HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-017 NOT EXECUTEDRESOLUTION NO. 2018-017 NOT EXECUTED
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SANTA ANA
CHARTER REGARDING WHETHER CITY CHARTER
SECTION 400 SHALL BE AMENDED REQUIRING CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION FROM HIS OR HER
RESIDENCY WARD AND ONLY BY REGISTERED
VOTERS OF THAT WARD, INSTEAD OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION BY REGISTERED VOTERS
OF THE ENTIRE CITY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. A special election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on June 5, 2018, at
which there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the City a Charter
Amendment measure related to whether the City of Santa Ana Charter
section 400 shall be amended requiring City Councilmember election from
his or her residency ward and only by registered voters of that ward
instead of City Councilmember election by registered voters of the entire
City.
B. That pursuant to the requirements in Section 9282 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, the legislative body may authorize any
member(s) of the City Council to write arguments for or against any
measure.
Section 2: The City Council, as the legislative body of the City of Santa Ana,
hereby authorizes the Clerk of the Council to give preference and priority to any
member or members of the City Council (up to five members), then to voters as set forth
in California Elections Code section 9287, to file a written argument for or against the
City measures set forth above, and to change said argument until and including the date
fixed by the Clerk of the Council after which no arguments for or against said City
measure may be submitted.
Section 3: 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.
Resolution 2018-017
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ADOPTED this 6t" day of March, 2018.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:h,
� p�zJSonia R. Carvalho
vf5 �' - City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Benavides Sarmiento, Solorio. Tinaiero (4)
NOES: Councilmembers Martinez, Pulido. Villeaas (3)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2018-017 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on
Date:
Maria D. Huizar,
Clerk of the Council
Resolution 2018-017
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