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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-057-S1 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2007-057 <br />CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL <br />MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE <br />VOTERS OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE <br />AMENDMENT OF THE CITY CHARTER; REQUESTING <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO <br />CONSOLIDATE THE SPECIAL ELECTION WITH THE <br />FEBRUARY 5, 2008 STATEWIDE PRESIDENTIAL <br />NOMINATING ELECTION; SETTING FORTH THE <br />LANGUAGE OF BALLOT TITLES; AND ESTABLISHING <br />PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF BALLOT <br />ARGUMENTS REGARDING THE CHARTER <br />AMENDMENTS. <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. There is scheduled to be a statewide presidential nominating election to <br />be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. <br />B. By adoption of Resolution No. 2007-057 on August 6, 2007, the City <br />Council called a special election to be held on this date to submit two proposed <br />amendments to the City Charter to the voters. <br />C. California Elections Code section 9605 provides that the City Council, <br />having placed an initiative on the ballot, may subsequently "withdraw or amend" the <br />proposed initiative. <br />D. The City Council, upon the recommendation of its ad hoc charter review <br />committee, has determined to amend the first of the two ballot questions to be placed <br />on the ballot on February 5, 2008. The ad hoc charter review committee has proposed <br />any changes to the second ballot question, relating to the terms of members of city <br />boards, commissions and committees, and which is contingent on adoption of the first <br />question. <br />Resolution No. 2007-057-S1 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />55E-3 <br />