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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed Charter Amendments, City Election November 2, 1982, J CORPORATE DIVISION Legal Review (916) 445-0620 Certification (916)445-1430 Office of the Secretary of State 1230 J Street Status (916) 445-2900 a,� m Microfilm Records (916)445-1768 o March Fong Eu Sacramento, California 95814 Name Availability (916)322-2387 o Trademarks (916)445-9872 FO RN Statement of Officers (916)445-2020 ORIGINAL December 10, 1932 City of Huntington Beach 2000 Main St. Huntington Beach, Ca 92648 Attn: Alicia M. Wentworth Charter Amendment ratified by the electors of the CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH at the election held on November 2, 1982 were filed in this office December 9, 1982 and given Charter Chapter No. 26 w v SONJA E. BYRD Certification Officer Enclosing copy of charter amendments as will appear in the statutes. Please notify this department if any changes. We are also enclosing second set of charter amendments forwarded to this office which are not needed. the collection of City taxes by county officers, or unless the City Council by ordinance provides otherwise. Council, appoint such deputy or deputies to assist him or -act for him, at such salaries or compensation as the Council may by ordinance or 4 prescribe. (h) Have charge of all City elections. resolutionP (i) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as Section 312. VACANCIES, FORFEITURES AND REPLACEMENT. may be required by ordinance or resolution of the City Council. (a) Vacancies. A vacancy in the City Council or in any other The City Clerk may, subject to the approval of the City Council, office designated as elective by this Charter, from whatever cause aris- appoint such deputy or deputies to assist him or act for him, at such ing, shall be filled by appointment by the City Council. salaries or compensation as the Council may by ordinance or resolution prescribe. (b) Forfeiture. If a member of the City Council is absent from all regular meetings of the City Council for a period of thirty con- Section 311. CITY TREASURER. POWERS AND DUTIES. The City secutive days from and after the last regular City Council meeting Treasurer shall have the power and shall be required to: attended by such member, unless by permission of the City Council ex- pressed in its official minutes, the office shall become vacant. If (a) Receive on behalf of the City all taxes, assessments, an elected City officer is convicted of a crime involving moral turpi- license fees and other revenues of the City, or for the collection tude or ceases to be an elector of the City, the office shall become of which the City is responsible, and receive all taxes or other money vacant. The City Council shall declare the existence of such vacancy. receivable by the City from the County, State or Federal governments, Any elective officer of the City who shall accept or retain any other or from any court, or from any office, department or agency of the City. elective public office, except as provided in this Charter shall be deemed thereby to have vacated the office under the City government. (b) Have and keep custody of all public funds belonging to or under control of the City or any office, department or agency of the (c) Replacement. In the event it shall fail to fill a vacancy City government and deposit or cause to be deposited all funds coming by appointment within sixty days after such office shall become vacant, into his hands in such depository as may be designated by resolution the City Council shall forthwith cause an election to be held to fill of the City Council, or, if no such resolution be adopted, then in such vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. such depository designated in writing by the City Administrator, and in compliance with all of the provisions of the State Constitution Section 313. CONFLICT OF INTEREST, NEPOTISM. and laws of the State governing the handling, depositing and securing of public funds. (a) Conflict of Interest. The City Council shall adopt or ap- prove rules and regulations regulating conflicts of interest and pro- (c) Pay out moneys only on proper orders or warrants in the moting fair dealing in all City business. manner provided for in this Charter. (b) Nepotism. The City Council shall not appoint to a salaried (d) Prepare and submit to the Director of Finance monthly written position under the City government any person who is a relative by reports of all receipts, disbursements and fund balances, and shall blood or marraige with the third degree of any one or more of the file copies of such reports with the City Administrator and City members of such City Council, nor shall the City Administrator or any Council. department head or other officer having appointive power appoint any relative of such person or of any Council member within such degree (e) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as to any such position. This provision shall not affect the employment may be required by ordinance or resolution of the City Council. or promotional status of a person who has attained a salaried position with the City prior to the existence of a situation contemplated by The City Treasurer may, subject to the approval of the City this provision; however, Council members or officers with appointive c-10 c-11 powers in such a situation shall disqualify themselves from all deci- use its uncontrolled discretion and its action shall be final and sions affecting the employment and promotional status of such person. shall not depend upon any particular showing or degree of proof at the hearing, the purpose of which is to allow the City Council and the ARTICLE IV 1 City Administrator to present to each other and to the public all per- APPOINTIVE OFFICES AND PERSONNEL tinent facts prior to the final action of removal. Section 400. CITY ADMINISTRATOR. COMPOSITION, TERM, ELIGIBILITY, Section 401. POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as otherwise provided REMOVAL. in this Charter, the City Administrator shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City. (a) Composition. There shall be a City Administrator who shall Without limiting this general grant of powers and responsibilities, the be the chief administrative officer of the City. City Administrator shall have the power and be required to: (b) Term. The Administrator shall be appointed by the affirma- (a) Appoint, promote, demote, suspend or remove department heads, tive vote of at least a majority of the members of the City Council officers and employees of the City except elective officers. However, and serve at the pleasure of the City Council; provided, however, that no department head shall be appointed or removed until the City Admin- the person occupying the office shall not be removed from office except istrator shall first have reviewed such appointment or removal with as herein provided. the City Council and have received approval for such appointment or removal by a majority vote of the full City Council. (c) Eligibility. The Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference (b) Prepare the budget annually, submit it to the City Council, to actual experience in and knowledge of accepted practice as regards and be responsible for its administration upon adoption. the duties of the office as herein set forth. No person shall be eligible to be appointed City Administrator or Acting City Administra- (c) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of for while serving as a member of the City Council nor within one year each fiscal year, a complete report on the finances of the City, and following the termination of membership on the City Council. annually or more frequently, a current report of the principal admin- istrative activities of the City. (d) Removal. The City Administrator shall not be removed from office during or within a period of ninety days next succeeding (d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and any municipal election at which a member of the City Council is elected. future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem At any other time the City Administrator may be removed only at a reg- desirable. ular meeting of the City Council and upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the City Council. At least thirty days (e) Maintain a centralized purchasing system for all City prior to the effective date of removal, the City Administrator shall offices, departments and agencies. be furnished with a written notice stating the Council's intentions and, if requested by the City Administrator, the reasons therefor. (f) Prepare, administer and enforce rules and regulations Within seven days after receipt of such notice, the City Administra- recommended to and adopted by the City Council governing the contract- tor may by written notification to the City Clerk request a public ing for, purchase, inspection, storage, inventory, distribution and hearing before the City Council, in which event the Council shall fix disposal of all supplies, materials and equipment required by any a time for public hearing which shall be held at its regular meeting office, department or agency of the City government. place before the expiration of the thirty-day period above referred 1 to. The City Administrator shall appear and be heard at such hearing. (g) Be responsible for the compliance by the City with the laws After furnishing the City Administrator with written notice of the in- of the State pertaining to the City, the provisions of this Charter tended removal, the City Council may suspend the Administrator from and the ordinances, franchises and rights of the City. duty, but his compensation shall continue until removal as herein provided. In removing the City Administrator, The City Council shall (h) Subject to policy established by the City Council, exercise c-]?_ c-13 control of all administrative offices and departments of the City and the approval of such withdrawal at a regular or special election by of all appointive officers and employees except those directly appoint- a majority of the voters voting on such proposition. The system shall ed by the City Council and prescribe such general rules and regulations comply with all other provisions of this Charter. as he may deem necessary or proper for the general conduct of the ad- ministrative offices and departments of the City under his jurisdiction. Section RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The City shall participate. in a retirement sysstete m. (i) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may Section 405. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. The City be required by the City Council. Council shall establish such boards, commissions and committees as are deemed necessary for the orderly functioning of the City. All such Section 402. ACTING CITY ADMINISTRATOR. During any temporary a boards, commissions and committees shall report directly to the City absence or disability of the City Administrator, the Assistant City Council. Administrator shall serve as Acting City Administrator. During any temporary absence or disability of both the City Administrator and the Assistant City Administrator, the City Administrator shall appoint ARTICLE V one of the other officers or department heads of the City to serve as ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Acting City Administrator. In the event the City Administrator fails to make such appointment, such appointment may be made by the City Section 500. REGULAR ORDINANCES. ENACTMENT, ADOPTION, PUBLICATION, AMENDMENT, WHEN EFFECTIVE AND CODIFICATION. Council. Section 403. PERSONNEL. In addition to the City Council, a City (a) Enactment. In addition to such other acts of the City Clerk, a City Treasurer, a City Attorney and City Administrator, the Council as are required by this Charter to be taken by ordinance, every act of the City Council establishing a fine or other penalty, officers and employees of the City shall consist of such other offi- cers, assistants, deputies and employees as the City Council may pro- or granting a franchise, shall be by ordinance. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be substantially as follows: "The City Council vide by ordinance or resolution. The City Council shall establish such reasonable compensation and fringe benefits as are appropriate of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows:." No order for by ordinance or resolution for such offices, officials and employees the payment of money shall be adopted or made at other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. Upon introduction and second reading, except as herein provided. an ordinance shall be read by title only. Unless a higher vote is required by other provisions of this Charter, the affirmative vote The City Council shall maintain by ordinance a comprehensive of at least four of the City Council shall be required for the enact- personnel system for the City. The City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator and any officers designated as elective by the ment of any ordinance or for the making or approving of any order for Charter shall be exempt. The system shall consist of the estab- the payment of money. All ordinances shall be signed by the Mayor lishment of minimum standards of employment and qualifications for and attested by the City Clerk. the various classes of employment and procedures to be followed in advancement, demotion, suspension and discharge of employees included (b) Adoption. A regular ordinance shall be adopted only at a Ldithin the system, as the City Council shall determine to be for the regular or adjourned meeting held no less than five days after its best interest of the public service. The ordinance shall designate introduction. In the event that any ordinance is altered after its the appointive officers and employees who shall be included within introduction, it shall be finally adopted only at a regular or ad- the system. By subsequest ordinances the City Council may amend the journed regular meeting held no less than five days after the date system or the list of appointive officers and employees included with- it was so altered. The correction of typographical or clerical errors in the system, provided, however, that once included within the shall not constitute the making of an alteration within the meaning system, no officer or employee shall be withdrawn therefrom (unless of the foregoing sentence. the office or position is actually abolished or eliminated) without (c) Publication. The City Clerk shall cause each ordinance to c-14 c-15 be posted in three places designated by the City Council within the City and to be published by title with a brief summary at least once Section 502. RESOLUTIONS. The City Council may act by resolution within fifteen days after its adoption in a daily, semi-weekly or or minute order in all actions not required by this Charter to be taken weekly newspaper, published in the County or the City and circulated by ordinance. in the City, which is selected by the City Council for that purpose. Section 503. PUBLISHING OF LEGAL NOTICES. The City Council shall (d) Amendment. The amendment of any section or subsection of cause to be published all legal notices and other matters required to be an ordinance may be accomplished solely by the re-enactment of such published by law in a daily, semiweekly or weekly newspaper published section or subsection at length, as amended. in the County or the City and circulated in the City which is selected by the City Council for that purpose. No defect or irregularity in (e) When Effective. Every ordinance shall become effective proceedings taken under this section shall invalidate any publication thirty days from and after the date of its adoption, except the follow- where it is otherwise in conformity with this Charter or law or ordinance. ing, which shall take effect upon adoption: ARTICLE VI (1) An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an FISCAL ADMINISTRATION election; Section 600. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the City shall be (2) An improvement proceeding ordinance adopted under some from July 1 to June 30 unless otherwise established by ordinance. special law or procedural ordinance relating thereto; Section 601. ANNUAL BUDGET, PREPARATION BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR. (3) An ordinance declaring the amount of money necessary At such date as the City Administrator shall determine, each board or to be raised by taxation, or fixing the rate of property taxation, commission and each department head shall furnish to the City Adminis- or levying the annual tax upon property. trator, personally, or through the Director of Finance, estimates of the department's, board's or commission's revenue and expenditures for (4) An emergency ordinance adopted in the manner provided the ensuing fiscal year, detailed in such manner as may be prescribed in this Charter. by the City Administrator. In preparing the proposed budget, the City Administrator shall review the estimates, hold conferences thereon (f) Codification. Detailed regulations pertaining to any subject with the respective department heads, boards or commissions as necessary, and comprehensive codifications of valid ordinances may be adopted and may revise the estimates as may be deemed advisable. by reference, with the same effect as an ordinance, in the manner set forth herein; however, such regulations and codifications need not be Section 602. ANNUAL BUDGET. SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. published in the manner required for other ordinances, but not less The City Administrator shall submit the proposed budget to the City than three copies thereof shall be filed for use and examination by Council at least sixty days prior to the beginning of each fiscal the public in the office of the City Clerk prior to adoption. Ordin- year. After reviewing the proposed budget and making such revisions antes codified shall be repealed as of the effective date of the as it may deem advisable, the City Council shall hold a public hearing codification. Amendments to the code shall be enacted by ordinance. thereon at least days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year and shall cause to be published a notice thereof not less than ten Section 501. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES. Any ordinance declared days prior to said hearing. Copies of the proposed budget shall be by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for the available for inspection by the public in the office of the City Clerk immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, and at least ten days prior to said hearing. containing a statement of the reasons for its urgency, may be adopted in Liu, manner provided in Section 500 except that. ,uch crnerCtency Section 603. ANNUAL BUDGET. PUBLIC HEARING. At the time so ordinance may be introduced, enacted and adopted at one and the same advertised or at any time to which such public hearing shall from time regular or special meeting and shall take effect immediately upon to time be adjourned, the City Council shall hold a public hearing adoption if passed by at least five affirmative votes. on the proposed budget, at which interested persons desiring to be c-16 heard shall be given such opportunity. c-17 Section 604. ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION. Dollars of the assessed value of taxable property in the City, except At the conclusion of the public hearing the City Council shall as otherwise provided in this section, unless authorized by affirma- further consider the proposed budget and make any revisions thereof tive vote of a majority of the electors voting on a proposition to that it may deem advisable and on or before the last day of the fis- increase such levy at any election at which the question of such addi- cal year it shall adopt the budget with revisions, if any, by the tional levy for municipal purposes is submitted to the electors. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total members of the number of years that such additional levy is to be made shall be speci- Council. Upon final adoption, the budget shall be in effect for the fied in such proposition. ensuing fiscal year. Copies thereof, certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed with the City Administrator, Director of Finance, City Treasurer and the person retained by the City Council to perform the (b) There shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other property taxes for municipal purposes are post audit function, and a further copy shall be placed, and shall levied and collected, as additional taxes not subject to the above remain on file in the office of the City Clerk where it shall be avail- limitation, if no other provision for payment thereof is made: able for public inspection. The budget so certified shall be repro- duced and copies made available for the use of the public and of de- I. A tax sufficient to meet all liabilities of the City of partments, offices and agencies of the City. principal and interest of all bonds and judgments due and unpaid, or Section 605. ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS. From the effective to become due during the ensuing fiscal year, which constitute general obligations of the City; and date of the budget, the several amounts stated therein as proposed expenditures shall be and become appropriated to the several depart- ments, offices and agencies for the respective objects and purposes 2• A tax sufficient to meet all obligations of the City for the retirement system in which the City participates, due and unpaid therein named; provided, however, that the City Administrator may or to become due during the ensuing fiscal year. transfer funds from one object or purpose to another within the same department, office or agency. All appropriations shall lapse at the (c) Special levies, in addition to the above and not subject to end of the fiscal year to the extent that they shall not have been the above limitation, may be made annually, based on City Council expended or lawfully encumbered. approved estimates, for the following specific purposes, but not to exceed the following respective limits for those purposes for which At any public meeting after the adoption of the budget, the limits are herein set forth to wit: parks and recreation and human City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted services not to exceed $0.20 per One Hundred Dollars; libraries not by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total members to exceed $0.15 per One Hundred Dollars; promotional interests and of the City Council. cultural affairs not to exceed $0.07 per One Hundred Dollars; and civil defense and disaster preparedness not to exceed $0.03 per One Section 606. DETERMINATION OF CITY TAX RATE. The City Council Hundred Dollars. The proceeds of any special levy shall be used for shall prescribe by ordinance for the assessment, levy and collection no other purpose than that specified. of taxes upon property which is taxable for municipal purposes. If the City Council fails to fix the rate and levy taxes on or before Section 608. VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX MEASURES. No tax, property i August 31 in any year, the rate for the next preceding fiscal year tax or other measure whose principal purpose is the raising of revenue, shall thereupon be automatically adopted and a tax at such rate or any increase in the amount thereof, shall be levied, enacted or shall be deemed to have been levied on all taxable property in the established except by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of at City for the current fiscal year. least five (5) members of the City Council; provided, however, that any tax levied or collected pursuant to Section 607(b) of this Charter Section 607. TAX LIMITS. shall be exempt from the minimum voting requirement of this section. (a) The City Council shall not levy a property tax for munici- pal purposes in excess of One Dollar