencing public hearings on the tentative draft of the charter,
Minutes, July 7, 1965, Page 3
ADJOURN
On motion by Wood, seconded by Blossom, the regular meeting of
the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned.
Motion carried. The next meeting will be held JULY 28 (instead of
July 21) 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
Mac Bangoy, Secre ar
Dat
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TL'FT-ATl'b7E U0111L APPROVED
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MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
June 30, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the special meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:40 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, Eddy, Gage, Henricksen,
Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson, Larkin, Miller,
Porter, Wood
Absent: DiFabio, Mangano
MINUTES
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Porter, the minutes of the regular
meeting of June 16, 1965 were approved as amended. Motion carried.
ABSENCES
Where being no objection, the June 16 absence of Miller, Irvine, and
Eddy, and the June 2 absence of Miller was excused by the Chairman,
REVIEW OF AMENDED PAGES
There being no objection, ameradeca portions of Sections 705, 712, 802,
and 806 were read and approved as amended.
SECTION 808
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 808 PERSONNEL BOARD,
Paragraphs (a) (b) and (c) approved as read.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Irvine, S. 808 PERSONNEL BOARD,
Paragraph (d) ums accepted as read. Motion carried.
Minutes, Tune 30, 1965, Page 2
On !notion by Miller, seconded by Porter, S. 808 PERSONNEL BOARD,
Paragraph {(d) is amended to read as follows: "Hear appeals of any
officer or employee under the Personnel System who is suspended for
a period of more than 30 days, demoted, or removed, and report in
writing to the appointing power and City Council, its findings,
conclusions and recommendations, Motion carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared Article IX BOARD OF
EDUCATION, S. 900 STATE LAW GOVERNS, S. 901 EFFECT OF CHARTER ON
DSSTRICT, and S. 902 EFFECT OF CHARTER ON BOARD, approved as read.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Hottenstein, Article X PERSONNEL
SYSTEM, 6.1000 SYSTEM TO BE ESTABLISHED is amended by inserting
in line nine, between the words "advancement" and "demotion" the
word "grievance. " Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, S. 1000 SYSTEM TO BE ESTABLISHED
is .amended by striking the word "and" in line nine, and by inserting
in line nine, between the words "discharge" and "of" the words "and
handling of grievances, " Motion carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared Article XI RETIREMENT
5,1100 STATE SYSTEM approved as read.
There being no objection, S.1200,FISCAL YEAR, S.1201 ANNUAL BUDGET,
PREPARATION BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, S.1202 BUDGET, SUBMISSION TO
CITY COUNCIL, S,1203 BUDGET, PUBLIC HEARING, S.1204 BUDGET. FURTHER
CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION, and S.1205 BUDGET. APPROPRIATIONS,
of Article X11 FISCAL ADMINISTRATION were approved as read,
RBCESS
The Chairman called a recess at 9:15 P.M.
RECONVENED
The Committee was reconvened at 9:30 P.M,
There being no objection, S. 1206 CENTRALIZED PURCHASING was approved
as read.
Minutes, June 30, 1965, Page 3
MT.s. Gage was excused and left the meeting. 9:55 P,Mo
On motion by Miller, seconded by Wood, S. 1207 TAX LIMITS is amended
by changing paragraph (c) to_ icead as follows: "Special levies, in
addition to the above and not subject to the above limitation, may be
made annually, based on City Council approved estimates, for the
following specific purposes, but not to exceed the following respective
limits for those purposes for which limits are herein set forth, to
wit: parks and recreation not to exceed $0.20 per One Hundred Dollars;
libraries not to exceed $0.15 per One Hundred Dollars; advertising,
music and promotion not to exceed $0.05 per One Hundred Dollars; civil
defense and disaster preparedness not to exceed $0.03 per One Hundred
Dollars, and for museums to store natural and historical objects, not
to exceed $0.02 per One Hundred Dollars. The proceeds of any such special
levy shall be used for no other purpose than that specified." Motion
carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S.1208 TAX PROCEDURE
approved as read.
NEXT AGENDA
Preparation of material for the next meeting will be left to the
discretion of legal counsel.
ADJOURN
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Porter, the special meeting of the
Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned. Notion
carried. The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday, July 7, 7:30
P.M. Due to the Planning Commission's meeting in the Council Chamber on
this date, the Caanmittee will meet in the Finance Department located in
the front section of Memorial Hall.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
a..�•-
Mac Bangoy
JUL 7 1965
Date
NOTE. THESE M1NeMES ARE
TENTATIVE UNTIL APPR4VEND
AND ACCF.PTED BY CONINUTTF.E
ACTION
MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
June 16, 1965
Chairman Laaw3on called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:45 p.m. in the
Cou%cil chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present,
ROLL CAST
Committee Members Presents Hangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Gage,
Henricksen, Lawson, Larkin, Mangano,
Porter, TNood
Absent: Eddy, Hottenstein, Irvine, Killer
KUTES
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Larkin the minutes of the regular
meeting of June 2, 1965 were approved as transcribed and availed.
Motion carried,
ABSENCES
The June 2 absencesof Coen and Gage were excused by the chaiaan,
SPECIAL MEETING
On motion by Porter, seconded by Wood, the Committee will hold a
special meeting for the purpose of continuing work on the proposed
charter, June 30, 1965, 700 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Motion
carried.
a
Minutes, Page 2, June 16, 196_5
r
RESCffiEDULE SECOND MEETING 114, JULY
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mangano, the regular Aneeting schedules
for July 21 is cancelled and is rescheduled to July 28. Notion carried
VIEW OF AMENDED PAGES
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 602
ELIGIBILITY approved as amended.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 604 POWERS a DUTIES
Paragraph (g) approved as amended.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. .604 POWERS DUTIES
Paragraph (h) approved as amended.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 606 .RER20VAL approved
as amended.
FINISH ARTICLE VII
There being no objection, the Chairman. declared:..S. 704 CITY CLERK
approved as read.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S.: 705 CITY TREASURER
Paragraphs (a) (b) (c) 4nd (d) approved as read.
On motion by Wood, secomd ed by Porter, S. 705 CITY ..TREASURER Paragraph
W park two is amended as follows: "The City :Treasurer may, subject
to the approval of the City Council, appoint such deputy or deputies to
asaist him or act for him, at such salaries or compensation as the
Council may by ordinance prescribe." Notion carried.
There Toeing no objection S. 706. DIRECTOR OF FI 3CE was declared by
the Chairman to be approved- as read.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 707 CITY ENGINEER
POLICE CHI, FIRE CHIEF. approved as read.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S.. 708 ADMINISTERING
OATHS and SECTION 709 ILLEGAL CONTRACT, FINANCIAL INTEREST, S. 71.0
ACCEPTMICE OF OVER OFFICE, and S. 711 NEPOTISM to be approved as read.
Minutes;, Page 3, June 16, 1965
RECESS
The Chairman called a recess at 9 000 P„t++i,
RECONVENED
The committee was reconvened at 9815 P.M
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Porter So 712 OFFICIAL BONDS is
amended by adding the following sentence to the first paragraph:
"A blanket bond may be used if it provides the same protection as the
required separate bonds would provide. " Motion carried.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Wood, the second paragraph of So. 712
OFFICIAL BONDS is ammended by inserting between the words
"tag" and "or" in next to the last line, the words, "the act or omission, "
Motion carried.
ARTICLE V111 APPOINTIVE BOARDS ADS COMMISSIONS
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 800 IN GENERAL,
and So 801 APPROPRIATIONS approved as read.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Porter, S. 802 APPOINTMENTS. TERMS.
is amended by inserting in the forth line between the words "any" and
"paid" the words "full time." motion carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 803 EXISTING BOARDS,
S. 804 MEETINGS. CHAIRMAN, So 805 OATHS. AFFIRMATIONS, approved as read
Can motion by Mangano, seconded by Gage, Sm 806 PLANNING COMMISSION
Qintroductory paragraph) is amended by adding at the end of the first
sentence " . ..who shall have been residents of the city for at least
two years immediately preceeding their appointment." Motion carried.
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 806 PLANNING
COMUSSION, Paragraphs (a) !b) (c) and (d) approved as read,
There being no objection, S. 807, LIBRARY BOARD Paragraphs (,,a) , (b) ?c)
and W) were declared by the Chairman to be approved as read.
On motion by Coen, seconded by DiFabio, 6.807 LIBRARY BOARD Paragraph
(e) is amended by inserting before the word "buildings" in line three,
the word "facilities, " . Motion carried.
Minutes, Page 4, June 16, 1965, Amended
There being no objection, the Chairman declared S. 807 'LIBRARY BO PO
RE.ragraphs (f) (g) (h) and (i) approved as read.
4A motion was made by Mangano, seconded by Porter, to include a
per.monnel board in the charter as in Downey, motion carried.
N21°_X AGENDA
Section 808 Personnel Board, Article IX -Board of Education,
Article X-Personnel System, Article XI - Retirement, Article XII
Fiscal Administration,
AWOURN
On motion by Blossom, seconded by DiFabio, the regular meeting
of the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Cos ittee adjourned.
Motion Carried, The next meeting will be a special meeting on
June 30, 7 :30 p.m. in the Council Chamber,
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED.-
Mac Bangoy, Secr to y
JUN 30 lib
Date ..w
NOTE: THESE MINUTES ARE
TENTATIVE UNTIL APPROVED
AND ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEE
ACTION.
MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, June 2, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:30 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, DiFabio, Eddy, Henricksen,
Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson, Larkin, Mangano,
Porter, Wood
Members Absent: Coen, Gage, Miller
Ma1wTEs
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Wood, subject to the date being
changed to May 19, the minutes of the regular meeting on that date
were approved as transcribed and mailed. Motion carried.
ABSENCE
The May 19 absence of Henricksen was declared excused by the chair .
ARTICLE VI - CITY ADKX1g1STRATOR
There being no objection, Section 600 CITY ADMINISTRATOR and Section 601
RESIDENCE were declared by the chair to be accepted. .
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Porter, amend Section 602 ELIGIBILITY
by inserting in line two between the words Administrator and while,
the words "or Acting City Administrator." Motion carried.
Page 2, Minutes, dune 2, 1565
There being no objection, Section 603 C014PENSATION AND BOND, Section
604 POWERS AND DUTIES, Paragraphs a, b, c, d, e, and f were
declared by the chair to be accepted.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Porter, amend S.604 Paragraph g to read
"Supervise the enforcement of the laws of the State pertaining to the
City, the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances, franchises
and rights of the City". Motion Carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Wood, amend S.604 Paragraph H by
prefacing the paragraph with the words "Subject to policy established by
the City Council, he shall. . . " Motion carried.
There being no objection, Section 604 Paragraph i, Section 605 MEETINGS,
were declared by the chair to be accepted.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Mangano, amend Section 606 REMOVAL by
inserting in line 10 between 'and' and 'the' , the words "if requested
by the City Administrator. Motion carried.
There being no objection, Section 607 NON-INTERFERENCE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICE, Section 608 ACTING CITY ADMINISTRATOR were declared by the
chair to be accepted.
RECESS
Chairman Lawson called a recess of the committee at, 8:45 p.m.
RECONVENED
Committee reconvened at 8:58 p.m.
Mr. Hottenstein was excused by the Chair and left the meeting.
ARTICLE VII OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
There being no objection, Section 700 ENUMERATION was declared to
be accepted except that the word "provided" shall be changed to "provide"
in next to the last line.
There being no objection, Section 701 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL, Section
702 ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS were declared by the chair to be accepted.
On motion by Wood, Section 703 CITY ATTORNEY POWERS AND DUTIES shall
be amended by changing the word "appointed" in line two to read "elected. "
The motion failed for lack of a second.
Page 3, Minutes, June 2, 1965
There being no objection Section 703, CITY ATTORNEY. POWERS AND DUTIES
was declared by the chair to be accepted as written.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The Chairman reported that he had received a reply to his letter to
John C. Bollens, UCLA. and that Mr. Bollens would be unable to
appear before the g9mmittee as a speaker.
The secretary was requested to obtain copies of, publications suggested
by Mr. Bollens for use by the committee.
NEXT AGENDA
Finish Article VII, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Article VIII, BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article IX, Appointive Boards and Comaaissions
ADJOURN
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Henricksen, the regular meeting
of the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned.
Motion carried. 10:20 'p.m. The next regular meeting will be held
Wednesday, June 16, 1965, 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED&,
Mac Bangoy, Secr a
J 11 N 16 1965
Date
NOTE,: THESE MINUTES ARE
TENTATIVE UNTIL APPROVED
AND ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEE
ACTION.
MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, May l§, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision C mar ittee to order at 7:38 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy,
Gage, Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson,
Larkin, Mangano, Miller, Porter, Wood
Absent: Henricksen
MINUTES
On motion by Miller, seconded by Mangano, the minutes of the regular
meeting of May 5, 1965 were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Motion carried.
REVIEW OF AMENDED PAGES
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Porter, Section 304, CONTINUANCE OF
CONTRACTS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS was accepted as amended. Motion
carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Mangano, Section 501 ELIGIBILITY was
accepted as amended. Motion carried.
On motion by Gage, seconded by Irvine, Section 502, COMPENSATION was
accepted as amended. 'Motion carried.
COMPLETE ARTICLE V
A motion was made by Hottenstein, seconded by Wood that Section 503
VACANCIES, Paragraphs 2 and 3 be amended to agree with the requirements
of general law cities; Thirty days in Paragraph 1, line 3, would be
changed to read sixty days; Sixty days in Paragraph 3 line 2, would
be changed to read thirty days. Motion failed for lack of a majority
vote.
Minutes, May 19, 1965, Page 2
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Eddy, Section 503 VACANCIES.
Paragraphs 2 and 3 were approved as submitted. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mangano to delete the last sentence of Section 504
PRESIDING OFFICER "The Mayor shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure
of the City Council" . . .The motion failed for lack of a second.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Eddy, Section 504 PRESIDING OFFICER
Paragraph 1 was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Porter, Section 504, Paragraph 2, was
approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 505 POWERS VESTED IN
CITY COUNCIL was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Miller, Section 506 REGULAR MEETINGS
was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Miller, Section 507 SPECIAL MEETINGS
was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 508, PLACE OF MEETINGS
was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
RECESS
Chairman Lawson called a recess of the committee at 8:50 p.m.
RECONVENED
Committee reconvened at 9:05 p.m. by the Chairman.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 509 QUORUM. PROCEEDINGS
Paragraph 1 was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller seconded by Eddy, Section 509 QUORUM. PROCEEDINGS
Paragraph 2 was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 509 QUORUM. PROCEEDINGS
Paragraph 3 was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 510 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
Minutes, Flay 19, 1965, Page 3
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 511, ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Paragraph 1 was approved as submitted.
