HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 21-76RESOLUTION NO. 21-76
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
KERN TO'ORDER THE CONSOLIDATION OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY CERTAIN
PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CITY CHARTER WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION AND PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1976,
SETTING FORTH THE EXACT FORM OF THE MEASURES TO BE
VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION AS THE SAME ARE TO APPEAR
ON THE BALLOT AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF
SUCH CHARTER REVISION ELECTION WITH THE MAYORALTY
ELECTION AND THE ELECTION SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE SALARY OF MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, Section 23302 of the Elections Code of the State
of California provides that whenever an election called by a city
for the submission of any proposition is to appear upon the same
ballot as that provided for a statewide election, the City shall, at
least 74 days prior to the date of the election, file with the Board
of Supervisors, and a copy with the County Clerk, a resolution of
its governing body requesting such consolidation and setting forth the
exact form of any questions or propositions to be voted upon at such
election, as the same are to appear on the ballot; and
WHEREAS, on the 15th day of March, 1976, this Council did
pass and adopt Resolution No. 20-?6 , calling a Special Municipal
Election to be held in the City of Bakersfield on Tuesday, the 8th
day of June, 1976, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of said City, certain proposed amendments or revisions to
the Charter of the City of Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council that said Special
Municipal Election be consolidated wi~hthe State of California Direct
Primary Election and Presidential Primary Election to be held on
Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 1976.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
1. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern
is hereby requested to make an order, pursuant to Section 23302 of
the Elections Code of the State of California, consolidating the
Special Municipal Election called by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
of the City, certain proposed amendments to the Bakersfield City
Charter, for June 8, 1976, with the State of California Direct
Primary Election and Presidential Primary Election to be held on
the same date.
2. That the form of the City of Bakersfield measures to
be voted upon at said election, as the same are to appear on the
ballot, are as follows:
MEASURE "B"
Shall Section 67 of the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield be amended to provide for a General Yes
Election for Councilmen to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each
odd-numbered year commencing in 19777 Such
General Election will coincide with the various
School Board Elections and the single candidate
receiving the highest number of votes being No
declared the winner without runoff.
MEASURE "C"
Shall Section 67 of the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield be amended to provide for a Nominat-
ing Election for Councilmen to be held on the Yes
first Tuesday after the first Monday in March
and a General Election for Councilmen to be
held on the last Tuesday in May, of each odd-
number year commencing in 19777 Such Nominat-
ing Election will coincide with the various
School Board Elections and the General (Runoff) No
Election may or may not coincide with any other
scheduled election.
3. That said Board of Supervisors is further requested to
provide that within the City of Bakersfield, the election precincts,
polling places and voting booths shall, in every case, be.the same
and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of the
precincts established in the City for said Special Municipal Election
and'the Consolidated State of California Direct Primary Election and
the Presidential Primary Election and that the exact form of the
measures to be voted upon shall be as set forth in each ballot to be
used at said Special Municipal Election within the City of Bakersfield.
4. Said Board of Supervisors of Kern County is further
requested to cause said measures to be printed upon each of the
ballots to be used in the City of Bakersfield at said Special
Municipal Election consolidated as requested, within the City,
including absent voter ballots. Said Board is further requested
to cause to be set forth said measures on all sample ballots relating
to said Special Municipal Election (as for other City elections
called and consolidated) and to mail to the qualified electors
within the City said sample ballots and voters pamphlets and argu-
ments, if any, relating to said Special Municipal 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 qualified
electors of the City of Bakersfield who may be entitled thereto,
in the manner provided by law.
5. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern
is hereby authorized to canvass or cause to be canvassed the returns
of said Special Municipal Election in the City of Bakersfield, and
are requested to certify the results of the canvass by said returns
to the Council of the City of Bakersfield, who shall thereupon
declare the results thereof.
6. That the Mayoralty Election and the Referendum elec-
tion are hereby consolidated with the Special Municipal Election
Submitting Charter Amendments to the Electors.
7. 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 County Clerk of Kern County,
as required by Section 23302 of the'Elections Code of the State
of California.
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 the 15th day of March, 1976, by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN BARTON, BLEECKER, CHRISTENSEN, MEDDF-RS, ItOGI~RS, SCEAL~, I)TRON~
NOES: COUNCILMEN: N 0 ~J ~
ABSENT COUN~;iLMEN: fJ D ~ ~
ABSTAINING COUNCILMEN: AJ b/d ~