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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed Charter Amendments, City Election dated April 14, 1 1 x PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO T C E,TE OF THE CITY OFHUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA t . and INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO DE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE REGULARELECTION p TO DE ]FIELD i�� 3 S IN THE CITY OF- HUNTINGTON .EEA.0 } CL'2.Sd.Y.l'®RIA.. .rw .. ON RI L 4 1 r ` ya + ig , A S .x w PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 That Section 3 -of Article V of the city charter be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE V Section 3: Meetings. The City Council shall meet at their usual place of meeting on the Monday next sue- ceeding the date of the general municipal election to can- vass the returns and install the newly elected officers. Each newly elected member of the City Council before entering upon his duties shall take the oath of office. At said meeting the City Council shall choose one of its num- ber to be Mayor. The City Council shall hold regular meetings at least once in each month at such times as it shall fix by ordin- ance or resolution and may adjourn any regular meeting to a date certain, which shall be specified in the order of ad- journment, and when so adjourned, such adjourned meet- ing shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. Such ad- journed meeting may likewise be adjourned and when so x, adjourned shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor, or by three (3) members of the City Council,_ by: x written notice delivered personally to each member at least k three (3) hours before the time specified for the proposed , tt?eeting; provided, however, that any special meeting of the City Council shall be a validly called special meeting, 0, ' without the giving of such written notice, :as above pro-_ - � u; vided, if all members of the City Council shall give their consent in writing to the holding of such meeting, ands such consent is on file in the.office of the City. Clerk at �y , the time of holding such meeting. A telegraphic -communf= a cation from a councilman consenting to the holding of the x meeting shall be deemed to be a consent in writing, with-- in the meaning of the terms as expressed in the foregoing ' sentence. At any special meeting the power of the City � cY- Council to transact business shall be limited to matters referred to in such written notice or written consent; all meetings of the City Council shall be held within the cor- porate limits of the City at such place as may be desig- nated by ordinance and shall be public. In the event that any order of adjournment of a reg- ular_meeting fails to state the hour at which any adjourn- ed meeting is to be held, such adjourned meeting may be validly held on the day specified in the order of adjourn- ment if held at the hour set forth in the ordinance or res- olution prescribing the time for regular meetings. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2 That Section 11 of-Article VII of the city charter be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE VII Section 11. Qualifications of appointive officers and those appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices: Except as otherwise provided in this charter, all officers of the City shall have been a resident and elector of the City of Huntington Beach for- at least one year next preceding his appointment to office, or.appointment to fill a vacancy in an elective office, provided, -however, that this sec- tion shall be inoperative if it shall be determined by the vote of at least four of the City Council that there is not a person with such a length of residence who is other- wise qualified for and acceptable to the City Council for : appointment to fill said office and who will accept the seine. PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO._3 h ;� That,a new section be added to Article VII of the city charter, to be known as Section 18, which will read as follows ARTICLE VII Section 18: .In case of a vacancy. in any electave"or appointive office,.and there is no express provision an thisy charter for the.filling of same, such vacancy shall be filled { by appointment` by the City Council; provided,: .that -any person appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office shall .hold office until the next general municipal.elect77 ion, t i at which date a successor shall be elected to serve for the remainder of such unexpired term, PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 4 That Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Article X of the city char- ter be amended to read as follows.- ARTICLE X Section 1: In any project for the erection, improve- ment and repair of public buildings and works; in -all work in or about streams, bays or water fronts, or in or about, embankments, or other works for protection against over- flow; in all street or sewer work exclusive of maintenance or repair; and in the furnishing of any supplies or ma- terials for any such project inclusive of projects for main- tenance or repair of streets or sewers, when the total ex- penditures-required for the same exceed the sum of one -r thousand dollars ($1,000), the same shall be done by con- tract and shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after notice which shall consist of the publication of a notice inviting bids by two or more insertions thereof, not less than five days apart, in a newspaper of general circu- lation, printed and published in such city, which .publica- tion shall be commenced not less than 10 days prior to the date set in the notice for the opening of bids. Such notice shall distinctly and specifically state the work con- templated to be done; provided, that-the City Council may reject any and all bids .presented and readvertise, in its ;u discretion, and if any two or more bids are the same and ' -are the lowest.bids"received; the Council may accept which- ever one it chooses; provided further,"after rejecting bids, the