HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 9-74RESOLUTION NO. ~-74;'
RESOLUTION AND ORDER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION IN THE SEVENTH WARD TO FILL A VACANCY
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY.AND PRESCRIBING THE
FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION.
WHEREAS, a vacancy now exists in the Council of the City
of Bakersfield (in the Seventh Ward), at a time more than six
months prior to the date of the next general election for said
vacant council seat; and
WHEREAS, a petition requesting that a special election be
called to fill such vacancy has been filed with the Council within
two weeks after the vacancy occurred; and
WHEREAS, such petition contains the signatures of
qualified electors of the Seventh Ward equal in number to at least
twenty-five percent of the vote cast for Councilmanic candidates
of that ward at the' last general election; and
WHEREAS, the signatures to such petition have been
verified and certified in the manner provided by law and such
petition is valid; and
WHEREAS, under Section 16 of the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield it is now obligatory upon the Council to call a Special
Election to fill the vacancy on the Council to be held not less
than 90 days nor more than 180 days following certification of the
petition and not less than 90 nor more than 120 days from the
adoption of the resolution calling the election.~
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1. That a Special Municipal Election to fill the vacancy
on the Council of the City of Bakersfi~ldifor the unexpi~ed term
in the Seventh Ward is hereby called and shall be held on the
~th day of June, 1974.
2. That the polls shall be open in all precincts in the
Seventh Ward from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
3. That the following form of Notice of Election shall
be published once in the Daily Californian not later than the 68th
day before the election but not earlier than the 89th day before
the election:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Municipal Election
will be held in the Seventh Ward of the City of Bakersfield on the
4th day of June, 1974, for the purpose of electing a councilman to
fill the vacancy on the Council in said Seventh Ward, for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
That the polls shall be open in all precincts in the
Seventh Ward from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Acting City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield
4. That the City Clerk shall give such further notices
as are required by law and perform or cause to be performed all
the duties and functions required by law.
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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 the 4th day of February, 1974, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN BLEECKER, HEISEY, MEDDEkS, ROGERS, STRONG, THOMAS
NOES: COUNCILMEN: ~/2 ~'I/CL?
~,~:'~F' CouNciL~:
ACTING ~YC~LERK a Ex O' icio Clerk of
the Council of~off~akersfield
APPROVED this ~th ay of February, 1974.
· f Bakersfield
APPROVED:
TT of th~y of Bakersfield