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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1028ORDINANCE NS-1028 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBE]~ 3, 1970, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEETINGS OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD, PRE-REQUISITES TO APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE cITY OF SANTA ANA, AND COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCILMEN AND FOR THE MAYOR, AND CONSOLI- DATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is of the opinion that Article IV of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana should be amended to increase the salary of each councilman for such service to the sum of $400.00 per month and to increase the additional salary payable to the councilman elected by the Council as Mayor to $400.00, said salary increases, however, to be effective only as to the successors to those councilmen and Mayor now in office; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is of the opinion that Article IX of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana should be amended to permit the Personnel Board to meet monthly only in the event there is business on its agenda, but in no event to meet less often than quarterly; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is of the opinion that Article X of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana should be amended to delete the requirement that a%aiver of residence requirements for applicants for employment with the City of Santa Ana receive the approval of the Personnel Board and that a declaration be made by the City Manager of a reason for such residence waiver; and WHEREAS, these issues should be resolved by a vote cf the electorate of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows: Section 1. That a special election be held and the same is hereby called to be held in the City of Santa Ana on November 3, 1970, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city certain charter amendments hereinafter set forth, relating to meetings of the Personnel Board, pre-requisites to application for employment with the City of Santa Aha, and compensation for City councilmen and for the mayor. Section 2. That the Charter Amendments submitted to the voters shall be as follows: Shall Article IV of the Charter of the City : : of Santa Ana be amended to increase the : YES : compensation paid to city councilmen from : : $125.00 per month to $400.00 per month, and : : the additional salary of the mayor be in- : : creased from the present $75.00 per month : : to $400.00 per month, said increase' to be : : effective only as to the successors to those : NO : councilmen and mayor now in office? : : - 1 - Shall Article IX of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to permit the Personnel Board to meet monthly only in the event there is business on its agenda, but in no event to meet less often than quarterly? YES : : : NO : : Shall Article X of the Charter of the City : of Santa Ana be amended to delete the re- : quirement that a waiver of residence : requirements for applicants for employment : with the City of Santa Ana receive the : approval of the Personnel Board? : YES : : NO : : Section 3. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o'clock A.M. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until eight o'clock P.M. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 4. That on the ballots to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: Shall Article IV of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to increase the compensation paid to city councilmen from : $125.00 per month to $400.00 per month, and : the additional salary of the mayor be in- : creased from the present $75.00 per month :_ to $400.00 per month, said increase to be : effective only as to the successors to : those councilmen and mayor now in office? : Shall Article IX of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to permit the Personnel Board to meet monthly only in the event there is business on its agenda, but in no event to meet less often than quarterly? : YES : : : NO : : Shall Article X of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to delete the re- quirement that a waiver of residence requirements for applicants for employment with the City of Santa Ana receive the approval of the Personnel Board? : YES : : : NO : : Section 5. That a cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word"YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the proposition. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition. -2- Section 6. That the special election hereby called for the date hereinbefore specified shall be and is hereby ordered consoli- dated with the statewide general election to be held on said date; and within said city the precincts, polling places and officers of election for the special municipal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for said statewide general election. The Board of Supervisors of Orange County is hereby requested to order the consolidation of the special municipal election hereby called with said statewide general election, and said Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said special municipal election, and said elections shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot, namely, the ballots used at said general election, shall be used. Said Board of SuperviBors shall certify the results of the canvass of the returns of said special municipal election to the City Council of said city which shall thereafter declare the results thereof. The propositions submitted by this ordinance shall be designated on the ballot by letters printed on the left margin of the squares containing the descriptions of the measures, as provided in Section 10231 of the Elections Code. Section 7. That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election in time, form and manner as required by law. Section 8. That the Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of original Ordinances of the City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. Section 9. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the publication hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of August, 1970. ATTE S T: CLERK OF THE ~OUNCIL MAYOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SANTA ANA ) I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 3rd day of August, 1970, and was again considered by said Council at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of August, 1970, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset NOES, ABSENT, COUNCII~EN: Herrin, Evans, Markel COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL