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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-015 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL <br />ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ON <br />JUNE 5, 2018 FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF <br />THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CITY CHARTER SECTION <br />400 SHALL BE AMENDED REQUIRING CITY <br />COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION FROM HIS OR HER <br />RESIDENCY WARD AND ONLY BY REGISTERED <br />VOTERS OF THAT WARD, INSTEAD OF CITY <br />COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION BY THE REGISTERED <br />VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND REQUESTING THE <br />BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO <br />CONSOLIDATE THE CITY'S SPECIAL ELECTION WITH <br />THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION <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. Changing from at -large City Councilmember elections to ward -based City <br />Councilmember elections requires a Charter amendment approved by the <br />voters. <br />B. The City Council has considered the issue of changing from at -large City <br />Councilmember elections to ward -based City Councilmember elections and <br />has determined that the voters of the City of Santa Ana should decide <br />whether City Councilmembers should be elected using the by -ward voting <br />method rather than the at -large voting method. <br />C. A special election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on June 5, 2018, for <br />the purpose of voting on the following proposed amendment to the City <br />Charter which shall be submitted to the voters: <br />Exhibit 1 <br />Resolution 2018-015 <br />Page 1 of 4 55B-3 <br />