Motion carried,
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 511, ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Paragraph 2 was approved as submitted.
Motion carried,
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Miller, Section 511 ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Paragraph 3 was approved as submitted.
Motion carried,
On motion by Porter, seconded by Miller, Section 511, ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Paragraph 4 was approved as submitted.
Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy, Section 512 ORDINANCES.ENACTMENT
PUBLICATION, Paragraph 1 was approved as submitted. Motion carried,
There being no objection, Section 512 ORDINANCES. ENACTMENT. PUBLICATION
Paragraphs 2 and 3 were declared by the chair to be accepted.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Miller; Section 513 CODIFICATION
OF ORDINANCES Paragraph 1 was approved as submitted. Motion carried,
There being no objection Section 513 CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES
Paragraph 2 was declared by the Chair to be accepted.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded bl Blossom Section 514 ORDINANCES,
WHEN EFFECTIVE was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
On motion by Porter, seconded by Blossom SEction 515 ORDINANCES.VIOLATION
PENALTY was approved as submitted. Motion carried.
There being no objection Section 516 ORDINANCES A14ENDNSEET was declared
by the Chair to be accepted.
A motion was made by Eddy, seconded by Porter for Piro Williams to rewrite
Section 517 PUBLISHING OF LEGAL NOTICES in such a manner as not to
conflict with publication requirements for state Acts.
The motion was withdrawn by Eddy. Porter declined to withdraw his
second. The motion was reinstituted by Porter but failed for lack
of a second.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Irvine Section 517 PUBLISHING OF
LEGAL NOTICES was adopted as written. Motion carried,
Minutes, May 19, 1965, Page 4
There being no objection Section 518 Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5,
CONTRACTS. EXECUTION were declared by the chair to be accepted,
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Secretary requested committee members to submit their resumes
if they have not already done so.
NEXT AGENDA
ARTICLE VI - City Administrator, ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Beginning sections only.
ADJOURN
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Miller, the regular meeting of the
Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned,
Motion carried. 10:30 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held
Wednesday, June 2, 1965, 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber,
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
Mac Bangoy, Sec t y
JUN 2 19155
Date
i
NOTE: THESE MINU MS ARE
TE-74TATIVE €NIUL APPRO ED
AND ACCEPTED By COMMITTEE MDrUTES
ACTION.
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington ton Beech, Calif.
Wednesday, May 5v 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citimens Charter Revision. Committee to order at 7:32 PoMo in the
Council Chamber.
The Fledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber,
TOLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Baengoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy,
Cage, Henricksen, Hottenstein, Irvine,
Larson, Larkizis Mangano, Miller, Porter,
Wood
Absent: None
M .Es
On motion, by Mangano, seconded by Coen, the minutes of the regular
meeting of April 21, 1965 were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Motion carried.
The following absences were declared excused by the Chairt
April 7: DiFabio, Eddy, Cage, Irvine, Miller
April .21: Gage, Lawson, Miller
The Committee proceeded to the work sheets provided by Attorney
Williams and tentatively approved the preamble and the following
articles as written oras ammended below:
Article I, Name of City; Article II, Boundaries; Article III,
Succession;
On Motion by Coen, seconded by DiFabio, the punctuation of the
charter will be according to Mr. Williams preference, Motion
carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Wood, change the word "perfected"
to "completed" in the last phrase of the last sentence of
Section 304. Motion carried.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Irvine, the punctuation of
Section 305 is approved as written. Motion carried.
Page 2 - Minutes - May 5, 1965
Article 1V, Powers of City;
Motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Porter, that all paragraphs in
the charter be numbered. Motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
RECESS
Chairman Lawson called a recess of the committee at 8:45 P.M.
MONVENED
Committee reconvened at 8a52 P.M. by the Chairman.
Article V, City Council;
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Miller, Section 501, - (residency
requirement) shall be amended to read -tv-o years instead of one
year. Notion carried.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Coen, Section 502 shall be
amended to read: The members of the City Council including the
Mayor shall receive as compensation for their services as such
a monthly salary in the sum of One hundred and Tifenty-five Dollars
per month. Motion carried.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Miller, Section 501 will be further
amended to reads In addition, each member of the City Council shall
receive reimbursement on order of the City Council for Council
authorized traveling and other expenses when on official duty upon
submission of itemized expense account therefor.
Motion carried.
At the end of the firet paragraph of section 503 the committee
stopped and will continue from this point at the next meeting.
Page 3 - Minutes - May 5, 1965
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The secretary collected the resumes of the committee memberso
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by. Bangoy, seconded by Blossom, the regular meeting of
the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned
Motion carried. 10:30 P.M. The next regular meeting will be
held Wednesday, May 19, 1965, 7s30 P.M- in the Council Chamber,
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED:
Mac Bangoy, Seer a
MAY 19 1965
Date
NOTE: THESE MINUTES ARE
. ,,.PM7T.ATIVE UETIL APPROVED
AND ACCEPTED BY COMMITTEE
ACTION.
MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Wednesday, April 21, 1965
Vice Chairman Blossom called the regular meeting of the Huntington
Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:35 p.m. in
the Council chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabiof, Eddy,
Henricksen, Hottenstein, Irvine, Larkin,
Mangano, Porter, Wood
Absent: Gage, Lawson, Miller
*Mr. DiPabio arrived at 8:20 p.m.
MINUTES
On motion by Wood, seconded by Porter, the minutes of the special
meeting of March 31, 1965 were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Motion carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Coen, the minutes of the April 7
study session shall be included in the records with a correction to
be made on Page 8, motion regarding personnel system made by Mangano
rather than Bangoy. Motion carried.
On motion by Henricksen, seconded by Coen, the recommendations of the
study session, April 7, that the office of city treasurer and the
office of city clerk be appointed by the council were accepted by
the committee. Motion carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Hottenstein, a personnel system
shall be included in the charter. Motion carried.
I
Minutes -- April 21, 1965 - Page 2
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Wood, the city council shall by
ordinance establish a personnel system for the selection, employment,
classification. advancement, demotion, suspension, and discharge of
those appointive officers and employees who, shall be included in the
system. The system shall consist of the establishment of minimum
standards of employment and qualifications for the various classes
of employment as the city council shall determine to be for the best
interest of the public service. The ordinance shall designate the
departments and the appointive officers and employees who shall be
included within the system. By subsequent ordinances the city
council may amend the system or the list of departments and appointive
officers and employees included within the system, but it shall not
delete any department or position included within the system without
a majority vote of the people. The system shall comply with all other
provisions of this charter. Motion carried.
Mangano made a motion, seconded by Coen, recommending that the
c ittee draft a complete charter based upon the existing charter
and containing only such changes and amendments as the committee
deems an improvement on the existing charter. Motion carried,
On motion by Henricksen, seconded by Blossom, the motion on page 2
of the March 31 minutes perthining to a city manager form of govern-
ment being adopted is recinded, and a new motion is made as follows:
A city administrator form of government shall be adopted. Motion
carried.
RECESS
Vice Chairman Blossom called a recess of the committee at 8:25 p.m.
RECONVENED
Committee reconvened at 8:40 p.m. by the Vice Chairman.
WRITTEN COMMICA'TIONS
A copy of a letter of appreciation to Mrs. Diekoff, written by the
secretary, was distributed to the committee for their information.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Hottenstein, the secretary was in-
structed to accumulate background resumes of the committee members
for possible publication in local nemispapers< Motion carried.
