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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE SAID CITY ON NOVEmbER 2, 1976, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB- MITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SAID CITY CERTAIN PROPOSALS TO A~ND THE CHARTER OF THE SAID CITY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires that a special municipal election be held on November 2, 1976, for the purpose of submitting certain proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Santa Ana to the qualified voters of said City; and WHEREAS, the City Council, by its Resolution No. 76-93, adopted August 2, 1976, has requested the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to order the consolidation of the said special municipal election with the statewide general election to be held on the same date; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Santa Ana on November 2, 1976, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city the proposals hereinafter set forth to amend the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That on the ballot to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: CITY COUNCIL WARDS: Shall Sections 101.1, 101.2, : : : 101.3, 400 and 401.1 of the Charter be amended to : : : require council wards to be based on population :YES : : equality; to prohibit ward boundary changes within : : : 120 days prior to council elections; to provide : : : for inclusion of newly annexed or consolidated : : : territory in the most contiguous ward pending : : : reapportionment; to delete references to division : NO : : of the city into less than seven wards; and to : : : establish initial terms for council members from : : : wards to be created in the future? : : : CITY RIGHTS AND CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. Shall : : : ~ Sections 102, 200, 417, 418 and 609 of the Charter : : : be amended to allow the Council to set a fiscal : : : year for the City by ordinance; to state that the : YES : : City has all rights, powers and privileges not in : : : conflict with the Constitution or the Charter and : : : that the absence of specifications of such rights : : : in the Charter is not a limitation on the City's : : : rights; to provide for the immediate effect of : : : ordinances adopted pursuant to a state law provid- : : : ing for such i~mlediate effect and for the immedi- : NO : : ate effect of appropriation ordinances; to require : : : amendments to municipal code sections to set forth : : : the entire section proposed to be amended; and to : : : allow budget appropriation revisions by majority : : : vote of the Council?