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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 160-95RESOLUTION NO.1 8$ RESOLUTION CALLING THE PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO OIlDER CONSOLIDATION OF SAID ELECTIONS WITHTHE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO BE HELD TUESDAY, I~ARCH 26, 1996, AND SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRI'l-l'~,~ ARGUMENTS REGARDING CiTY MEASIFRESANDDII~ECTINGTHE CITY ATTORNEYTO PREPAREAN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS. WHEREAS, the State of California Presidential Primary will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 1996; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 67.1(a) of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, the Primary Municipal Election for the Office of Mayor of the City of Bakersfield for the full term of four (4) years shall be held concurrently with the State of California Primary Election; and WHEREAS, the Council proposes to submit amendments to the City Charter in the manner set forth in Chapter 3, Division 2, of Title 4 (commencing with section 34450 of the Government Code of the State of California), at a Special Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, Section 10403 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that whenever an election called by a City for the submission of any proposition or office to be filled is to be consolidated with a statewide election, and such proposition or office to be filled is to appear upon the same ballot as that provided for such statewide election, the City shall, at least 88 days prior to the date of the election, file with the Board of Supervisors, and a copy with the County Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters, a resolution requesting such consolidation and setting forth the exact form of any proposition or office to be voted upon at such election, as the same are to appear on the ballot; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. That the PrLmary Municipal Election for the Office of Mayor of the City of Bakersfield for the full term of four years is hereby called and will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 1996; 2. That the Special Municipal Election is hereby called to be held in the City of Bakersfield on Tuesday, March 26, 1996, for submitting the following Charter amendments to the electors: MEASURE "A" 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? YES NO MEASURE "B" 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? YES NO MEASURE "C" Shall Section (217b)10b of the City Charter be repealed to bring the lay-off policy into compliance with current labor agreements? YES NO 3. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby requested to make an order, pursuant to Sections 10403 et seq. of the Elections Code of the State of California, consolidating both the Primary Municipal Election for the Office of Mayor and the Special Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City amendments to the Charter of the City of Bakersfield; 4. That the polls will be holding said elections on said March 26, 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. open for the purpose of 1996, between the hours of 5. That s~id Board is further requested to provide election precincts, polling places, and voting booths within the City of Bakersfield which shall, in every case, be the same and that the Board of Supervisors provide only one set of election officers in each of the precincts established in the City of Bakersfield for the City elections. -2- 6. That the Board of Supervisors of Kern County is further requested to cause the list of candidates for Mayor of the City of Bakersfield and the measures to be printed upon each of the ballots to be used in the City of Bakersfield at said Primary Municipal Election and Special Municipal Election for charter amendments consolidated as requested, by the City of Bakersfield, including absent voter ballots. Said Board is further requested to cause to be set forth said office and measures on all sample ballots relating to both City elections called and consolidated, and to mail to the qualified electors within the City said sample ballots and voter's pamphlets and arguments, if any, relating to said elections, all in the time and in the form required by law, and to provide absent voter ballots for said consolidated elections for use by electors of the City of Bakersfield who may be entitled thereto in the manner provided by law. 7. That the Bakersfield City Council authorize members of its body, (a maximum of five) to file written arguments regarding the City measures as specified above in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, and to change the arguments up until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. 8. That the Bakersfield City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measures to the City Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney are affected. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis on each measure concerning the existing law and the operation of the measure. If the measure affects the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the impartial analysis. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk according to law. 9. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, the returns of said Primary Municipal Election for Mayor and Special Municipal Election for Charter Amendments, and are requested to provide a "Statement of Election Results" to the City Clerk. 10. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit and file certified copies of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors of Kern County and the Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters of Kern County, as required by Section 10403 of the Elections Code of the State of California. -3- I HEREBY CERTIFYthat the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on OCT 1! ~95 , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMOND, CARSON, SMITH, ~, SULLIVAN, NOES COUNC LM~M~R ......... ~ ~- I~ ~ ~TH-,, '~ ~ ~ ,{ ~ t, % ~ ABSTAIN: COUNC L~,.~6~-9 ~ ( ~ ~ ~[N~ COUNCIlEMBER ~ ~ CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield BOB MAYOR-of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: CITATTORNEY/of the City of Bakersfield cw/pl Resolutn\Mayor&.Ch3 9/29/95 -4-