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Home My WebLink About79-059EJC:adg 4/10/79 RESOLUTION NO. 79-59 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA STATING AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ON APRIL 3, 1979. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, by Ordinance NS-1468, duly called for and provided for the holding of a general municipal election on April 3, 1979, to fill vacancies in public office; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, by Ordinance NS-1471, duly called for and provided for the holding of a special municipal election on April 3, 1979, to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term in public office; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, by Ordinance NS-1473, duly called for and provided for the holding of a special municipal election on April 3, 1979, for the submission of a charter amendment relating to revenue and taxation; and WHEREAS, notices of said elections, notices of nominees for public office, and notices of the election officers and polling places were regularly given in time, form and manner as provided by law; the sample ballots, the statements submitted by the candidates for public office, and the arguments submitted for and against the proposed charter amendmentwhich is set out in "Exhibit B" attached hereto and made a part hereof, were regularly mailed to all electors within the City; and said elections on said date were duly held at the polling places designated and the votes cast thereat were canvassed and the returns thereof made in the time, manner, and form provided by law; and WHEREAS, on the 10th day of April, 1979, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has duly assembled at its usual place of meeting, the returns of said elections having been canvassed by the Clerk of the Council pursuant to Resolution No. 79-4. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby resolve, determine, and order as follows: That the general and special municipal elections were duly held on April 3, 1979, and the votes cast thereat were duly and regularly canvassed and the returns thereof made in the time, form, and manner required; that all things were regularly done as required by law; that the absent voter ballots were duly canvassed and counted as required by law, and the results of such countare hereinafter set forth on "Exhibit A", attached hereto and made a part hereof; that the Clerk of the Council has duly canvassed the. returns of said election and from the said returns, it appears, and the City Council finds, that the total number of votes cast in each precinct for each person and the proposed charter amendment, the number of votes cast in the City to each person and the charter amendment, the whole number of votes cast in the City, and the total number of absentee votes cast3 in'the City, are as set forth on "Exhibit A," attached hereto and made a part hereof. RESOLUTION NO. 79- 59 PAGE TWO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that at said general municipal election, Robert Luxembourger residing in Ward 2, A1 Serrato residing in Ward 4, and J. Ogden Markel residing in Ward 6, were elected to offices of Member of the City Council for terms of four (4) years. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that at said special election Daniel Griset residing in Ward 5, was elected to the office of Member of the City Council for the two (2) years remaining of the unexpired term. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: 1. That at said special municipal election, the following proposition was submitted to the qualified voters of said City, to wit: PROPOSITION A - REVENUE AND TAXATION: Shall the charter be amended to revise the budget adoption procedure by prohibiting yearly operating and capital budget growth greater than five percent (5%) and salary, wages and fringe benefits greater than seventy percent (70%) of said budget, without a vote of the electorate? 2. That the voters of less than a majority of all of the voters voting at said election upon Proposition A were cast in favor of the adoption of said proposition, and said proposition is hereby declared to have failed to carry at said election. 3. That the Clerk of the Council is hereby directed to enter this resolution in full in the minutes of this City Council, which entry shall constitute the statement of the Clerk of the Council of the results of said election. ADOPTED this 10th day of April the following vote: , 1979, by AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Brandt, Bricken, Evans, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto None None Garthe, ATTEST: E MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY 09:~9 ~ #ARO G~qfRaL XUNICIPAL ELECI'IGN ROeE~ ! 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Proposition 13 was favored because the people wanted property tax relief. But I do not think the people wanted govern- ment to stop providing vital services. The Gann proposal and this measure means we will be looking to the federal government for help. We know that when the federal government steps in, we lose local control beoause of oonditions imposed upon federal money. This Charter Amendment is an experiment. It will not lower property tax or any other tax. Voters are being asked to vote without full knowledge of its ramifications. If we limit our budget this way, the City will deteri- orate quickly. We cannot cut and cleanup at the same time. If there are greater revenues than anticipated in any year, they cannot be applied toward needed capital improvements when costs are cheaper. Council members who proposed this Charter Amendment are abdicating their responsibility. This Amendment will remove the responsibility for making decisions from your City Council. With cost-of-living being increased by 8% per year, a limitation of 5% means we will lose our best employees. We will be constantly training employees for other cities. A NO vote will insure that your elected officials remain responsible. lof 2 A NO vote will insure that your city an~ your property values will not be depreciated. A NO vote will insure local integrity. Santa An~ouncilman 2 of 2. '" EJC:adg · 2/5/79 ARGUMENT FOR CHARTER PROPOSAL When the voters of this State adopted Proposition 13, they were telling all levels of government to restrict spending. This Charter amendment will restrict spending by prohibiting the city council from adopting oapital and operating budgets greater than five percent (5%) more than the prior year. Also, employee salaries and fringe benefits cannot exceed seventy percent (70%) of the budgets. The only way to increase these budgets will be by a vote of the people. After all, taxpayers who pay the bill should have a stronger voice in how much they want to pay. Year after year, cio gover~ent anticipates the mount of revenue it will receive, then goes about the business of deciding how it will be spent. If revenue increases, so will e~enditures. The only way to stop this spiral is to set an upper limit whereby expenditures may go no farther without the people's consent. /~ige a~e on the~~//~~_~~en~ent.