HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-008~ESOLUTION 73-8 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, DIVISION I, SECTION
401 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
TO REDUCE THE TIME A PERSON MUST BE A RESIDENT
AND REGISTERED ELECTOR OF THE CITY, AND TO REDUCE
THE TIME A PERSON MUST BE A RESIDENT OF A WARD
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION FROM A WARD, WHICH
AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE PROPOSED TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AT ITS GENERAL MUNI-
CIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 3, 1973.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
desires to propose to the qualified electors of the City of
Santa Aha an amendment to Article IV, Division I, Section 401
of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana, to reduce the term a
person must be a resident and registered elector of the City
immediately preceding the date of his election or appointment
to be eligible to hold office of councilman from two (2) years
to one (1) year, and to reduce the time a person must be a
resident of the ward from which he is elected at the time he
is elected to be eligible for nomination from the ward one
(1) year to six (6) months; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance NS-1166 calls for a general muni-
cipal election to be held on April 3, 1973;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF ~HE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the following proposal be placed
on the ballot of the April 3, 1973, general municipal election,
to be designated as Proposition A, and to appear on the ballot
as folbws:
PROPOSITION A
Shall Article IV, Division I, Section 401 of : :
the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended : :
reducing from two (2) years, to one (1) year, : :
the time a person must be a resident and regis- : YES:
tered elector of the City immediately preceding : :
the date of his election or appointment to be : :
eligible to hold the office of councilman; and : :
reducing from one (1) year to six (6) months, : :
the time a person must be a resident of the : NO :
ward from which he is elected at the time he is : :
elected to be eligible for nomination from the : :
ward within which such person resides. : :
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council
Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the
day of February , 1973.
ATTEST:
of tke City of
5th
MAYOR, LORIN GRISET
- CLERK OF THE ~OUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
ss
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore-
going Resolution was introduced to said Council at its regular
meeting held on the 5th day of ~h~,,~ ,
1973, and was at said meeting passed and adopte~by the follow-
ing vote, to wit;
AYES, COUNCILMEN:
NOES, COUNCILMEN:
Herrin, Evans, Patterson~ Villa,
Yamamoto
Markel
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Griset
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. WITHnEXB, ~ r Ty.