HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 51-96RESOLUTION NO. 5 ~ ' 9 §
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BA/<ERSFIELD
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIF~%RY ~K3NICIPAL ELECTION
FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, AND THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION FOR THE CHA~RTERAMENDMENTS b~ASURES ~D", ~E" AND
~F", HELD IN THE CITY OF BAKEP~SFIELD ON THE 26TH DAY OF
MARCH 1996.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
That the City Council does hereby find, determine and
declare as follows:
a. That pursuant to applicable law, a Primary
Municipal Election was held in the City of Bakersfield on the
26th day of March, 1996, for the purpose of electing a Mayor; and
b. That said election was held and conducted in
conformity with all applicable provisions of law; and
c. That pursuant to direction of the City Council, the
County Clerk of the County of Kern has heretofore conducted a
canvass of the results thereof and has filed with said City
Council a certificate relating thereto which has been examined
and is hereby accepted by this City Council; and
d. That the City Council does hereby accept the
canvass of record of said elections as certified by said County
Clerk, attached hereto as Exhibit "A," and does hereby resolve,
determine and declare the results of said General Municipal
Election as follows:
MAYOR
Bob Price - 31,996
Virgie Witte - 3,779
Jose Quirarte - 1,818
e. That the City Council does hereby declare the
following person to be elected to the Office of Mayor:
Bob Price
SECTION 2.
That the City Council does hereby find, determine
declare as follows:
a. That pursuant to applicable law, a Special
Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of
Bakersfield on the 26th day of March 1996; and
b. That said election was held and conducted in
conformity with all applicable provisions of law; and
Co
submitting to
amendments to
That said election was held for the purpose of
the voters of said City the following proposed
the Charter of the City of Bakersfield:
and
MEASURE ~D"
Shall Section 17 of the City Charter be amended to
prohibit a Councilmember from residing outside the ward
from which he or she is elected?
MEASURE "E"
Shall Section (185)3 of the City Charter be modified to
allow that any member of the Fire Department may be
appointed Assistant Chief or Deputy Chief, as is
currently the case with the Chief of the Fire
Department?
MEASURE
Shall Section (217)10b of the City Charter be repealed
to bring the lay-off policy into compliance with
current labor agreements?
d. That pursuant to the direction of the City
Council, the County Clerk of the County of Kern has heretofore
conducted a canvass of the results thereof and has filed with
said City Council a certification relating thereto which has been
examined and is hereby accepted by this City Council; and
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e. That the City Council does hereby accept the
canvass of record of said Special Municipal Election as certified
by said County Clerk and does hereby declare the results of said
Special Municipal Election to be as follows:
Yes No
MEASURE ~D"
MEASURE '~E"
MEASURE "F"
27,978
28,215
25,984
7,712
6,381
7,713
SECTION 3.
That the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
resolution.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the ~i~ of Bakersfield at
regular meeting thereof held on MAY 0 , by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMI~'R Det~01~), C~, ~ t~ERMOTT, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ~ 10,~ ~
ACTING CITY CLERK and E~FFICIO CLERK of the
Council of the City of B~fkersfield
APPROVED MAY 0 $ ~
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JUDY S~OUSEN /
CITY~TTORNEY/f the City of Bakersfield
Exhibit "A"
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A: \ RESOLUTN\DECLARE .MAY
4/22/96
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CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF CANVASS
I, Pamela A. McCarthy, Acting City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield, authorized by
Resolution No. 160-95, adopted by the City Council on October 11, 1995, do hereby certify to
the City Council, the Certificate of County Clerk to the Result of the Canvass of the Primary
Municipal Election and the Special Municipal Election held on March 26, 1996, and find that the
number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the City to persons voted
for, the respective office for which the persons were candidates, and for and against the measures
were as follows:
Office of Mayor
Bob Price
Virgie Witte
Jose Quirarte
Measure "D"
Yes 27,978
No 7,712
Measure "E"
Yes 28,215
No 6,381
Measure "F"
31,996
3,779
1,818
Yes 25,984
No 7,713
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, Activ City Clerk
Dated:
EXHIBIT "A"