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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-017 NOT EXECUTED <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SANTA ANA <br />CHARTER REGARDING WHETHER CITY CHARTER <br />SECTION 400 SHALL BE AMENDED REQUIRING CITY <br />COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION FROM HIS OR HER <br />RESIDENCY WARD AND ONLY BY REGISTERED <br />VOTERS OF THAT WARD, INSTEAD OF CITY <br />COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION BY REGISTERED VOTERS <br />OF THE ENTIRE CITY <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. A special election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on June 5, 2018, at <br />which there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the City a Charter <br />Amendment measure related to whether the City of Santa Ana Charter <br />section 400 shall be amended requiring City Councilmember election from <br />his or her residency ward and only by registered voters of that ward <br />instead of City Councilmember election by registered voters of the entire <br />City. <br />B. That pursuant to the requirements in Section 9282 of the Elections Code <br />of the State of California, the legislative body may authorize any <br />member(s) of the City Council to write arguments for or against any <br />measure. <br />Section 2: The City Council, as the legislative body of the City of Santa Ana, <br />hereby authorizes the Clerk of the Council to give preference and priority to any <br />member or members of the City Council (up to five members), then to voters as set forth <br />in California Elections Code section 9287, to file a written argument for or against the <br />City measures set forth above, and to change said argument until and including the date <br />fixed by the Clerk of the Council after which no arguments for or against said City <br />measure may be submitted. <br />Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the <br />City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting <br />this Resolution. <br />Resolution 2018-017 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />