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RESOLUTION NO. 74-116 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDERING, CALLING, PRO- VIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEM- BER 5, 1974, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS CERTAIN BALLOT MEA- SURES AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER, AND REQUEST- ING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO CONSOLIDATE SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATE- WIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana wishes that certain amendments to the City Charter dividing the City into eight wards and calling for the direct election of the mayor be presented to the qualified voters of the City for consideration for adoption in the manner provided in the City Charter and the Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, there will be a State-wide General Election held on November 5, 1974; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance NS-1217 previously adopted by the City Council, the Board of Supervisors of Orange County was re- quested to consolidate with said State-wide General Election a Special Municipal Election on the question of authorizing the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Aha to develop low-rent housing for elderly low-income residents; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the aforementioned Charter amendment proposition and the Housing Authority propo- sition all be presented to and considered by the qualified vo- ters of the City of Santa Ana at the same time and on the same ballot. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Aha, that a special election shall be held and the same is hereby called to be held in the City of Santa Ana on November 5, 1974, for the purpose of submitting to the quali- fied voters thereof ballot measures relating to dividing the city into eight wards and providing for the direct election of the mayor. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that on the ballot to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, including the proposition language contained in Section 3 of Ordinance NS-1217 heretofore adopted, there shall be printed propositions in such language as may be hereafter approved by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana pertaining to the Char- ter amendments described hereinabove. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all those provisions of Ordi- nance NS-1217 pertaining to the conduct of the Special Election therein called for shall apply in the same manner and effect to the election on the Charter amendment propositions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Orange County is hereby requested to include in the consolida- tion of the Special Municipal Election called for in Ordinance NS-1217 with the State-wide General Election to be held on November 5, 1974, the aforementioned Charter amendment proposi- tion and to conduct said single election on all propositions in the manner provided in Ordinance NS-1217.