A motion was made by DiFabio, seconded by Eddy, that the numbering
of the charter be left to the discretion of Mr. Williams. Motion
carried,
Minutes - April 21, 1965 - Page s
[flood made a motion, seconded by Eddy, that Mr. Williams prepare the
agenda and a work program for the next meeting. Motion carried.
On motion by flood, seconded by livine, the regular meeting of the
Huntington Beach. Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned.
Notion Carried. 9:40 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held
Wednesday, May 5, 1965, 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
Approved:
aL� ��titi
Mac Bangoy, Sec ta*
Date
Tri:TSe': SY TdL9o�1b�� 4 ��4'L��S z/ 2L:yd
AVID ACCEPTED BY CO TTFIV MINUTES
ACTION
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Wednesday, April 7, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the regular meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:55 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
ROLL CA
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, Hottenstein,
Lawson, Larkin, Mangano, Porter, Wood
Absent: DiFabio, Eddy, Gage, Henricksen',
Irvine, Hiller
*Mr . Henricksen arrived at 9:15 p.m,
The secretary called the roll and declared that a quorum did not
exist.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Porter, the committee shall proceed
with a study session. IKotion carried.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Wood, the committee shall proceed
with the discussion in the order of the agenda. Motion carried.
The chairman declared the minutes waived.
The chair allowed a discussion of the recordation of names
of members as they vote on various motions.
Mr. Bangoy suggested that as a matter of agreement the names of
members not be shown in the record at this time unless a role call
vote is requested.
The chair stated that the recording secretary had been instructed not
to include the names on copies of minutes which are distributed.
On motion by Lawson, seconded by Hottenstein, the recording secretary
was instructed to record names of the minority vote for information
only as was done last week, but not for distribdLtione Lotion
carried.
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Mangano asked the chairman if he had heard from Mr. Bollens of UCIA
in regard to his being a guest speaker before the committee.
r
The chairman replied that he has had a letter from Mr. Bollens stating
that he could not be present in the immediate future. The chairman
has now written to Dr. Henry Reining, Jr . asking either he or Frank
Sherwood of UCLA to speak before the committee. He does not yet have
a reply.
Discussion was opened on the office of City Clerk and a review of the
duties of the clerk was made.
Reading from the model city charter, sections 2.08 and 2..16;
Authentication and recording, codification, printing of all
ordinances and resolutions, maintaining legally authenticated
records of ordinances and resolutions and making them available to
the public, codification and printing.
From the present city charter; the city clerk shall be the ex-officio
city auditor. The clerk shall be responsible and have custody of the
corporate seal, all books, papers, records, contracts, and archives
belonging to the city or to any department thereof. . . . . .he shall
keep full and accurate minutes of the proceedings of the meetings
of the city council, and shall record all ordinances and official
bonds, .. . . .have the power to. take affidavits and administer oaths
and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the charter,
resolution or ordinance of the city council. He shall act as city
collector, assessor, and clerk to the board of equalization.
Williams - the same statements made regarding the office of city
attorney apply also to the office of city clerk. The clerk performs
a function directly for the council. the primary difference being
that the vast majority of California cities are general lass cities
and under the incorporation act by which they operate, the clerk and
t�P �l�rP�_hav�historically a cteu.along with a five member
city council. There is a long history of elected clerks and
treasurers_. The �s` tuation has changed drastically since the days
when it was provided that they be elected. With the increase of
city manager type systems and charter city systems of financial
administration. (. . .further discussion of the history of 6th
class cities. . . .] The clerk was then about the only officer
present all the time. The clerk was the accounting officer of
the city. The treasurer was the holder of the money; the clerk
accounted for the money. Now the clerk has no financeresponsibilities
or functions. He is primarily concerned with the ordinances and
resolutions and indexing thereof, filing and indexing of contracts,
the custodian of the city seal, he has the power of administering
oaths, he may be the ex-officio assessor but usually is not since
the c9unty handles this function. The clerk serves the council
and keeps its records. There is no reason to elect a clerk except
that historically general law cities have elected their clerks.
Where we have made the clerk appointed, any opposition by the
public is primarily created because of having their power to elect
this officer removed.
Page 3 -- Rinute"�3- - April 7, 1965
Under the corporate structure if you have a clerk who does not perform,
he may be removed
The office of treasurer is to provide a check and balance of the
By stem. The c erk keeps t e accounts, the treasurer keeps the money,
'The treasurer pays out the money on warrants executed as specified
by the charter. The council adopts the budget, the finance officer
draws the warrant, the treasurer honors the warrants.
Mangano requested Mrs. Diekoff who was present in the audience to
state her position.
The chairman stated that as this is a study session the chair would
go according to a majority desire of the members present in regard
to Mrs. Diekoff addressing the committee.
Mr. Mangano made a motion that Mrs. Diekoff be allowed to describe
her duties. Seconded by Bangoy. A rather Lengthy discussion ensued
relative to the motion. Motion carried by the following votes
VOTE: AYES 5
NOES 1
ABSTAINED 3
ABSENT 6
Mrs. Diekoff took a chair at the table.
Bangoy - question to Mrs. Diekoff - We have a finance director
established by ordinance, but can you clarify for us the following
functions: Treasurer, Auditor, Assessor, Finance Director, collector?
Mrs Diekoff - We have no assessor, The County of Orange does this.
The clerk was assessor in the past. The collector is now under the
control of the treasurer. The finance director functions as internal
control; is the auditor and general accountant for the city. He
keeps books, bill detailed records, and presents them to council.
After council agrees,that they be paid, they go to the treasurer
for the checks to be drawn. B state law some functions are under
the treasurer and cannot be delegated to anyone else.
Mr Bangoy - question to Mrs. Diekoff - Is the collector for license
fees under the treasurer?
i Mrs. Diekoff - The clerk issues the licenses and an office girl (clegk)
f collects the money and turns it over to the treasurer daily.
i
Mr. Mangano - question to Mrs, Diekoff - Is there a bonding require-
ment for the office of treasurer,
Mrs, Diekoff - Yes
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There followed a discussion of the 1911 Act. The treasurer collects
the money for the bondholders. These are non-city duties. The
treasurer does these Things for the benefit of the assessment district.
Mr. Williams stated that our present city charter is vague as to the
financial control. When no city manager type government exists, the
city council adopts the budget, approves expenditures, audits claims,
and demands. Under the council,,/comanager form of government, the
council sets the tax rate and approves the budget. The manager
appoints the finance officer. If an item is included in the budget
it does not go back to the council for approval for payments The
warrant is drawn on the treasurer. The treasurer is appointed b y
the council and it a check on the actions of the finance officer
who is appoints y t e city aaanager.
The finance officer checks each demand, price, delivery, whether or
not budgeted. If all is in order, he draws a warrant on the
treasurer. The treasurer drags a check for payment.
The council appoints the administrative arm but before final
transaction a matter goes before .the treasurer who is an officer
note answerable to the c ity manager as a check and balance of the
sy�
The greatest concern of the public is that they want to make sure -
they are able to keep the game treasurer and clerk and this is why it
is advisable that they are given status with the personnel board.
Presently the clerk has already been divested of all financial
responsibilities.
Bangoy to Williams - Since we do have. elected clerk and treasurer
do you feel there is adequate opportunity to ensure the qualifications
for these positions should they be made appointive, assuring a
highly qualified individual filling the position,
Williams - Yes, this can be vrritten into the charter . The question of
appointed or elected positions largely depends on the popularity of
the present clerk and treasurer and if they approve the change.
If these people oppose the change and they are popular with the
people, the charter election can be defeated.
Aar Porter to Williams -- Which positions would be appointed?
Williams - Clerk, Pblice Chief, City Attorney, Treasurers tentatively.
Under city manager fora of government the city manager may make
appointments of department heads. Mini-mum qualifications for these
positions may be established and the manager must comply with these
a%'mente m _:.alking his Epi:'C:^`n!_-ltentso Or, G}.a C..;2E f't.4.i
may appaint all'. department heads themselves.
Page 5 _ Minutes a April 7, 1965
A third method would be a combination of the two methods; appoint-
vents of department heads made by the city manager but counciI.. must
confirm the appointments.
Baangoy to Williams -- 'Isn't this a sort of check and balance? —
Williams -- This does not apply to attorney, clerk and treasurer .
Mangano o The only weakness is that each four years these people
must stand for election under the present elected system. There
may be some merit in appointing these positions to
void this.
Williams - If you have popular elected clerk and treasurer, and
they oppose being changed from elected to appointed, again as
stated before, they will defeat the charter for you.
Porter to Williams - Do you suggest that we ask the opinion
of the treasurer as to her preference?
Pars. Diekoff - here to .listen and learn, could decline to stake
her position.
Mangano - If the treasurer and clerk were given assurance that their
positions would be protected there is merit to appointing them.
There followed a discussion of the volume of work handled by the
treasurer's office, the facet that the city has its ovom water utility,
the volume involved in these collections, point was made that more
time was spent in collecting Monies than in disbursing it.
Williams the .custody of funds must be delivered to the treasurer
for collections made in other areas of the city (water department,
clerk's office, sales tax, so forth, ) all money at end of day is
deposited with the treasurer.
Porter - With the volume of business in the treasurer ' s office,
the treasurer has employees and so is also a supervisor.
Williams e (gave detail of duties of treasurers in other cities)
Bangoy - How about sending a letter to Mrs. Diekoff thanking her
for her cooperation.
Chairman b- If there are no objections a letter of thanks to Mrs Diekoff
and a copy to the city council will be written by the, secretary,
�+x.ang y to Williams _ Please c critc`y E°hy i'.1ty arszeasor is na% d ang-a:M,
Page 6 - Minutes - April 7, 1965
Williams - The county does assessing and collecting by
contract and turns it over to the cities. Most all cities
avail themselves of this service. It is included in the charter
as a safeguard that the function is done.
Porter - Who is now performing the audit function?
Williams - The audit function is done by the finance director.
The post-audit is done by an outside auditing firm hired by the
city council.
Mangano - Il there are provisions made to assure present clerk
and treasurer of their positions, could it weaken the charter.
William - Not necessarily. It is customary to provide transitional
provisions.
The chairman called a recess at 9:20 p.m.
The meeting was reconvened at 9 e40 p.m.
Mangano - Regarding item "P" (What provisions, if any, should be
Made for a personnel board ) there is a need for a civil
service or appeal board for the protection of fire, police and other
personnel.
Larkin - stated her finings regarding various types of civil service
boards. Many different types , local, state, Newport Reach has
only police and fire personnel under civil service.
Larkin to Williams - Why is it expensive to have civil service?
Williams - There are certain expenses involved in conducting
examinations to fill Vacancies. Normally the board is not paid or elaf
just paid a nominal amount. It is not really expensive - many
cities contract with the state personnel board or the county to
have examinations conducted by them. .. .establishment of personnel
board provides tw,ro-fold protection. It assures the city of acquiril.g
qualified personnel in that prospective employees must pass an
examination and so as a result you generally obtain a more quali£ f;d
individual.
Thereare closed back-door systems where the employee can demand
hearing and the personnel board may order reinstatement. The oTE2n-
4:l3_I J.:. ie G„.. s4.• •.:,iE =..::: wF.i b-nard cCcb 'd.o6. order a%1 t_da
job,, It can hold Public hearinns as to the xeavon for chi«:rilasa-1.b
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With the• Anahein system the council was required in the charter
to establish an adequate personnel system by ordinance. A personnel
system may be adopted by referendum if desired. The reasons for
avoiding the phrase "Civil Service Board" and the connotation of
it were explained.
Larkin ,o Williams - Do you feel police and fire should be under
a separate system?
Williams - No, and explained why this is the case in Newport beach.
Los Angeles conducts closed examinations for higher positions, but
not for top positions. Lois Angeles has excellent department heads.
You can write the personnel system into the charter, you can let
the people decade by initiatives or you can compel the city council
to adopt a personnel system.
Mangano - provisions should be made to protect the people in
police and fire departments. There is a morale factor here. also
the council has been placed in embarrassing positions in the past
in personnel matters because of the lacy of a personnel board.
Williams - The mestiona of know many employees, job titles, salaries,
are up to the city council. The personnel board performs two
or th v-(-2e primary functions but not that of fixing salaries, how
many employees. They do conduct': examinations and certify eligibility
lists. They hear cc;mplai nts by perso-rnel concerning demotions,
discharges. . . . . .you can have a system whereby the board can recommend
or can order.
Coen - Regarding the Anaheim intent when they incorporated the
provision for the adoption of a personnel system by the council.
Can you explain why this was done?
Williams - Anaheim had a personnel ordinance drawn at the time.
it was a loose personnel system. fir. Williams read from the Anaheim
charter relating to personnel provisions. In personnel systems
the hearing results in a recommendation as to the action to be taker
There is a difference in the connotation of personnel system and
civil service board. While you may do justice to the individual
who has been fired, you may do an injustice to the city. Mr.
Williams gave an example of know this could happen.
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P _,e:,nce wr break tdo,%.rxn to is *-ha-L. it wou."d be good practice
.,Z.o Ithe PrPe7er of the department head to hire and fire his employees.
Vie personnel systert, simply insures that the department head himself
does not become a personality.
A personnel system is a deterent to wrongdoing.
Ad,,ra--stages are that it is not too strict a system.
Regaxing the Police Deparlt.ment, it took six months
too cj_,t council, approval of the present personnel ordinance. Since
the -police de-partment- could not be a part of this ordinance (the
chie" of P-.-)lice being elected) the chief at that time agreed to
Ty,,Olu:at Sri ly adopt the rules and regulations of the present system
or depertment.
if
ar my observation that/you give the employee no
!Ull 'r as - it I L.
If you put into the charter
paottac-"Aon he will not like it,
that the council shall adopt an adequate system you are better
�Df. -F
_ !.%lien you spell out the details of the system you again get
a difference of' a-oinion.
Mangano - requested a show of hands as to whether a personnel
of some form should be written into the charter ,
VIII.J..'Lams read fr(am. the Anaheim charter and noted that the Anaheim
:�harLer does not include the phrase which is generally included in
charters, that is "once an office or department its included under
-the nersonnel system, it cannot be deleted without a vote of the
?eopIc?" This was purposely left out of the Anaheim charter.
.[zW,s0*-11 - At this time I will entertain a motion that the committee
rec", -y treasurer and personnel
in- nand action on city clerk and city
Mot"Cia-a by i4an4jano seconded by Coen, that the recommendation be made
to the full ccammittee to adopt a personnel system compWable to that
,z;f A.na-neirr.. Motion Carried.
