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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 62-74RESOLUTION NO. 62-74 ARESOLUTION 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 AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1974, AND SETTING FORTH THE EXACT FORM OF THE PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED UPON AT SUCH ELECTION AS THE SAME ARE TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. 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 question or 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 12th day of August, 1974, this Council did pass and adopt Resolution No. 61-74 , calling a Special Municipal Election to be held in the City of Bakersfield on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 1974, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said City, certain proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Bakersfield; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council that said Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the State of California General Election to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 1974. 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 City Charter, for November 5, 1974, with the State of California General Election to be held on the same date. 2. That the form of the City of Bakersfield propositions to be voted upon at said election, as the same are to appear on the ballot, are as follows: Measure "A" Shall Section 18 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield be amended to provide that, commenc- ing with the fiscal year 1974-1975, salaries of councilmen shall be equal to salaries of councilmen in general law cities of comparable population range? YES NO Measure "B" Shall subsection (c) of Section 20 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield be amended to provide YES that the Mayor shall receive such salary, not less than six thousand dollars annually, and such ex- ' penses, not less than fifteen hundred dollars NO annually, as shall be prescribed by the City Council? Measure "C" Shall Sections (194)12 and (229)9 of the Bakers- field City Charter be amended to provide that the appointment by the City Manager of the Fire Chief and Police Chief need not be made from among the members of the Bakersfield Fire and Police Departments ? YES NO Measure w'Dw' Shall subsection (a) be added to Section (194)12 and Section (208)1 of the Bakersfield City Charter be amended to provide that the Fire Chief and all miscellaneous department heads and deputy and assistant City Manager, present incumbents excepted, be removed from Civil Service and be subject to removal for cause by their appointing authority? YES NO 3. That said Board of Supervisors is further requested to provide that within the City of Bakersfield, the election pre- cincts, 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 State of California General Election and that the exact form of the measures to be voted upon shall be 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 is further requested to cause said measure to be printed upon each of the ballots to be used in the City of Bakersfield at said Special Municipal Election consolidated with the State of California General Election within the City, including absent voter ballots. Said Board is further requested to cause to be set forth said measure on all sample ballots relating to said Special Municipal Election and to mail to the qualified electors within the City said sample ballots and polling place cards and arguments, if any, relating to said Special Municipal Election, all in the time and in the form required by law and to provide absent voter ballots for said consolidated election 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 i's 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 of said returns to the Council of the City of Bakersfield, who shall thereupon declare the results thereof. 6. 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. o0o- 3. 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 12th day of August , 1974, by the following vote: AYES= COUNCILMEN BARTON, BL~ECKER, HEISEY, MFDDERS, NOES: COUNCILM"N: -~"~-4- ABSENT COUN :!LM:N: CITY,~E~an icio Clerk o Council of t~~kersfiel~ the APPROVED this 12th day of August MAYt of Bakersfield 1974 APPROVED as to form: