65A - SUBMISSION TO VOTERS CHARTER CHANGES OFFICE OF MAYOR

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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SETTING FORTH THE LANGUAGE OF A BALLOT TITLE FOR A CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REGARDING THE OFFICE OF MAYOR TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE 2012 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. By Resolution No. 2012-023, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has called for a General Municipal Election to be held on November 6, 2012 and submitted to the voters an amendment to sections of the Santa Ana City Charter. SECTION 2. The California Elections Code directs that the City Council approve the form of the ballot question to be submitted to the voters and the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires, on its own motion, to submit to the voters of the City a question relating to the office of Mayor, to be submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. SECTION 3, The amendments called for in Resolution No. shall be proposed as follows, with identification as determined in accordance with the California Elections Code: Shall the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to establish Yes and impose upon the office of Mayor term limits of no more than four (4) two-year terms, commencing with the term beginning December 12, 2012? No Shall the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to establish and impose upon the office of Mayor term limits of no more than two (2) four-year terms, commencing with the term beginning December 12, 2012? Yes No Shall the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to rotate the Yes office of mayor among councilmembers by abolishing the office of a directly-elected mayor and replace with an additional councilmember elected at-large by the voters? No Exhibit 4 65A-19