I Koti-�n by Coen, seconded by Wood, -that the recommendation be made to
IL1111 cammittee that the office of city treasurer be appointed by
the ccyancil, Motion carried.
E-Wtion by .'oen, seconded by Wood, that the reconnendation be :wade to
-'-he "ul' committee that the office of' city clerk be appointed by the
Council. 110-t4on carried.
c c; -D"Unutes -- "April 7, 1965
Per, Williams suggested that at the next meeting the subject of
whether or not to rewrite the charter in full or to write amend-
ments to the present chanter be duscussed.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Wood, the regular meeting of
the Huntington Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee
adjourned. Motion carried. 10:25 p.m. The next regular
meeting will be held Wednesday, April 21, 7 :30 p.m. in the
Council chamber.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
( Recording Secretary
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Approved
Mac Bangoy, Secr a
APR 21 191;5
Date
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AND ACCEPTED BY m0�%NITTEE
MINUTES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Wednesday, March 31, 1965
Chairman Lawson called the special meeting of the Huntington Beach
Citizens Charter Revision Committee to order at 7:35 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Co1111ittee Members Present: Bangoy, Blossom, Coen, DiFabio, Eddy, Gage,
Henricksen, Hottenstein, Irvine, Lawson,
Larkin, Mangano, Miller, Porter,. Wood
Absent: None
MINUTES
On motion by Miler, seconded by Wood, the minutes of the regular
. .. meeting of Parch 17, 1965 were approved as transcribed and mailed.
Motion carried.
ABSENCES EXCUSED
The Chair declared the March 17, 1965 absence of Messrs. Eddy, Henricksen,
Irvine, and Porter, excused..
NtE+lBER OF COUNCILMEN
A motion was amide by Mangano, seconded by Eddy, that the Council be
increased to seven members. Motion carried.
ELECTION OF MAYOR
A motion was mode by Mangano, seconded by Eddy, that the mayor be
elected at large. , Motion fai.led. for lack of a majority vote.
CITY MANAGER OR ADMINISTRATOR
' On motion by Henricksen, seconded by Wood, the question of City Manager
or City Administrator be placed on the agenda as the next item for
discussion. Motion carried.
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` A motion was made by Henricksen, seconded by Blossom, that a Cite Manager
form of government be adopted. Motion carried by. the following votes
AYES: 9
HOES s 4
ABSTAINED: 2
ABSENT: 0
OFFICE OF MAYOR
On motion by Lawson, seconded by Bangoy, the Mayor shall be selected as
in the present charter.
RECESS
Chairman Larson called a recess of the Committee at 5:45 p.m.
RRCONVENED
: Committee was reconvened at 9:00 p.m. by the Chairman.
VOTE ON FAST MOTION
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: 10
NORS2 . 3 Him.t..te - MAC•+GArJO WOAD
ABSTAINED: 2
ABSENTS 0
OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE
On motion by Lawson, seconded by Larkin, the Chief of Police shall be
appointed and not elected. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: 12
NOES: 2
ABSTAINED s l
ABSENT: 0
OFFICE OF CRTY ATTORNEY
On motion by Coen, seconded. by Wood, the City Attorney shah- be.
elected.
Notion failed for lack of a .majority vote.
AYES. 3
NOES: 11
ABSTAINED: 1 , Q
ASSERT s 0
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On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Blossom, the City Attorney shall
be appointed. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYESs 11
DTOESs 3- G M4z
ABSTAINEDs 1 M 2
ABSENT: 0
ORAL COMHWICATIONS
The Chairman informed the cosmnittee that he has written to Mr. John Bollens
concerning Mr. Bollens appearance before the committee as a - speaker, but
that no answer has yet been received,
NEXT AGENDA
Items for the agenda for the next meeting were established as follows$
(1) Office of City Clerk
(2) Office .of City Treasurer
(3) What provisions, if any, should be
made for a personnel system
ADJOURNKBNT
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Blossom, the meeting of the Huntington
Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned. Motion carried.
10:25 p.m. The next regular meeting will be April 7, 1965.
Submitted by
Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
Approved:
NOLL
Mac Bangoy, Se y
APR 21 ins
Date
MINUTES
1�OTE s THESE MIk1 ES ARE
`:TIMT&TIVE UNTIL APPROVED
hC9CEPTED BY COMITTEE Council :Chamber, Civic Center
ACTI®N. Huntington Beach, Calif.
Wednesday, March 17, 1965,
Chairman Pro-tem Kenneth Lawson .:called the regular a eating of the s
Huntington Beach Citizens rter Revision Cc mi.ttee to. order at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council
Chamber.
ROB
Committee, Members Present: Bangoy,, Blossom, Co®n; DiFabio, Gage,
Nottenstein, Lawsonn',- Laskin, Mangano
Miller, Wood
Absent: Eddy, Henricksen, Irvine, Porter
MINUTES
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, the minutes of the organiza-
tional meeting of March 10, 1965 were approved as transcribed and
mailed with corrections noted.
On motion by Lawson, seconded by Coen, all reference to alternates
' or 'voting' members in the by-laws shall be stricken. Motion carried.
Mr, Bottenstein arrived at 6:00 p.m.
I ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A motion was made by Mangano, seconded by Wood, that election of officers
be conducted by secret ballot. Motion carried.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Miller, nominations for Chairman were
declared open. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Coen, Kenneth Lawson was nominated.
On motion by Gage, seconded by Laskin, Mac Bangoy was nominated.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Bangoy, nominations for Chairman were
closed. Motion carried.
Vote: Lawson 6 votes
Bangoy 9 votes
1 abstention
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, the election of Mr. Lawson
as Chairman was declared unanimous. Motion carried.
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On motion by Coen, seconded by Miller, nominations for dice Chairman
were declared open. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, ,seconded by nottenstein, Donald Blosso was
nominated.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Coen, there being no further nominations
for Vice Chairman, nominations were closed. lotion carried.
On instruction from the Chair the election of Donald Blossom as Vice
Chairman was declared unanimous.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Miller, nominations for Secretary were
declared open. Notion carried.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Miller, Mac Bangoy was nominated.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Miller, there being no further nominations
for Secretary, nominations were closed. Motion carried.
On instruction from the Chair the election of Mac Bangoy as Secretary
was declared unanimous.
CITY CHNRTER - TYP8 OF COMMIL
Mr . Williams, ' legal counsel, read a decision of the court in regard to
initative to amend the city charter. Ref. 58 Cal. App. 555,. Moore vs
City Council of the City of Los Angeles, 1922. Mr. Williams will
prepare a written opinion for the City Council.
Mr. Williams addressed the committee regarding his opinion as to
advantages of various types of City Councils.
Members of the committee expressed their views and addressed questions
to Mr. Williams.
RECESS
Chairman Lawson called a recess of the Committee at 900 p.m.
RHANP D
Committee was reconvened at 9:45 p.m. by the Chairman.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Miller, all actions taken by the
committee are tentative until recommended revision of the charter is
made to the City Council. Motion carried.
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On motion by Wood` seconded by Hottenstein, the recommendation of
the committee is that the City Council be nominated and elected at
large. Motion carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Bangoy, the last motion shall be
tabled until the next meeting of the committee. Motion failed for
lack of a majority vote.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Hottenstein, the first .item of
business at the next meeting of the committee be the number of
councilmen to serve::on the City Council. Motion. carried.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, items 2 and 3 on the next
agenda be the question of the election of mayor (at large or .appointed) ; .
and the question of which officials, other than the City Council, to
be elected vs. appointed. Motion carried.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Coen, requests for copies of material
of the co®ittee be directed initially to the secretary, and that 15
copies shall be made available at the City Clerk's desk, City Hall, for
interested parties. Motion carried.
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Bottenstein, the policy of the
committee shall be to mail copies of the minutes of committee meetings
to the Huntington Beach News, Huntington Beach Daily Pilot, The Register,
and the Huntington Beach Independent, and that these copies shall carry
a notation that the minutes are tentative until .approved and accepted_
by committee action. Motion carried.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Bengoy, the Chairman was instructed
to contact John C. Bollens, School of Political Science, U.C.L.A.,
Dr. Henry Rining or Frank Sherwood, U.S.C., to arrange for one of
these men to appear as a speaker before the coam►ittee in .the near
future. Motion carried.
A show of hands on the vote was requested by Mr. Coen. Votes In
favor Sr opposed 4; one abstention.
A motion was made by Wood requesting the Chairman to contact committee
members Henricksen and Irvine regarding their absence from the meetings
of March 10 and March 17. The Chair declared the motion out of order
and noted that the Chair would accept the responsibility of contacting
these gentlemen.
WRITTEN COM4UNICATIONS
The recording secretary read a letter from Mayor Donald D. Shipley to
Mr. Marcus M. Porter informing Mr. Porter of his appointment to the
Huntington Beach Charter Revision Coanaittee, replacing A . John Hathaway
who resigned because of business reasons.
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ADJODUM T
OZ motion by Wood, seconded by Larkin, the meeting of the Huntington
Beach Citizens Charter Revision Committee adjourned. Motion carried.
10:35 p.m. The next meeting will be March 31, 1965.
Submitted by Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
APPROVED s
Mac Eargoy, Secre r
_ IR OWI,, 3,1� N 6 5-
Date
Mf+.NuJiES
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Wednesday, 3fbarch 10, 1965
Kenneth Lawson called the organizational meeting of the Huntington
Beach Citizens Charter Revision Comumi ittee •-o order at 7:45 P.M. in
the Council Chamber.
ROUL CALL
Committee Members Present: Bangoy, Blesmom, Coen, DiFabio, .4dy,
Cage; r-rtt,enatein, Lawson, Larkin,
Mangano, Milled, `good
Absent: Hathaway, Henricksen, Irvine
HIWJTES
Minutes of the last meeting will be presented at a later date
i 1 :TN RCc DUC°�ION OF LEGAL.__COgTWSEL
` Mr. Lawson introduced Mr. Harry C. Williams of the lie firm of
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, 458 So Spring Street, Los Angeles,
tdco Lawson outlined the progress wade taus far by the committee,
Mr. Williams explained his procedure for working with the committee,
ELECTRON OF CHAXRMAN PRO W-1
On motion by Hangoy, seconded by Miller, Committee retained MIX
Kenneth Lawson as Chairman Pro Tem. Motion carried,
ADOPTION OF BY LAWS
By laws were adopted by article and section as :follows:
BY-1-AWS OF THE
HUNTINGTON BE.a_CH CITIZM�S
CHART&R, REVISION COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 1 - NAME
On motion by Miller, seconded by Lawson. Alotion carried,
Sec, 1. The name of this organization shall bee HUN INGTON BEACH
CITIZENS CITY CHA RTC REVISION CO:A.NITTEE.
On motion by Hottenstein, seconded by Coeh, the word "CITY:'
shall be deleted, Notion Carried.
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Sec. 1. The name of this organisation shall be HUNTINGTON BEACH
i
CITIZENS CHARTER R.MSION COMMITTEE.
On motion by Wood, seconded by Miller. Motion carried.
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy. Motion carried.
Sec. 1. To study and analyze the existing charter of the city of
Huntington Reach and make a report thereon to the City
Council recommending a new charter or amendments to the
existing charter, if so desired.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Wood. Motion carried.
ARTICLE 3 - MEETINGS
On motion by Miller, seconded by Eddy. Motion carried.
Sec. to Meetings to be held the first and third Wednesday of each
month in the Council Chamber of the City of Huntington Beach.
The time of the meetings to be 7:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
--- On motion by Eddy, seconded by Larkin. Notion carried.
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Sec. 2. Special meetings to be called by a' simple majority vote of
the voting members except all members. shall be notified 48
hours prior to .the meeting.
Sec. 3. The last ten minutes of each meeting will be spent organizing
an agenda for the next meeting.
Sec. 4. A quorums shall consist of ten or more members with voting
rights.
Sec. 6. Roll call attendance to be first item of business at every
meeting, at which time any alternate acting as a voting
member shall announce the voting members absence.
On motion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, adopt Sections 2, 3,4, & 6 of
Article 3. Motion carried.
Sec, 5. All members, voting or alternates, must be notified 48 hours
in advance of all meetings, regular and special.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Wood, adopt Section 5, Article 3.
Lotion carried.
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ARTICLE 4 - OFFICERS
On moi--ion by Wood, seconded by Lawson Motion carried.
Sec. to The officers of this ccy"na.ttee shall be chairman, vice
chairman, and secretary.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside at all
meetings and select committees as required.
Sec,, 3. The vice chairman, in the absence of chairman, or when
requested to do so by the chairman, shall assume the duties
of the chairman,
On motion by Sangoy, seconded by Eddy. Motion carried.
Motion by Miller that the Committee adopt Section 4 follo4-jing xthe fern
of the Anaheim rules, disseminaticn of the minutee of eac 7 regular and
spec it:. meeting by mail on the Tuesday follo-wing the regular meeting
or within five days following a special meeting and that the Secretary
be the voice of the committee under the -direction of the chairman.,
The motion failed for lack of a second.
RECESS Chairman Lawson called a recess of the coamittee at 9:20
RECONVENED Committee was reconvened at 9:35.
Sec. 4. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep minutes of
the regular and special meetings and mail same to all
members of the committee within three days following the
meeting.
Notion by Wood, seconded by Eddy. Notion carried.
ARTICLE 5 - PARLIMENTARY PROCEDURE
On Lotion by Hottenstein, seconded by aangoy. Motion carried,
Sec, 1. The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order shall govern
this committee in all cases to which they are applicable
and in which they are not inconsistent with the approved
by laws of this conmittee.
On motion by Miller, seconded by Hangano. Motion carried
Sec. 2� The chairman sh.:all, rule on all era.`tern of procedure subject
to the right of any member of the comsuittee to reque�;t a.
vote of the commiittee-of-•thet4hole
Can motion by Eddy, seconded by Dangoya Tlotion carried
A-TrICLE 6 -- MEMBERS & WRI'INIG POWERS
On motion by Miller; seconded by Coen. Plotion carried
Motion by Miller that �:he comrittee be composed of 15 regular members
and 5 alternates. 7-he chair declared the IT!otio-ri out of order can the
grounds that the City Council determines the menbership of the
ccA-mai.ttee,
Motion by miller that -'Zhe committee request the City Council to
appoint five alte.r.nates to the committee. Notion failed for lack
of a second
Hotion by Bangoy, seconded by Miller, that the chairman be authorized
to contact the City Administrator to request the City Council to
consider the appointment of five alternate members to the committee.
The motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
See, to Those members appointed by the City Council shall be the
only voting members of this committee.
Motion by Eddy, seconded by Blossom. Tlo V ion carried.