annually on each One Hundred apply Y , permit, or any other r fee or charge whose principal purpose is to pay or reimburse the City for the cost of performing any regulatory function of the City under c-18 c-19 its police power in connection with the City's duty to preserve or of adequate rates or charges, for restrictions upon further indebted- maintain the public peace, health, safety and welfare. ness payable out of the same fund or revenues, for restrictions upon transfer out of such fund, and other appropriate covenants. Money This section shall not apply to any user or service fee or charge provided such fee or charge is directly related to such use or placed in any such special fund for the payment of principal and/or service, is charged to the user or person receiving such service, and interest on any issue of such bonds or to assure the application there- is to pay or reimburse the City for the costs of providing such use or of to a specific purpose shall not be expended for any other purpose whatever except for the purpose for which such special funds were service. established and shall be deemed segregated from all other funds of the This section shall not apply to any fee or charge relating to any City and reserved exclusively for the purpose for which such special fund was established until the purpose of its establishment shall franchise or proprietary function of the City. have been fully accomplished. b Section 609. REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX. The City Council shall Section 612. SALE OF PUBLIC UTILITY. No public utility now or not levy a tax on the transfer or conveyance of any interest in real hereafter owned or operated by the City shall be sold, leased or other- property unless authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of wise transferred or disposed of unless authorized by the affirmative the electors voting on a proposition submitted to the electors to votes of at least a majority of the total membership of the City authorize such tax at a general or special election. Council and by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Section 610. BONDED DEBT LIMIT. The City shall not incur an in- electors voting on such proposition at a general or special election debtedness evicenced by general obligation bonds which shall in the at which such proposition is submitted. ' aggregate exceed the sum of 12 percent of the total assessed valuation, for purposes of City taxation, of all the real and personal property Section 613. EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS. Except as hereinafter provided, the City shall be bound by a contract only if it is made within the City. in writing, approved by the City Council and signed on behalf of the No bonded indebtedness which shall constitute a general obliga- City by the Mayor and City Clerk or by a City officer designated by tion of the City may be created unless authorized by the affirmative the City Council and only upon direction of the City Council. Excep- vote of the majority required by law of the electors voting on such tions to this procedure are as follows: proposition at any election at which the question is submitted to the (a) By ordinance or resolution the City Council may authorize electors. the City Administrator or other officer to bind the City, with or Section 611. REVENUE BONDS. Bonds which are payable only out without a written contract, for the acquisition of equipment, mate- of such revenues, other than taxes, as may be specified in such bonds, rials; supplies, labor, services or other items included within the may be issued when the City Council. by ordinance shall have established budget approved by the City Council, and may impose a monetary limit a procedure for the issuance of such bonds. Such bonds, payable only upon such authority. out of revenues, shall not constitute an indebtedness or general obli- (b) By ordinance or resolution, the City Council may provide a gation of the City. No such bonds payable out of revenues shall be issued without the assent of the majority of the voters voting upon method for the sale or exchange of personal property not needed in the the proposition for issuing the same at an election at which such prop- City service or not fit for the purpose for which intended, and for osition shall have been duly submitted to the registered voters of the the conveyance of title thereto. City. (c) Contracts for the sale of the products, commodities or It shall be competent for the City to make contracts and cove- services of any public utility owned, controlled or operated by nants for the benefit of the holders of any such bonds payable only the City may be made by the manager of such utility or by the head y from revenues and which shall not constitute a general obligation of of the department or City Administrator upon forms approved by the the City for the establishment of a fund or funds, for the maintaining c c-21 -20 Charter Chapte ?6 - City of Huntington Be 'z AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH E (Filed with the Secretary of State December 9, 1982) Section 300 is amended to read as follows Section 300. CITY COUNCIL, ATTORNEY, CL1:13K AND TREASURER. TERMS. The elective offLcers of the city shall c1ornsist of a City Council of seven members, a City Clerk, a City Treasurer and a City Attorney, all to be elected from the city at large at the times and in the manner provided in this Charter and who shall serve for terms of four years and .until their respective successors qualify. Subject to the provisions of this Charter, the flyemembers of the City Council trr office at the time this Charter takes ef- fect shall 'continue in office until the expiration of their re- spective terms and until their successors are elected and qualt- fled; tae�+Hee's-are-eleA�ed-ae-}�eNe1Na£be�-yeavlde�}� Dour members or the City Council shall be elected at the general municipal election held in ApPl171966, and each fourth ,year thereafter. Three mem- ber's of the City Council shall be elected at the general municipal election held in ApPlI 1968, and each fourth year thereafter. No person shall be elected as a member of the City Council' for more than two consecutive terms and no person who has been a member for snore than two years of a term to which some other person was elected a member shall be elected to the City Council more than one further consecutive term. Subject to the provisions of this Charter. , the City Clerk, City Treasurer and City Attorney in off ce at the time this Charter takes effect shall continue in office until the expira- tion of their respective terms and the qualification of their successors. A City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be elected at the general municipal election held i_n App11T1968, and, each fourth year thereafter. A City Attorney shall be elected in At*1131966, and each fourth year thereafter. The terra of each member of the City Council, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer and the City Attorney shall commence oil the first Monday following his election. Ties in voting among candi- dates for office shall be settled by the casting of lots. Section 700 is amended to read as follows: Section 700. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. General- munici- pal elections shall be held in the city on the seeendfirst Tuesday after the 'first Monday in- ApepllNovember in each even- numbered year. Certified to be a true copy by Robert P. Mandic, Jr. , Mayor and Alicia M. Wentworth, City Clerk Date of Special Municipal. Election: November 2, 1982 Cott' Of Huntington Beach , California r 1 TINGTpy Ere ®f ` Cr q CVu�Ty 6� i ;If I � CITY CHARTER I f }}r ' 1 if l. j i i I l CITY CHARTER INGTp�, z a Incorporated, February 17, 1909 (Election February 9, 1909; 94 votes cast for incorporation and 25 votes against) CHARTER AMENDMENTS Charter Election Certified Res. 773 Results 5/3/37..............................5/17/37 Amendments.............................................2/2/40 Amendments............................................1/29/47 Amendment.... .1/27/49 Amendments............................................ 5/9/49 Revised............................................... 5/l/50 New Charter...........................................2/10/66 Amendments.................. .... ......1/18/71 Amendment............................................. 6/5/75 Amendments...........................................12/10/76 i Amendments............................................7/17/78 ' Amendment (Consolidation - November)............... ... Y , I CITY CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND POWERS OF THE CITY Section 100. Name Section 101. Seal Section 102. Boundaries Section 103. Powers of City Section 104. Construction Section 105. Intergovernmental Relations ARTICLE II. FORM OF GOVERNMENT Section 200. Council-Administrator Form of Government ARTICLE III . ELECTIVE OFFICES Section 300. City Council, Attorney, Clerk and Treasurer. Terms Section 301. Powers Vested in City Council Section 302. Compensation Section 303. Meetings and Location Section 304. Quorums, Proceedings and Rules of Order Section 305. Presiding Officer Section 306. Mayor Pro Tempore Section 307. Non-interference with Administration Section 308. Official Bonds Section 309. City Attorney. Powers and Duties Section 310. City Clerk. Powers and Duties Section 311. City Treasurer. Powers and Duties Section 312. Vacancies, Forfeitures and Replacement Section 313. Conflict of Interest, Nepotism ARTICLE IV. APPOINTIVE OFFICES AND PERSONNEL Section 400. City Administrator. Composition, Term, Eligibility, Removal * Section 401. Powers and Duties Section 402. Acting City Administrator Section 403. Personnel Section 404. Retirement System Section 405. Boards, Commissions and Committees c-1 ARTICLE V. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CHARTER Section 500. Regular Ordinances. Enactment, Adoption, Publication, Amendment, When Effective and We, the people of the City of Huntington Beach, State of California, Codification do ordain and establish this Charter as the fundamental law of the City Section 501. Emergency Ordinances a of Huntington Beach under the Constitution of the State of California. i Section 502. Resolutions Section 503. Publishing of Legal Notices ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS OF THE CITY ARTICLE VI. FISCAL ADMINISTRATION I Section 100. NAME. The municipal corporation now existing and Section 600. Fiscal Year known as the City of Huntington Beach shall remain and continue to exist Section 601. Annual Budget, Preparation by the City Administrator as a municipal corporation under its present name of "City of Huntington Section 602. Annual Budget. Submission to the City Council Beach." Section 603. Annual Budget. Public Hearing Section 604. Annual Budget. Further Consideration and Adoption Section 101. SEAL. The City shall have an official seal which may Section 605. Annual Budget Appropriations be changed from time to time by ordinance. The present official seal Section 606. Determination of City Tax Rate shall continue to be the official seal of the City until changed in the Section 607. Tax Limits manner stated. Section 608. Vote Required for Tax Measures Section 609. Real Estate Transfer Tax Section 102. BOUNDARIES. The boundaries of the City shall con- Section 610. Bonded Debt Limit tinue as now established until changed in the manner authorized by law. Section 611. Revenue Bonds Section 612. Sale of Public Utility Section 103. POWERS OF CITY. The City shall have the power to Section 613. Execution of Contracts make and enforce all laws and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, Section 614. Contracts on Public Works subject only to such restrictions and limitations as may be provided in Section 615. Granting of Franchises this Charter or in the Constitution of the State of California. Section 616. Independent Audit Section 104. CONSTRUCTION. The general grant of power to the ARTICLE VII. ELECTIONS City under this Charter shall be construed broadly in favor of the City. The specific provisions enumerated in this Charter are intended to be Section 700. General Municipal Elections and shall be interpreted as limitations upon the general grant of power Section 701. Special Municipal Elections and shall be construed narrowly. If any provisions of this Charter, or Section 702. Procedure for Holding Elections the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, Section 703. Initiative, Referendum and Recall the remainder of the Charter and the application of such provision to Section 704. Nomination Papers other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS Section 105. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate Section 800. Transition in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or Section 801. Definitions otherwise, with any one or more states or civil divisions or agencies Section 802. Violations thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof. (Amended Charter effective December 9, 1982) c-2 c-3 I Section 301. POWERS VESTED IN CITY COUNCIL. All powers of the ARTICLE II City shall be vested in the City Council except as otherwise provided FORM OF GOVERNMENT + in this Charter. Section 200. COUNCIL-ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The Section 302. COMPENSATION. The members of the City Council in- municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known as the eluding the Mayor shall receive as compensation for their services as Council-Administrator form of government. such a monthly salary in the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ARTICLE III per month. In addition, each member of the City Council shall receive ELECTIVE OFFICES reimbursement on order of the City Council for Council authorized trav- eling and other expenses when on official duty upon submission of item- Section 300. CITY COUNCIL, ATTORNEY, CLERK AND TREASURER. TERMS. ized expense accounts therefor. In addition, members shall receive such reasonable and adequate amounts as may be established by ordinance, The elective officers of the City shall consist of a City Council of which amounts shall be deemed to be reimbursement to them of other rou- all to be elected from the City at large at the times and in the man- seven members, a City Clerk, a City Treasurer and a City Attorney, tine and ordinary expenses, losses and costs imposed upon them by virtue ner provided in this Charter and who shall serve for terms of four of their serving as City Councilmen. years and until their respective successors qualify. Section 303. MEETINGS AND LOCATION. Subject to the provisions of this Charter, the members of the (a) Regular Meetings. The City Council shall hold regular meet- City Council in office at the time this Charter takes effect shall ings at least twice each month at such time as it shall fix by ordinance continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms or resolution and may adjourn or re-adjourn any regular meeting to a and until their successors are elected and qualified. Four members date and hour certain which shall be specified in the order of adjourn- of the City Council shall be elected at the general municipal elec- ment and when so adjourned each adjourned meeting shall be a regular tion held in April, 1966, and each fourth year thereafter. Three meeting for all purposes. If the hour to which a meeting is adjourned members of the City Council shall be elected at the general munici- is not stated in the order of adjournment, such meeting shall be held at pal election held in April, 1968, and each fourth year thereafter. the hour for holding regular meetings. If at any time any regular meet- No person shall be elected as a member of the City Council for more ing falls on a holiday such regular meeting shall be held on the next than two consecutive terms and no person who has been a member for business day. more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected a member shall be elected to the City Council more than one further consecutive term. (b) Special Meetings. A special meeting may be called at any time by the Mayor, or by a majority of the members of the City Council, by Subject to the provisions of this Charter, the City Clerk, City written notice to each member of the City Council and to each local Treasurer and City Attorney in office at the time this Charter takes newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting effect shall continue in office until the expiration of their respec- notice in writing. Such notice must be delivered personally or by mail tive terms and the qualification of their successors. A City Clerk at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting as specified and City Treasurer shall be elected at the general municipal election in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place held in 1968, and each fourth year thereafter. A City Attorney shall of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other be elected in 1966, and each fourth year thereafter. business shall be considered at such meeting. If any person entitled to such written notice files a written waiver of notice with the City The term of each member of the City Council, the City Clerk, the Clerk, it may be dispensed with. Such waiver may be given by telegram. City Treasurer and the City Attorney shall commence on the first Mon- This notice requirement shall be considered fulfilled as to any person who is actually present at the meeting at the time .it convenes. In the day following his election. Ties in voting among candidates for, off- event of an emergency affecting the public peace, health or safety, a ice shall be settled by the casting of lots. special meeting may be called as provided in this section with less than twenty-four hours written notice by the Mayor Pro Tem in the Mayor's c-4 c-5 absence or by any member of the City Council in the absence of both manner as violations of this Charter are punishable. The City Council the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem provided that the nature of the emergency shall have the controlof all legal business and proceedings and all is set forth in the minutes of the meeting. property of the legal department, and may employ other attorneys to take charge of or may contract for any prosecution, litigation or other (c) Place of Meetings. A11 regular meetings shall be held in legal matter or business. the Council Chambers of the City or in such place within the City to ° which any such meeting may be adjourned. If, by reason of fire, flood (c) Rules of Order. The City Council shall establish rules for or other emergency, it shall be unsafe to meet in the place designated, the conduct of its proceedings and evict or prosecute any member or the meetings may be held for the duration of the emergency at such other person for disorderly conduct at any of its meetings. Upon place within the City as is designated by the Mayor, or, if he should 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 fail to act, by a majority of the members of the City Council. and shall cause the ayes and noes taken on the question to be entered (d) Open Meetings. All regular and special meetings of the City in the minutes of the meeting. Council shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend such meetings, except that the provisions of this section Section 305. PRESIDING OFFICER. At the Council meeting at which shall not apply to executive sessions. Subject to the rules govern- any Council member is installed following any general or special munic- ing the conduct of City Council meetings, no person shall be denied ipal election, and at any time when there is a vacancy in the office of the right to be heard by the City Council. Mayor, the City Council shall meet and shall elect one of its members as its presiding officer, who shall have the title of Mayor. The Mayor Section 304. QUORUMS, PROCEEDINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. may make and second motions and shall have a voice and vote in all its proceedings. The Mayor shall be the official head of the City for all (a) Quorum. A majority of the members of the City Council shall ceremonial purposes; shall have the primary but not the exclusive re- constitute a quorum to do business but a lesser number may adjourn sponsibility for interpreting the policies, programs and needs of the from time to time. In the absence of all the members of the City City government to the people, and as occasion requires, may inform Council from any regular meeting or adjourned regular meeting, the the people of any major change in policy or program; and shall perform City Clerk may declare the same adjourned to a stated day and hour. such other duties consistent with the office as may be prescribed by The City Clerk shall cause written notice of a meeting adjourned by this Charter or as may be imposed by the City Council. The Mayor shall less than a quorum or by the City Clerk to be delivered personally serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the City Council. or by mail to each Council member at least twenty-four hours before the time to which the meeting is adjourned, or such notice may be dis- Section 306. MAYOR PRO TEMPORE. The City Council shall also pensed with in the same manner as specified in this Charter for dispen- designate one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore, who shall serve in sing with notice of special meetings of the City Council, such capacity at the pleasure of the City Council. The Mayor Pro Tem- pore shall perform the duties of the Mayor during the Mayor's absence (b) Proceedings. The City Council shall judge the qualification or disability or at the Mayor's request. of its members as set forth by the Charter. It shall judge all elec- tion returns. Each member of the City Council shall have the power to Section 307. NON-INTERFERENCE WITH ADMINISTRATION. Except as administer oaths and affirmations in any investigation or proceeding otherwise provided in this Charter, no member of the City Council shall order, directly or indirectly, the appointment by the City Administrator, pending before the City Council. The City Council shall have the power and authority to compel the attendance of witnesses, to examine them or by any of the department heads in administrative service of the City, under oath and to compel the production of evidence before it. Sub- � of any person to any office or employment, or removal therefrom. Except poenas shall be issued in the name of the City and be attested by the for the purpose of investigation and inquiry, the members of'the City Council shall deal with the administrative service under the jurisdic- City Clerk. They shall be served and complied with in the same man- ner as subpoenas in civil actions. Disobedience of such subpoenas, . tion of the City Administrator solely through the City Administrator, or the refusal to testify (upon other than constitutional grounds), and no member of the City Council shall give orders to any subordinate shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable in the same c-6 c-7 (e) Approve the form of all contracts made by and all bonds and of the City Administrator, either publicly or privately. insurance given to the City, endorsing his approval thereon in writing. Section 308. OFFICIAL BONDS. The City Council shall fix by ord- (f) an Prepare and all p y proposed ordinances and City Council res- inance or resolution the amounts and terms of the official bonds of olutions and amendments thereto. all officials or employees who are required by this Charter or by ord- inance to give such bonds. All bonds shall be executed by responsible (g) Devote such time to the duties of his office and at such corporate surety, shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney, place as may be specified by the City Council. and shall be filed with the City Clerk. Premiums on official bonds shall be paid by the City. A blanket bond may be used if it provides (h) Perform such legal functions and duties incident to the the same protection as the required separate bond would provide. execution of the foregoing powers as may be necessary. In all cases wherein an employee of the City is required to fur- (i) Surrender to his successor all books, papers, files, and nish a faithful performance bond, there shall be no personal liability documents pertaining to the City's affairs. upon, or any right to recover against, the employee's superior officer or other officer or employee or the bond of the latter, unless such Section 310. CITY CLERK. POWERS AND DUTIES. The City Clerk superior officer, or other officer or employee is a party to the act shall have the power and shall be required to: or omission, or has conspired in the wrongful act directly or indirect- ly causing the loss. (a) Attend all meetings of the City Council, unless excused, and be responsible for the recording and maintaining of a full and true Section 309. CITY ATTORNEY. POWERS AND DUTIES. To become and record of all of the proceedings of the City Council in books that shall remain eligible for City Attorney the person elected or appointed shall bear appropriate titles and be devoted to such purpose. be an attorney at law, duly licensed as such under the laws of the State of California, and shall have been engaged in the practice of law (b) Maintain separate books, in which shall be recorded respect- in this State for at least three years prior to his election or appoint- ively all ordinances and resolutions, with the certificate of the ment. The City Attorney shall have the power and may be required to: Clerk annexed to each thereof stating the same to be the original or a correct copy, and as to an ordinance requiring publication, stating (a) Represent and advise the City Council and all City officers that the same has been published or posted in accordance with this in all matters of law pertaining to their offices. Charter. (b) Prosecute on behalf of the people any or all criminal cases (c) Maintain separate records of all written contracts and arising from violation of the provisions of this Charter or of City official bonds. ordinances and such state misdemeanors as the City has the power to prosecute, unless otherwise provided by the City Council. (d) Keep all books and records in his possession properly in- dexed and open to public inspection when not in actual use. (c) Represent and appear for the City in any or all actions or proceedings in which the City is concerned or is a party, and repre- (e) Be the custodian of the seal of the City. sent and appear for any City officer or employee, or former City off- icer or employee, in any or all civil actions or proceedings in which (f) Administer oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and any such officer or employee is concerned or is a party for any act aris- depositions pertaining to the affairs and business of the City and ing out of his employment or by reason of his official capacity. certify copies of official records. (d) Attend all regular meetings of the City Council, unless , (g) Be ex officio Assessor, unless the City Council, has availed excused, and give his advice or opinion orally or in writing whenever itself, or does in the future avail itself, of the provisions of the requested to do so by the City Council or by any of the boards or general laws of the State relative to the assessment of property and officers of the City. c-8 c-9 of the total members of the City Council. City Administrator and at rates fixed by the City Council. Section 615. GRANTING OF FRANCHISES. The City Council shall Section 614. CONTRACTS ON PUBLIC WORKS. Except as hereinafter by ordinance regulate the granting of franchises for the City. expressly provided, every contract involving an expenditure of more than Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) for the construction or improvement Section 616. INDEPENDENT AUDIT. The City Council shall provide (excluding maintenance and repair) of public buildings, works, streets, for an independent annual audit of all City accounts and may provide drains sewers, utilities, parks and playgrounds, and each separate for such more frequent audits as it deems necessary. Such audits shall purchase of materials or supplies for the same, where the expenditure be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants required for such purchase shall exceed the sum of Twenty-five Thousand who have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs Dollars ($25,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after of the City government or any of its officers. The Council may, without notice by publication in accordance with Section 503 by two or more requiring competitive bids, designate such accountant or firm annually insertions, the first of which shall be at least ten days before the provided that the designation for an articular fiscal Y P year shall be time for opening bids. made no later than thirty days after the beginning of such fiscal year. As soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year, a final audit The City Council may reject any and all bids presented and may and report shall be submitted by such accountant to the City Council, readvertise in its discretion. After rejecting bids, or if no bids one copy thereof to be distributed to each member. Additional copies of are received, or without advertising for bids if the total amount of the audit shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk where the contract or project is less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars the shall be available for inspection b the general Y p y g public, and a ($25,000), the City Council may declare and determine that in its opin- copy of the financial statement as of the close of the fiscal year ion, the work in question may be performed better or more economically shall be published in the official newspaper. by the City with its own employees, or that the materials or supplies may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, and after the ARTICLE VII adoption of a resolution to this effect by the affirmative vote of a ELECTIONS majority of the total members of the City Council, it may proceed to have said work done or such materials or supplies purchased in the Section 700. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. General municipal manner stated without further observance of the provisions of this elections shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday in November section. in each even-numbered year. All public works contracts exceeding the sum of Twenty-five Thou- Section 701. SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. All other municipal sand Dollars ($25,000) may be let and purchases exceeding the sum of elections that may be held by authority of this Charter, or of any law, Thousand Dollars ($25,000) may be made without advertising for bids if shall be known as special municipal elections. such work or the purchase of such materials or supplies shall be deemed by the City Council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of Section 702. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS. All elections life, health, or property and shall be authorized by at least five shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code affirmative votes of the City Council. of the State of California, as the same now exists or herafter may be amended, for the holding of municipal elections, so far as the same are Projects for the extension, replacement or expansion of the not in conflict with this Charter. transmission or distribution system of any existing public utility operated by the City or for the purchase of supplies or equipment Section 703. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL. There are hereby for any such project or any such utility may be excepted from the reserved to the electors of the City the powers of the initiative and requirements of this section by the affirmative vote of a majority referendum and of the recall of municipal elective officers. The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended, governing the initiative c-22 c-23 i and referendum and the recall of municipal officers, shall apply to the use thereof in the City so far as such provisions of the Elections (g) "Person" includes firm and corporation. Code are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter. ° Section 802. VIOLATIONS. The violation of any provision of Section 704. %OMINATION PAPERS. Nomination papers for candi- this Charter shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable upon dates for elective municipal office must be signed by not less than conviction by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by twenty nor more than thirty electors of the City. imprisonment for a term of not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day that any such violation continues ARTICLE VIII shall constitute a separate violation. MISCELLANEOUS Section 800. TRANSITION. Elective officers and elective officers whose offices are made appointive of the City shall continue to hold such offices until the completion of their current terms and the elec- tion or appointment and qualification of their respective successors under this Charter. All boards, commissions and committees presently in existence shall continue to act in accordance with their original grant of authority until such time as the City Council adopts appro- priate ordinances pertaining to their activities or for one year, ohichever occurs first. All lawful ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations, and portion thereof, in force at the time at the time this Charter ta!<es effect and not in conflict or inconsistent herewith, are hereby continued in force until the same shall have been duly repealed, amended, changed or superseded by proper authority. Section 801. DEFINITIONS. Unless the provisions or the context otherwise requires, as used in this Charter: (a) "Shall" is mandatory, and "may" is permissive. (b) "City" is the City of Huntington Beach and "department" "board," "commission," "agency," "officer," or "employee" is a department, board, commission, agency, officer or employee, as the case may be, of the City of Huntington Beach. (c) "County" is the County of Orange. (d) "State" is the State of California. (e) The masculine includes the feminine and the feminine includes the masculine. (f) The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular. c-24 c-25 City Charter .Amendments T'heyhyst"caCfiCe may lof Of contain. the ortgtna C(S) of, for examyCe, yroyosed amendments, ..Pubt'tc fearing notices or booklets, but t"'n aCCcases they are exact dupttcates of this eCectroniowcfiCe. GROUP 625 CARD 2 SIDE B CARD 3 SIDE A ORANGE COUNTY—NOVEMBER 2, 1982 OFFICIAL BALLOT PRECINCT BA L FOR THE FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS ® GROUP 82S BOND ACT OF i982.This act provides for a bond Issue of $200,000,000 to " provide funds for financing housing. AGAINST THE FIRST-TIME HOME BUY- ® o ER$ BOND ACT OF 1882. This ® act provides for a bond issue of $200,000,000 to provide funds for financing housing. SCHOOL o PUBLIC PENSION FUND INVESTMENT. SEAL BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT 0 6 Permits Legislature authorizing larg- - o , er percentage Investments In specified YES ® Reorganization of Seal Beach School Dis- e� o types of common stock, Prescribes trict such that the entire territory of °'""°"..• o fiduciary investment standards: Fiscal im- Cl Q' pact: If implemented, could result irr NO ® the district becomes a part of Los YES ® "� d a opportunities for increased earnings, ac- Alamitos Unified School District;and �.«�•" anted b at the same time, the entire territory of com annaaMc�"a°,rc c p y greater risk to the partici- Seal Beach School District is removed from NO pating funds, which could entail capital the Huntington Beach Union High School [= losses to the funds. District. p TAXATION. REAL PROPERTY VALUATION. CiTY TO MARK YOUR E Allows Legislature to exclude con-, MAKE A RtACa INK 1 struction of specified fire sprinkler YES t;::3 CITY ®F H11�9TINGTON BEACH or alarm systems from "newly con- Tit'E RED Y01I1116 10J structed" definition. Fiscal impact: No Shall Huntington Beach City Charter P9ARRIDi ►EN �OYI impact until implemented. When imple- Sections 300 and 700 be amended ® of pro: Unknown local government loss to change the date for general munic- To vote your ballot, u of property tax revenues and increased NO ® L YES appraisal costs. Unknown Increased state ipal elections from the second In g pen furnished at Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday after C� costs to offset revenue losses schools, the first Monday in November of each NO ® Make a mark to fill it community colleges, and, possibly, other even-numbered year, to be consolidated p local governments. Minor increased state with the statewide general election? taxax deductions. in any office or mess t tax revenues due to lower property to vote. On this samp de boxes are printed in t1EMPORARY TRANSFER OF, FUNDS BY official ballot the voti LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR MAINTE- printed in red. it is i NANCE. Changes limit and repay- YES ment bases from accruing, "taxes" in the red voting b to anticipated "revenues". Fiscal impact: make a black mark w 0 No direct fiscal impact. As described by NO Analyst, it could reduce interest costs of to fill in most of the L7 borrowing agency and, conversely, reduce use a bail point pen 0 Interest normally otherwise earned by [� nonborrowing agency. pen except the one It SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS. NONPUBLIC ing place. SCHOOLS. Authorizes provision of For persons voting in 1 textbooks on a library-type loan YES basis to nonpublic school pupils not fold the ballot c under specified conditions. Fiscal impact: - OU vote. leave it flat No impact until implemented. When im- NO ® you plemented, state annual costs could ex- eurity folder, and refu ® ceed $4 million for similar program to officer at the polling E 1980-81 in grades K-8, and $1 million in grades 9-12 Unknown administrative costs. You may use the marl UNIFYING SUPERIOR, MUNICIPAL. JUS- the name of any qual '® TICE COURTS. Legislature may pro- date, but you must al vide for unification of courts within Y a county after county electors' ma- box following any-nam Jority vote. Fiscal impact: No Impact until ® implemented. When implemented, state YES ® INSTRUCil0lti and/or county increased salary and re- tirement costs for Judges elevated, and NO • ® To vote for a candidal unknown administrative costs or savings, which could vary substantially between ties of the Supreme C counties, tics,Court of Appeal; ® Court of Appeal, mal BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. Requires each fill in the red voting have refund value of five cents or "Yes", to the right e more that must be paid on return of YES empty container. Fiscal impact: Net candidate. To vote agi fiscal effect cannot be determined, Could NO C=I make an ink mark to i be reduced litter cleanup and solid waste disposal costs and an unknown Increase or box after the word �P ® decrease in tax revenue collections. See Analyst's estimate for discussion of the name of that eani variables, To vote for any othei NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Requires Governor YES ® selection, make an I 12 write President urging proposal to the red voting box 1 Soviets to Jointly halt nuclear weap- NO ons testing, production, and develop- candidate's name. W, ® ment. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal candidates for the sar effect, elected, make an ink WATER RESOURCES. Adds statutes regarding interbasin conservation red voting box to the 13 programs, allowed instream appro-YES. didate for the office fl priations,Stanislaus River water uses, ® and critical groundwater overdraft regula- to vote, not to exce tion, Fiscal Impact: Overall fiscal effect number of candidates cannot be determined. Could result In $1.48 million annual costs for 6 years to NO ® Use the marking pen t, State Water Resources Control Board;-1 1.- Of any qualified writ ....�...-.... .,/mt..t.a-..Iv.. . 4 fm.