City Council may declare and determine -by a, four ; fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the work in question may be performed more economically by day labor or the materials or supplies furnished at a lower price in the open market, and after.the adoption of a reso kE lution to this effect it may proceed to have the same done in the manner stated without further observance.,of the foregoing provisions of this section; and provided further, , that in case of a great public calamity such as .an eAtraor- dinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic or other disaster .or r k D 2 r a { in the doing of emergency work deemed necessary in prep- aration for National or Local Defense, the City Council may, by resolution passed by vote of four.fifths of all its members declare and determine that public interest and necessity demand the' immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life, health or property, and thereup- on it may proceed to expend or enter into a contract in- volving the expenditure of any sum required in such emer- gency. Section 2: In the event that there is more than one ` newspaper of general circulation printed and published in such city the City Council shall, annually, prior to the be- ginning of each fiscal year, publish a notice inviting bids, and contract for the publication of all legal notices required to be published in a newspaper in said city. Said contract = shall include the printing and publishing of all such legal " i notices during the ensuing fiscal year. In the event there ' is only one newspaper of general circulation printed and published in said city, then the City Council shall. have the power to contract with, such newspaper for.the print- ing and publishing of such legal notices without being re- quired to advertise for bids therefor. Section 3: Nothing in this article contained shall be construed as applicable to work or materials, or supplies to be paid for by special assessment on property :bene- fited:thereby, but in all such cases the particular laws t applicable thereto shall be observed, otherwise the pro visions of this article shall be followed. PROPOSEW CHARTER_ AMENDMENT NO ;That Section 3 :of..Article: XI of the.city charter .bey 4 = amended to read as follows: - ARTICLE :XIS Section ,3. _ Special Taxes and Bonds::OPhenever the t City Council shall ,determine that the, public interest de- _ z mands an expenditure for municipal -purposes :which .can- -� not:be provided for out of the ordinary revenue of the M City, it;may submit to. the- qualified voters`;at a,regular x or special election; a `proposition to provide .for -such ex- ` c- penditure,. either by levying a special tax, or _by: uing � b L SY yg r ° L r bonds, but no such special tax shall be levied nor any suchiP L bonds issued, unless authorized by the"•affirmative votes �3 t: of two-thirds of the electors voting'.at such election: No .. bonds-shall be .issued to meet current expenses.' The proceedings for the voting and issuing of bonds . of the City shall. be..had in such a manner and form and under such_conditions and .limitations. 'of indebtedness as shall be provided from time to time'.by general laws' INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO BE SUBMITTED TO. THE VOTERS.. AT THE REGULAR ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE,CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ON APRIL 14, 1942. � "AN 'ORDINANCE.'OF .THE CITY OF HUNTINGTO14 BEACH � AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 230, ENTITLED, 'AN.-ORDIN- _ ANCE -REGULATING DANCE HALLS, DANCE-. PAVILIONS; AND PLACES WHERE DANCES ARE REGULARLY CONDUCT- r' ED .AND. CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF:HUNTINGTON BEACH'," AS AMENDED. The people of the City of Huntington Beach do ordain as follows: \ z Section 1: Section 4 of Ordinance No. 230 of the City of Hunt ` ington Beach entitled," An ordinance regulating dance halls, 'dance_ pavilions, and places.where dances are regularly-conducted and car ried on in the City of Huntington Beach".as amended.be and the same J is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: sk�y Section 4: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora , ems. tion.conducting, maintaining,:or carrying on.a public,-dance hall or r �q , having charge or control thereof,r or for any person employed in and About the-same, or for any'person either as principal, .employee, or t otherwise to hold; conduct, supervise, or carry on any dance or dane ' ing in any public dance hall,dancing pavilion,pavalon,or other'public .ry lit nyi place m the,City of Huntington Beach,batweep the hours of 12 o'clockk midnight and 8 o'clock ATM followuig midnight The tune herein specified shall be'`the tune then;in use_in this-cityx� Section_2 If'any section subsection, sentence, clause, or;phrase �' ��� , u 7 of this ordinance:is.for'any reason held'to be unconstitutional such ' . decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining.portions of this x'. ordinance The eo le of the Cit of Huntm Rf ;1 P p y gton Beach hereby dec�aze tr, �� , k = that they would have passed.this ordinance and each`sections sub + " section; 'sentence,,elause; and:,phrase� hereof, irrespective of the factPN zsi ayoeor re secions `subsectthat m ons,sentences,clauses,br phras r r es hereof be declared unconstitutional d rSection�3 The City:Clerk.shall certify to the adoption of 6,I-A41, .r' y ordinance, and.shall cause the same to be published by one insertion _ in the Huntington. Beach News, a weekly newspaper, printed and. }` published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, and this ' . ordinance shall'take effect and be in force in accordance with the - r� statutes applicable thereto. .Passed and adopted on the ..... day of ................ 1942" - r NI F i� � {k� 3" ( y't!' C � t t % �x .. N a w a a (Printed by $mttington Beach News) r +� City Charter .amendments 7'heyhyst"caCfile may 1.0,contain, the ortgtnaC(s) of, for examyCe, yroyosed amendments., p ublic Gearing notices or .,If bookCets-, but tn aCCcases' they are exact duplicates of this eCectronicfiCe.