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RESOLUTION NO. 63-27 ORDERING THAT VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 2, 1963, TO A~LEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME WHEN THE CITY WILL HAVE SEVEN COUNCILMEN, TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY BY $75.00 PER MONTH, AND TO MAKE CHANGES IN OTHER CHARTER SECTIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHARTER COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the population estimate of the City of Santa Ana showed a population approaching 120,000, and Section 101.3 of the Charter of the City of Santa Aha provides that when the population of the City reaches 120,000, the number of offices of ODuncilman shall be increased to seven. Such an increase would result in conflicts of language between the various Sections of the Charter, would raise many questions as to what constituted a majority vote and what constituted a two-thirds vote, as to whether or not a majority vote was necessary to adopt an ordinance or resolution, and would create other difficulties of interpretation and conflicts between Charter Sections. For these reasons the City Council appointed a special Charter Committee, consisting of five men, each of whom had long and extensive experience with municipal government and knowledge of the operation of the government of the City of Santa Ana.' This Committee has now reported to the Council and made recommendations that numerous changes in Charter language are necessary to avoid inconsistencies and internal conflicts in the Charter when and if a change is made increasing the present five to seven offices of Councilman; That the Mayor's salary should be increased in an amount of $75.00 per month because of the special demands upon his time and the extra expense required of him because of his office; That Sections 605 and 607 should be amended to change the date for submission of the Annual Budget and to provide for the necessary City expenditures between the first day 'of the fiscal year and the adoption of the Annual Budget; That Section 800 should be amended to state the proper names of the two Santa Ana School Districts; That Section 907 should be amended to make proper provision for the appointment of members of the Board of Recreation and Parks; That Section 1002 should be amended to include all administra- tive assistants in the City Manager's office in the Excepted Service; That Section 1007 should be amended to allow temporary appoint- ments for a necessary period to hold examinations for positions; That Section 1400 should be amended to insure continuation of the City as a contracting agent of the State Employees Retirement System and to insure that the City Council will have control of municipal expenditures; and That other changes be made to bring the Charter language in line with experience gained in nearly ten years of City operation under the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council, on its own motion, hereby authorizes and directs that propositions be sub- mitted to the electors of the City of Santa Aha proposing amendments to the Charter of said City to amend the following Sections so that they shall read as follows: -1-