HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 152-88RESOLUTION NO. 152-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD CALLING THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AMENDMENTS TO
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GENERAL
ELECTION, ALL TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 1988, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO
ORDER THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the General Election will be held on the
November 8, 1988; and
WHEREAS, by separate resolution of the Council, the
General Municipal Election for the Office of Mayor is also called
for is also called for November 8, 1988, and it is desired to con-
solidate such election with the Special Municipal Election for the
purpose of submitting to the electors of the City amendments to
the Charter of the City of Bakersfield and the State of California
General Election to be conducted by the County; and
WHEREAS, through said election hereby called, the Council
of the City of Bakersfield 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 General Election as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, the Charter amendments so proposed to be submit-
ted is as follows:
MEASURE "A"
Should Sections 16, 20, 67, 68 and 74 of the
Bakersfield City Charter be amended; Sections 33,
66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 75 of the Bakersfield
City Charter be deleted; and Section 67.1 added to
the Bakersfield City Charter relating to elections?
MEASURE "B"
Should Sections 14, 20 and 21 of the Bakersfield
City Charter be amended to clarify the right
of the Mayor to vote to break tie votes of the
Council, to provide annual salary for Mayor
in amount of Twenty Four Thousand Dollars
($24,000.00), and to make miscellaneous changes
in the descriptions of the duties and functions of
the office of the Mayor.
MEASURE "C"
Should Section 18 of the Bakersfield City Charter
be amended to provide annual salary for council-
members in amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00).
MEASURE "D"
Should Sections 13, 15, 33.3, 38, 40, 41, 134,
162 and 163 of the Bakersfield City Charter be
amended and Sections 33.1, 33.2, 49, 51, 52, 53,
55, 57, 58, 60, 137, 138, 158, 159, 160 and 184
of the Bakersfield City Charter be deleted, to
amend or eliminate unnecessary or obsolete
language and practices relating to many unrelated
subjects?
MEASURE "E"
Should Sections 135 and 136 of the Bakersfield
City Charter be amended and Section 143 of the
Bakersfield City Charter be deleted, relating
to public contracts and bidding?
MEASURE "F"
Should Sections 34, 37, 37.5 and 208 of the Bakers-
field City Charter be amended to delete the position
of City Attorney from Civil Service and to make those
provisions of the Charter concerning the appointment,
salary and removal of the City Manager also applicable to
the City Attorney.
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MEASURE "G"
Should Sections 183, 185, 186, 189, 199, 200, 202,
209, 211, 214, 216, 217a, 217b, 221, 222, 223, 224,
228, 231, 233 and 239 of the Bakersfield City Char-
ter be amended, and Sections 187, 188, 192, 193,
196, 201, 205, 206, 207, 210, 212, 213, 216a, 218,
219, 220, 225, 226, 234, 236, 237, 240 and 241 of
the Bakersfield City Charter be deleted, relating
to Civil Service?
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
1. That the above-stated measures to amend the Charter
of the City of Bakersfield are hereby submitted for placement on
the ballot in proper form to be used at said election.
2. That 'the Special Municipal Election is hereby called
to be held in the City of Bakersfield on Tuesday, the 8th day of
November, 1988, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of
said City, the foregoing Charter amendments to the City Charter.
3. That ~he election hereby called, to wit, the Special
Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting to the electors
of the City of Bakersfield the above-specified amendments to the
City Charter is hereby ordered consolidated with the General
Municipal Election for the Office of Mayor of the City of Bakers-
field and the State of California General Election to be conducted
by the County on Tuesday, November 8, 1988.
4. That the polls shall be open in all precincts in the
City from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
5. That the City Clerk shall give all notices and per-
form all advertisil~g as required by law and perform or cause to be
performed all the duties and functions required by law for revi-
sion of the City Charter.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on July 27, 1988 , by
the following vote:
NOES. COUNCILMEM[~L)tS ' SMITH,. MCDE~qOTT
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBEHS ~N~
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Deputy CITY CLERK and Ex OffiCio Clerk of the
Council of the City df Bakersfield
APPROVED July 27, 1988
MAYOR of the City o~ B~B~ersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATT y of Bakersfield
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