HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2025-20 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CALLING FOR AND.ORDERING THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION ON
TUESDAY, June 10th , 2025, FOR SUBMISSION TO VOTERS AN INITIATIVE
ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY
DELETING CHAPTER 2.66 THEREOF ENTITLED `COMMUNITY PARENT GUARDIAN
REVIEW BOARD FOR PROCUREMENT OF CHILDREN'S LIBRARY MATERIALS' AND
ADDING SECTION 2.03.090 THERETO ENTITLED `SELECTION AND USE OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by statute, a petition has been filed with the
legislative body of the City of Huntington Beach, California, signed by more than 10 percent of
the number of registered voters of the city to submit a proposed ordinance relating to selection
and use of library materials; and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Registrar of Voters examined the records of registration
and ascertained that the petition is signed by the requisite number of voters, and has so certified;
and
WHEREAS,the City Council has not voted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed
ordinance to the voters,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California
relating to charter cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Huntington Beach,
California, on Tuesday, June 10th , 2025, a Special Municipal Election for the purpose of
submitting the following proposed ordinance:
Shall the Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code by Deleting Chapter 2.66 Thereof YES
Entitled `Community Parent Guardian Review Board
for Procurement of Children's Library Materials' and
Adding Section 2.30.090 Thereto Entitled `Selection NO
and Use of Library Materials' be adopted?
SECTION 2. That the text of the ordinance submitted to the voters is attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
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SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50%+1) of
the votes cast.
SECTION 4. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as
required by law.
SECTION 5. That the vote centers shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 o'clock p.m. of the same
day when the vote centers shall be closed, pursuant to Elections Code § 10242, except as
otherwise provided in the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 6. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution,the election shall be held
and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 7. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the
City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the
election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on March 4th , 2025.
Mayor
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Exhibit"A"
The People of the City of Huntington Beach do hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1:
Chapter 2.66 of Title 2 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is stricken.
SECTION 2.
A new Section 2.30.090 of Title 2 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is added to read as
follows:
2.30.900. Selection and Use of Library Materials
Director and Library Services shall establish policies for the selection and use of library
materials,provided that such policies adopt the following requirements:
A. The Library serves as a center for voluntary inquiry ui�' and the dissemination of
information arid ideas.
B. Library materials shall not be excluded from the library collection because of the
origin, background, or views of those contributing to the creation of the rnaterials,or
because of the topic addressed by the materials or the views expressed in the materials.
C. Library materials should be provided for the interest, information, and.
enlightenment of all people, and should present diverse points of view in thecollection as
a whole..
D. The public has the right to receive access to a range of social,political, aesthetic,
moral, and other ideas and experiences.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, LISA LANE BARNES, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on March 4, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland,
Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California