ARTICLE 7 - VACANCIES
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Hottenstein. Motion carried.
Sec, to In the event of resignation or disqualification of voting
member, the City Council shall, be requested to appoint a
new member.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Hottenstein. Motion carried,
ARTICLE 8 - MOTIONS
On motion by Eddy, seconded by "good, Motion carried.
At 10820 P.M., 11.r o Hottenstein was excused by theChair to leave the
meeting o
Sec 1, All members including the chairman may present items, make
motions, second motions, and vote on motions before the
committee,
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Wood. Motion carried.
ARTICLE 9 -- ATTEUDANCE
On motion by Wood, seconded by Eddy. Motion carried,
Sec. 1, Any voting member absent two unexcused Consecutive meetings
or a total of four unexcused meetings will be recommended
for removal by the City Council,
On motion by Wood, seconded by Mangano. Motion carried,
Sec, 20 Absence from special called meetings will be tabulated in
computing grounds for recommended removal.
On motion by Eddy, seconded by Bangoyo Motion carried.
Sec, 3, The committee by .notion shall determine whether an absence
its excused or unexcused at the earliest practicable time.
On motion by Coen, seconded by Eddy. ,Motion carried,
ARTICLE 10 A MED3EN-TS TO BY-LAWS
Mangano
On motion by seconded by Miller. Potion carried,
Seca la These by-laws may be amended at any time by a vote of the
majority of the total .membership of the committee,
On motion by Mangano, seconded by Eddy. Potion carried.
It Was moved and seconded that further discussion on the by laws
be cancelled. Notion carried.
WRITTEN COM4UNICATIONS
A letter of. resignation from Mr. John Hathaway recommending the appoint-
ment of Pr, Walter Kerinsky as his replacement. No action.
AWOUREMENT
On motion by Blossom, seconded by Eddy , the .meeting of the Citizens
Chaster Revision Comittee adjourned. Mr. Bangoy requested a show of
hands on the vote. Motion carried, 10:40 P,,H.
APPROVED:
Submitted by Betty Oswald
Recording Secretary
Ma—cl-a-p-goy, Secre r
Date _- C(A C
/S
Citizens March 1-, 1965
f r City Charter Revision
Committee
To Those Listed:
The following is a list of the active Committee Members as of March 1,
1965. It is expected that additions or deletions will occur over the
planned period that this comi.ttee will wrist, and your assistance to
Main this list current and accurate will be appreciated.
Mr. Mac 6942 Canterbury Circle 847,4683
Mr. Donald Blossam,- 731 Main 536-3545
Mr. Alvin M. Coen., . 8062 E. Sail Circle 536-3W.
Mr. Pasino DiF&bio, 421. 7th St. 536-2125
Mr. Don Eddy, - 19601 waterbn-.w lane 536-1889
Mrs. Berms Gam,,- 302 Crest m 5336-8572
1 j" 3-4393"
Mr, John Henricksen,, 618 Quincy 536-31"
Mr. Glenn Hottenstein,- 5581 Heil Ave. 847 W54
Mr, Joe bmine0 - 818 Joliet 536-2807
Mr o geiieth Iaweon, - 17612 Beach Blvd. 847-2521
Mrs. Frank Larkin, - 7642 Rhine Dr. 847-2809
1 Mr, John J. ono, 5661 Clark Dr 84704
Mro Fred Millar, . 5192 Caliente 847-490
Mro George wood, - 15441 Duke Circle 3
Mae Banm
Secret
cc: E. A. Hartsook, Chairman, Citizens Stewing CQ=itty®
Paul Jones, City Clerk
BY-LAWS C THE
��Ly �3j'p��I��3S�G -j` BEACH �CeX`p�g`pIZ-ENS
j.
ITTEE
ARTICLE 1 NAME
Sec, 1, The name of this organization shall be HUNTINGTON BELCH
CI IZMiS CHARTER REVISION CObOlITTEE.
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE & OBJE=IyEu
Sec, 1. To study and analyze the existing charier' of the city of
Huntington Beach and make a report thereon to the City
Council recommending a new charter or amendments to the
existing charter, if so desired.
ARTICLE 3 IEUX"INGS
Sec. 1. Meetings to be held the first and third Wednesday of each
eaaxeth in the Council Chamber of the City of Huntington
Beach.- The time of the meetings to be 7:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
Sec* 2. Special. meetings' to-be called by a simple majority vote -
®£ the members except all members shall be notified
48 hours prior :to the meeting..
Sec, 3. The last ten minutes of each meeting twill ke spent orgarnizing
an agenda for the next greeting.
Sec. 4. A quortuan shall consist of .ten or more members
Sec, 5. all members, �, joust be not:fled 48 hours
in advance of all meetixngso regular and special,
Sec; S, Roll call attendance to he first item as business at every
meeting.. -
ARTICLE 4 A OFF XCE 5
Sec. 1. The officers of this committee shah be chairman, vice
chairman, and secretary,
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Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside at all
meetings and select committees as required.
Sec, 3, The vice chairman, in the absence of chairman, or when
requested to do so by the chairman shall assume the duties
of the chairman.
Sec. .4 0 _..-...` � Mduties of the secretary shall be to keep minutes of
the regu of ` c�`spaetal:Aggti,cs .and mail same to all
members of the comittee within .three"' ._._
the meeting.
ARTICLE 5 -- .PARLIMMIARY PROCEDURE
Sec, 10 The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order shall govern
this committee in all cases to which they are applicable
and in which they are not inconsistent with the approved
by-laws of this committee.
Sec. 20 The chairman shall rule on all matters of procedure subject
to the right of any member of the c, l ittee to request a
vote of the ccmittee-of-the whole,
ARTICLE 6 - B=BERS & VOTING POURS
Sec. to Those members appointed by the City council shall be the
only voting members of this committee.
ARTICLE 7 - VACANCIES
See, 1. In the event of resignation or disqualification of- .a
member, the City Council shall be requested to appoint a
new member.
ARTICLE S - NOTIONS
Sec. to All members including the chairman may present items,
make motions, second motions, and vote on motions before
the committee.
ARTICLE 9 e ATTEfdMNCE .
Sec. 1. Any member absent two unexcused consecutive meetings
or a total of four uhexcused meetings will be . recommended
for removal by the City Council.
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Sec. 2e Absence from special called meetings will be tabulated in
computing grounds for recommended removal
Sec. 3. The commit-tee by motion shall determine whether an abeence
is encased or unexcused at the earliest practicable time.
See. 1. These by-laws may be amended at any time by a *rote o-f the
majority of the total membership of the conunittee,
Adapted by Article and Section o
March 10, 1965
Approved by Minute Action March 17, 1965 as amended by striking
references to alternates or 'voting' members.
HUNTINGTOI N BEACH
CITIZENS CHARTER REVISION COMKITTER
OPERATING PROCEDURES
ADOPTED BY MINUTE ACTION
1. All actions taken by the committee are tentative until recommended
revision of the charter is made to the City Council. 3-17-65, p,2
2. The policy of the committee shall be to mail copies of the minutes
of committee meetings to the Huntington Beach News, Huntington
Beach Daily Pilot, The Register, and the Huntington Beach Independent
and that these copies shall carry a notation that the minutes are
tentative until approved and accepted by committee action.
3-17-65, P. 3
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3. . Requests for copies of material of the committee be directed
initially to the secretary and that 15 copies shall be made
available at the City Clerk's desk, City Hall, for interested
parties. Motion carried. 3-17-65, p,3