HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-036 - Ballot Title for a City Charter Amendment Regarding the Office of Mayor to be Included on the BallotRESOLUTION NO. 2012-036
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA SETTING FORTH THE LANGUAGE OF A
BALLOT TITLE FOR A CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT
REGARDING THE OFFICE OF MAYOR TO BE INCLUDED
ON THE BALLOT FOR THE 2012 GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. By Resolution No. 2012-023, the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana has called for a General Municipal Election to be held on November 6, 2012 and
submitted to the voters an amendment to sections of the Santa Ana City Charter.
SECTION 2. The California Elections Code directs that the City Council approve
the form of the ballot question to be submitted to the voters and the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana desires, on its own motion, to submit to the voters of the City a
question relating to the office of Mayor, to be submitted to the voters at the General
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
SECTION 3, The amendment called for in Resolution No. 2012-034 shall be
proposed as follow, with identification as determined in accordance with the California
Elections Code:
Shall the Charter of the City of Santa Ana be amended to establish Yes
and impose upon the office of Mayor term limits of no more than four
(4) two-year terms, commencing with the term beginning December
11, 2012? No
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 1St day of August, 2012.
iguel A. Pulido
Mayor
Resolution No. 2012-036
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APPROVED TO FORM:
By:
Soni arvalho,
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Benavides, Martinez, Sarmiento, Tinajero (4)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Alvarez, Bustamante, Pulido (3)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2012-036 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on August 1, 2012.
Date: Ob C2 /2Diz-
Maria D. Huizar,
Clerk of the Council
Resolution No. 2012-036
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