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ORDINANCE NS-838 ORDERING, CALLING, AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 1966, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO VOTERS OF THE CITY AND ORDERING CONSOLIDATION WITH THE STATEWIDE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY WHEREAS, following many requests, the City Council appointed a Charter Review Committee, advertised their request and desire for all persons to submit proposed Charter changes for consideration and screening by said Committee; and after many months of diligent work this Committee reported its recommendations for certain changes to the City Council, and, after study by the City Council and detailed consideration of said recommendations, said Council has decided to submit the proposed Charter amendments hereinbelow set out to the voters of the City of Santa Ana. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That a Special Municipal Election is hereby called to be held in the City of Santa Ana, California, on June 7, 1966, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of said City certain propositions proposing amendments of sections of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana, and it is proposed that said sections be amended so that the same shall read as follows: "SECTION 401. City Council: Qualification of Members. To be eligible to hold the office of Councilman, a person must be a qualified elector of the City, and must be and have been for at least two (2) years immediately preceeding the date of his election or appointment, a resident and registered elector of the City. He must also be a resident of the ward from which he is elected at the time he is elected and for a period of one (1) year prior to that time. In the event any councilman shall cease to be a resident of the ward from which he (or, in the case of an appointee, his predecessor) was elected his office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies; provided, that where a councilman ceases to be a resident of the ward from which he (or, in case of an appointee, his predecessor) was elected solely because of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this Charter provided, he shall not lose his office by reason of such change. If a member of the City Council shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, his office shall immediately become vacant and be so declared by the City Council. No person shall be eligible for nomination for or election to the office of Councilman who has served two consecutive terms of four (4) years each. Short or partial terms shall not be considered~"