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RESOLUTION NO. 76-93 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO CON- SOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1976. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana intends to call a special election in the City of Santa Ana on November 2, 1976 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City certain proposed amendments to the City Charter; and WHEREAS, there will be a statewide general election held on November 2, 1976; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that said special election of the City of Santa Ana be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on the same date and that within the City of Santa Ana the precincts, polling places and election officers be the same, and that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the special municipal election and that said general election and special municipal election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana: Section 1: That pursuant to the reqirements of Section 23302 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to con- sent to and order the consolidation with the general election of November 2, 1976 of a special election of the City of Santa Ana to be held upon the same date for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the City of Santa Ana certain propositions to appear on the ballot as follows: 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 immediate 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? : : :