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7/26/79
RESOLUTION NO. 79-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA ENCOURAGING LEGISLATION TO ENSURE
REASONABLE TIME LIMITS BETWEEN EACH STEP OF
THE RECALL PROCESS
WHEREAS, the procedures for recall of elected city
officials are established by the State Leqislature and set
forth in the State Elections Code; and
WHEREAS, the Elections Code currently provides elected
officials seven (7) days in which to respond to a formally
presented Notice of Intention tO Circulate a Recall
Petition; and
WHEREAS, once such Notice has been responded to by the
elected official, the Elections Code does not impose a
deadline by which the recall initiator(s) must submit the
Notice the Clerk of the Council for certification and
approval of the recall petition; and
WHEREAS, this omission in the Elections Code has
created a situation whereby the recall initiator(s) can
prolong the recall process and, thus, cause great harm to
elected officials by subjecting their credibility and
character to doubt and inhibiting the performance of their
duties; and
WHEREAS, the lack of a reasonable time limit for
submission of the Notice to the Clerk of the Council is an
invitation to abuse the recall process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AS FOLLOWS:
That this Council hereby requests the League of
California Cities to seek leqislation to amend the Elections
Code to provide a specific and definite time limit between
all of the steps in the recall process;
That this resolution be forwarded to the League of
California Cities prior to August 9, 1979 for consideration
by the General Assembly at their 1979 Annual Conference in
San Francisco.
ADOPTED this 6th
by the following vo-~:
day of August , 1979,
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Serrato, Ward,
Yamamoto
Markel
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY