HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 74-80 RESOLUTION ~:,'O. 7"4-80 RESCINDED AT SPECIAL
MEETING OF 11-25-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIEI.,D CALLING A SPECIAL MUNiCiPAL
ELECT_[ON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AMENDMENTS TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELDs. AND
PROVIDING .FOR THE CONSOroIDATION OF SAID
ELECTION WITH THE GENEP~L MUNiCiPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON MARCH '3, 1981.
WHEREAS, by separate resolution of the Council, the
General Municipal Election is also called for March 3, 1981, and it
is desired to consolidate such election with the Special Municipal
Election for the purFose of submitting to the electors of the City
amendments to the Charter of the.City of Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, through said election hereby called, the CounCil
of the. City of Bakersfield proposes to submit various amendments
(including repeal of certain sections, to the Charter) in the
manner set forth in Chapter 2, Division 2 of Title 4 (commencing
with Section 34450) of the Government Code of the State of Ca!i~ornia,
at a Special Municipal Election as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, the Charter amendments so proposed to be sub-
mitted are as follows:
I
(MEASURE "A")
A. That Section 2 of the Bakersfield City Charter be amended
to read as follows:
Boundaries of the City of Bakersfield
Section 2. The boundaries of the City of Bakersfield
shall be as established'from time to time by ordinance.
B. That Section 3 of the Bakersfield City Charter be amended
to read as fellows:
Ward DiviSions
Section 3. The City of ~akersfield shall be divided
into seven political subdivisions which shall be knovm as wards
and shall be established by ordinance and altered from time to
time to reflect as nearly as possible equal population..
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C. That Sections 4 throngh 10 of the City Charter, describ-
ing each of the seven wards, be repealed.
D. That Section 11.1 of the City Charter be amended to read
as follows:
Altering Ward Boundaries
Section 11.1 In addition to the methods provided by
State law for alteration of City wards upon annexation of territory
to the City or otherwise, the Council shall, by ordinance, from
time to time alter the boundaries of the respective wards in order
that each ward shall contain, as nearly as possible, equal popu-
lation therein, based upon the latest federal decennial census.
The Council may, by ordinance, from time to time alter the boundaries
of the respective wards in order that each ward shall contain, as
nearly as possible, equal population therein, based upon the federal
mid-decade census.
E. Measure "A~' as it shall appear. on 'the ballot is as follows:
MEASURE "A"
Shal~ Sections 2, 3, and 11.1 of the.City
Charter be amended and Sections 4 through I1 be
repealed to remove outdated boundary descrip-
tions of the seven wards of the City and provide
for establishment of such ward boundaries by
ordinance, consistent with the Constitutio~
and California law?
YES
NO
II
(MEASURE "B")
A. That Section 15 of the City Charter be amended to read
as follows:
Section '15.
Term of Office
Councilmen shall be elected for a term of four
years and shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed
and have qualified.
B. That section 17 of the City Charter be amended to read as
follows: .~
Qualifications of Councilmen
Section 17. Members of the Council, and candidates thereof,
shall be residents of the City and of the ward which they represent,
or seek to represent, and qualified electors at the time nomination
papers are issued. Council members shall not hold any other public
office incompatible with their duties and shall not be intereste~
in any contract, job, work or service of the municipality as such
interest is or may be defined by California state law. No member
of the Council shall, except in so far as necessary in the perfor-
mance of the duties of his office, directly or indirectly take any
part in the appointment, promotion or dismissal of any officer or
employee in the service of the City, other than officers or. employees
of the Council.
That Section 19 of the City Charter be amended ~o read as
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follows:
Meetings of the Council --I
Section 19. On the second regular meeting following the
General Municipal Election, the newly elected and qualified council
members shall assume the duties of their office. Thereafter, the
Council shall meet at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or
resolution. Any four council members or the Mayor may call special
meetings of the Council upon notice to each member. Such notice
shall state the subjects to be considered at the meeting, and no
other subjects shall be there considered. All meetings of the
Council shall be public except those meetings exempted by law from
being open to the public, and any citizen shall have access to the
minutes and records thereof at all reasonable times.
The Council shall determine its own+rules and order of
business, appoint its own committees, and shall keep a minute book
of its proceedings. ..
D. That subsection (f) of SecLion 26 of the City Charter be
amended to read as follows:
~ayor and.' Vice-Mayor of_Council
(f) The Mayor shall be a resident of the City and a
qualified elector at the time nomination papers are issued. In
all other respects, his qualifications shall be as set forth in
Section 17 of this Charter.
E. That Section. 20.1 of the City Charter, relating to the
election of the first Mayor, be repealed.
That Section 43 of the City Charter be amended to read as
follows:
Qualifications of Officers and Employees
Section 43. Except as otherwise specified in this Charter,
the qualifications of officers and employees of the City shall
be as follows: Each elective officer must be a citizen of the
United States, of 'the State of California, and of the City of
Bakersfield. Residence within the limits of any territory which
has been or may hereafter become annexed to the City of Bakersfield,
shall, after a~y such annexation has been accomplished, be deemed
and construed to have been within the City. Appointive officers,
police officers and all members of any board or commission authorized
by this Charter and the City Council, must be citizens of the
United States, provided that each member of any board or cOmmis-~ion
must also be a resident of the City at the time of appointment.
Residence requirements for all other officers and employees of the
City shall be as established by the City Council.
G. Measure "B" as it shall appear on the ballot is as follows:
MEASURE "B"
Shall Sections 15, 17, 19, 20(f) and 43
of the City Charter be amended and Section 20.1
repealed~ deleting the surplusage re].ating to
the terms of the first City Council and Mayor
to take office; to eliminate the unconstitu-
tional residency requirement for election of
Council members and Mayor; to provide for
meetings of the Council at times set by
ordinance; to add the Mayor as an efficer
empowered to call special. meetings of the
Council and to make U· S. citizenship
eligibility requirements for City. officers
and employees consistent with the Constitution?
YES
NO
III
(MEASURE "C")
A. That Section 44 of the City Charter, relating to the oath
of office, be repealed.
B. That SectiOn 46 of the City Charter, relating to restric-
tions upon officers by state law, be repealed.
C. That Section 47 of the City Charter, relating to a day
of rest each week,. be repealed.
D. Measure "C" as it shall appear on the ballot is as
follows:
MEASURE "C"
Shall Sections 44, 46 and 47 of the City
Charter be repealed, deleting the oath of
office which differs from the specific oath
required by. the California Constitution;
deleting the unnecessary provision regarding
applicability of certain state statutes to
officers of the City and deleting a provision
relating to hours of work otherwise fully
covered by law?
YES
NO
IV
(MEASURE,:D~,} ..
A. That Section 54 of the City Charterz relating to the role
of the City Council as a Board of Equalization~ be repealed.
B. That Section 56 of the City Charter, relating to tax levy
limit, be repealed.
C...Meaure "D" as it shall appear On the ballot is as follows:
MEASURE "D"
Shall Sections 54 and 56 of the City Charter
be repealed to make the annual equalization of
YES
real property assessments consistent with present
law and practice under which the City transferred
to the County of Kern the Council's duty to sit as
a Board of Equalization and to make the authority
of the Council to make a tax levy consistent with
the constitutional amendment accomplished by NO
Proposition 137
follows:
V
(MEASURE "E")
That Section 68 of the City Charter be amended to read as
Condition of Candidacy'
Section 68. The candidate, not later than the first pre-
sentation to the Clerk of his petition of nomination, and not
earlier than thirty days before such presentation, shall file with
the City Clerk a declaration of his candidacy, in a form specified
by ordinance adopted by the City Council or, if no ordinance has
been adopted by the City Council, in a form in accordance with the
provisions.'0f'the E].ections Code of the State of California pertain-
ing to Municipal Elections.
B. That Section 69 of the City Charter be amended to read as
follows:
Form of Nomination Petition
Section 69. The petition for' nomiria't. icn shall consist
of not less than t~enty-five nor more than fifty individual certi-
ficates, which shall be in a form specified by ordinance adopted
by the City Council or, if no ordinance has been adopted by the City
Council, in a form in accordance with the provisions of the Elections
Code of the State of California pertaj. ning to Municipal Elections.
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follows:
Measure "E" as it shall appear on the ballot is as
MEASURE "E"
Shall Sections 68 and 69 of the City Charter
YES
be amended to provide for declaration of candidacy
and petition for nomination for elective office on
forms specified by ordinance or the State Elections
Code, thus deleting wordy forms contained in the
NO
Charter?
VI
(MEASURE "F")
A. That Section 109 of the City Charter relating to control and
fixing of rates of public 'utilities by the Railroad Commission, be
repealed.
B. That Section 113.9 of the City Charter, relating to appli-
cability of Section 109 to public transportation facilities owned
by the City, be repealed. '
C. That Section 113.10 of the City Charter, relating to incur-
ring of bonded indebtedness to acquire or improve public transporta-
tion facilities, be repealed.
D. Measure "F" as it shall appear on the ballot is as follows;
~EASURE "F"
Shall Sections 109, 113~9 and. ll3.10 of the
City Charter be repealed to remove Unnecessary YES
provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission. and toincnrring
of bonded indebtedness, subjects covered by NO
state law?
VII
(MEASURE "G")
A. That Section 142 of the City Charter, relating to hours
and minimum wages, be repealed.
B. That Section 144 of the City Charter, relating to employ-
ment of citizens of the City, be repealed.
.C. Meaure "G" as it appears on the ballot is as follows:
MEASURE "G"
Shall Sections 142 and 144 of the City
Charter be repealed to eliminate provisions for
mini.mum w~ges, limiting hours and conditions of
employment for City employees, which have been
pre-empted by federal and state.law?
YES
NO
VIII
(MEASURE "H")
A. That'Article XI of the City Charter consisting of Sections
145 through 155, relating to the jurisdiction of the City over
public schools, be repealed.
B. That Measure "H" as it shall appear on the ballot is as
follows: ~
MEASURE "H"
Shall Article XI of the City Charter be
repealed to remove obsolete provisions pertain- YES
ing to the control and management by a City
Board of Education over public schools in the
Bakersfield School District; which are no longer NO
under the jurisaiction of the City.
IX
(MEASURE "I")
A. That Sections (183)1 through (242)22 of the City Charter,
relating to the establishment of separate civil service commissions
and civil service systems for each of the Fire Department, Miscel-
laneous Departments and Police Departments, be repealed.
B. That a new Article XIII be added to the City Charter to
.read as follows:
ARTICLE XIII
CIVIL SERVICE FOR OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES OF THE 'CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Employees Subject to Civil Service
Section 1. There. is hereby created and established Civil
Service for 'all offficers and employees of the City of Bakersfield,
excepting elective officers, the City.Manager, and members of all
boards, committees and commissions, which shall be known and desig-
nated as "Civil Service for Officers and Employees of the City of
Bakersfield."
Civil Service Commission; Creation and Term of Office
Section 2. There is hereby created, Subject to the pro-
visions of this Article, a Civil Service Commission of the City of
Bakersfield, which shall be composed of seven members, none of whom
shall hold any other public office, place or position of employment
with the City of Bakersfield and who shall be residents and electors
of the City. Whenever the word "Commission" is used herein, it
shall mean the Civil Service Commission. Each of the seven City
'Councilmembers shall appoint one person to serve as a member of such
Commission for a term of four years, except for the term of the
first Commission to take office after adoption and ratification of
this Article. In the case of the first Cowmission to take office
after the adoption and ratification of this Article~ three members
shall hold office for two years and four members shall hold office
for four years, such members' term to coincide with the remainin9
term, at the time of adopti~ of this Article, lof the Councilmember
making the appointment. At the expiration of each of the terms of
the Commission members, successors shall be filled by the Council-
member representing the ward of the original appointment. Vacancies
on the Commission from whatever cause shall be filled for the remain-
ing term in the same manner. No member may be appointed to the
Commission for more than two (2) full terms. Members of the Civil
Service Commission may be removed from office in the same manner as
are elective officers of the City of Bakersfield or any member of
such Commission may be removed by a majority of the City Council for
incompetency, incompatibilty or dereliction of duty or malfeasance
in office or other good cause provided no member of .the Commission
shall be removed until charges have been preferred in writing, due
notice given and a full hearing had before the City Council. Four
members shallconstitute a quorum, and the votes of any four members
of the Commission shall be sufficient for the decision of all matters
and the transaction of all business to be decided or transacted by
the Commission under or by virtue of the provisions'of the article.
Appointment of Chairman and Secretary of the Civil Service Commission
Section 3. Immediately after their appointment, the
Commission shall elect one of its members chairman, to serve in
such.capacity for one year, and shall. hold regular meetings at
least once every sixty (60) days, and may hold such additional
meetings as may be required in the discharge of their duties. The
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City Manager shall provide a secretary for the Civil Service
Con~mission who shall be respol~sible for pr~>viding clerical and
secretarial services to the Conkmission. The secretary assigned to
the Commission shall keep the records of tile Commission, preserve
all reports made to. or by it, and perform such other duties as the
Commission may prescribe.
Du___ties of the Civil Service Coi~ission
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Civil Service
Conm~ission:
a. To formulate and adopt suitable rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with this Article, which shall
provide the manner in which examinations may be held and
appointments, promotions,- transfers, reinstatements,
demotions,. suspensions and d. ischarges shall be made for
all Civil Service officers and employees of the City. The
Commission shall also formulate rules and regul~ti0ns governing
the procedure and conduct of trials for suspensions of.more
than thirty (30) days, demotions and discharges of officers
and employees affected by Civil Service. The Commission may
adopt such other rules and regulations it may consider
desirab3. e to further carry out the general purposes of this
Article. Such rules and regulations may be changed from time
tO time.
b. To hold examinations and to administer other
suitable tests to applicants for positions in the several
departments affected by Civil Service for the purpose of
determining their fitness for such positions. Examinations
of all candidates shall relate to those matters which fairly
determine the relative capacity and ability of the persons
examined to discharge the duties of the positions to which
they seek appointment or promotion. When, in the opinion of
the appointive power, a medical examination is desirable as
a prerequisite for employment,.he may require such examina-
tion by a City physician.
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A_~ointments
Section 5. Whenever a position within a department
affected-by this Article is to be filled, with the exception of
department heads, and no eligibility list exists, the department
head shall notify the Commission of that fact. Whenever a position
of department head is to be filled, except City Attorney, the City
Manager shall notify the Commission of that fact. All officers,
except the City Attorney, subordinate officers and employees in
the several departments affected by this Article shall be chosen
from a list of eligibles furnished by the Commission to the appointive
power after notification that a position is to be filled, and shall
contain the names of all candidates who attained a passing grade in
the examination, in the order of their relative standing. If, in
the opinion of the Civil Service Commission, any' of said candidates
become ineligible,or secured a position on the eligible list by
fraud, concealment of facts, or violated any of the rules of the
Commission, the Commission shall strike his name from the list and
advise the appointive power of such action. The appointment must
be made from the three (3) highest eligibles on the eligible list
at the time of appointment. Any person carried on the elig~b!e list
for a period of two (2) years without being appointed or promoted
shall be dropped from said eligible list and shall not be eligible
for appointment or promotion without re-examination.
All officers affected by this Article shall be appointed by
the authority having appointive power, as provided by the City
Charter. All subordinate officers and employees in the several
departments affected by this Article, except the City Attorney's
Department, Sh~ll be appointed by the head of ~h~ department in which
the vacancy occurs, with the approval of the City Manager. Appoint-.
ment of subordinate cfficers a~d ~m~.~ic~ees iz~ the City Attorn~y's
Department shall be made by the City Attorney.
Probation Period
Section 6o Appointment or promotion to employment or
rank for positions affected by this Article shall not be deemed
-complete until a perj.od of probation has been successfully com-
pleted. Should appointee fail to complete the promotional proba-
tion period, they shall be returned to their former permanent
position. Other appointees who fail to successfully complete the
probationary period shall be terminated.
Police Department (safety personnel) at the entrance
level shall serve a probationary period of eighteen (18) months.
Fire Department (safety personnel) at the entrance level and manage-
ment personnel shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) months.
All other probationary periods for both entrance and promotion
shall be six (6) months.
Suspensions and Removals
Section 7. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
an.officer or employee holding a permanent position affected by
this Article may be suspended from duty for cause, without pay, by
the appointing authority up to a maximum of thirty (30) days without
a right of hearing before the Civil Service Commission. Any suspension
from a permanent position in excess of the maximum thirty (30)
days, or any demotion or dismissal from a permanent position for
malfeasance, misconduct, incompetence, inefficiency, or for failure
to perform the duties of his .position or to observe the established
~ules and regulations in 'relation thereto, or to cooperate reasonably
with his superiors or fellow employees shall be subject to the
right to a hearing before the Civil Service Commissionin the
manner set forth herein.
An officer or employee having the right to a hearing before
the Civil Service Commission who is suspended, demoted or dismissed
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shall be given in writing the reasons for his suspension, demotion
or removal. He shall be allo~,ed ten ~16) days for answering the
same in writing and may demand a public or closed hearing upon the
charges before the Co~Lmission, such hearing to be held in accordance
with procedures established therefor. The answer and demand must
be filed with the Commission and the authority having the appointive
power. Failure to answer the charges within ten (10) days shall be
held an admission of the charges and a waiver of the hearing;
whereupon the Commission shall find the accused guilty as charged,
and' demote, remove, discharge or suspend the accused. Hearings may
be conducted informally and the technical rules of evidence need
not apply, but the officer or employee whose suspension, demotion
or dismissal is sought may be heard in person, be permitted to be
represented by counsel and to produce testimony in his own behalf.
The Commission may employ a hearing officer to hear the appeal~
and, if so, the Commission shall not participate in the hearing. The
Commission may also appoint a Hearing Officer to preside over the
proceedings and to rule on the admissibility of evidence, but such
Hearing Officer shall not participate in the decision' of the Commis-
sion. The Commission may adopt further rules and regulations for
the conduct of such hearings, not inconsistent with the provisions
of this Article.
The decision Of a majority of the Civil Service Commission,
if they hear the appeal, or the 'appointed hearing officer, if he
hears the appeal without the Co~ission~ shall be final. Any
action or proceeding to determine the validity of the decision
shall be commenced in a court of'competent jurisdiction within
thirty (30) days after the date of mailing notice of the decision
to the parties.
Service of Charges
Section 8. When a person is charged with absence from
duty without leave or is charged with any other violation under
this section, and such person cannot be.found in the City of Bakersfield,
service of a copy of the charges against said accused' may be made by
depositing a copy of such charges in the United States mail enclosed
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in a pealed envelope, registered, with postage prepaid, addre. ssed to
the accused at his last place of residence as the same is shown by
the files of the department in which said accused was employed; and
failure of the accused to receive such c6pies of charges, shall not
affect the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission to proceed.
Classification of Employees in Subordinate Positions
Section 9. It shall be the duty of the Civil Service
"Con~ission, when .requested to do so by'the City Manager or the
department head to classify, and when necessary re-classify, in
accordance with the duties of the department, all subordinate posi-
tions in all departments affected by this Article.
Lay Off or Demotion and Temporary Promotion
Of Employees in Subordinate Positions
Section 10. In any department affected by this' Article,
the authority having the appointive power, with the approval of the
City Manager, may reduce by lay off or demotion the personnel of a
department or Qf a classification because of lack of work or shortage
of funds. Lay offs and demotions shall be made according to seniority
of service with the City of Bakersfield in the department or classi-
fication affected.. The youngest man in point of seniority in each
department or classification affected shall be the first man to be
demoted or laid off. When two (2) or more employees have the same
seniority rating, the employee who attained the highest grade in the
examination for the position held at the time of lay off or demotion
shall be deemed to have greater seniority. Lay off or demotion
referred to in this section shall not deprive the employee so laid
off or ~em6~d of the Civil Servi~e ratii~g'attained-priorto said lay
o~f or demotion, and such employee shall be returned to service in
order of seniority. This section is intended to make possible the
displacement of a subordinate officer or employee in any classification
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by an officer or employee in a ~igher classification with greater
seniority in the department. The subordinate officer or employe~ so
displaced may in turn displace a man in a lower classification. A
displaced or demoted subordinate officer or employee, while working
in'a lower classification~ shall receive the rate of pay estab!ished
for the lower classification, it being the intention that all sub-
ordinate officers or employees be paid ihe'.rate of pay established
for the work or position assigned to them. The authority having the
appointive power in departments affected by this Article, where the
volume of work makes it necessary may temporarily promote any
subordinate officer or employee to the next highest classification.
Such temporary promotions shall in any case not exceed one hundred
twenty (120) working days°
Limitation of Employment
Section 11. Employees of the City of Bakersfield shall
not follow any other profession, trade, calline or business that
will jeopardize or impair the performance of their duties. The
heads of City departments shall define the limits for outside
employment' and will be responsible for their enforcement.
Present Incumbents to be Qualified and to Remain on
Present' Positions Without Examination
Section 12. To the end there be no disruption in the.
present service, and that no undue hardship may be worked upon any
officer or employee affected by this Article who shall have attained
a certain position or rating.as a result of continuous and faithful
service, all officers and employees affected by this Article shall
be credited by the Civil Service Commission with a qualifying mark,
bot~ mental and physical, to 'the position or-r~t~hg i~eld by them at
the time of ratification of -this' Article.
All rules and regulations for each department and/or
.classification in existence at the time of adoption of this
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ArtiCle shall remain effective until rules and recfu]ations are
adopted by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to this Article.
C0nstitutionalitl
Section 13. If any. section, subsection, clause or phrase
of this Article is for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections
of this Article.
Repeal of Conflicting Provisions
Section 14. Any provision, section, clause or phrase of
the Charter of the City of Bakersfield in conflict herewith is
expressly repealed.
C. Measure "I" as it shall appear on the ballot is as follows:
MEASURE "I"
Shall Sections (183)1 .through (242)22 of
the City Charter be repealed and amended by
adoption of a new Article XIII, to eliminate
the separate, existing civil service commis-
sions and provisions for civil service for
the City Fire Department, Miscelleneous
Departments and Police Department and to
provide in lieu thereof for the creation
of a single.civil service commission and
provisions for civil service for all officers
and employees of the City of Bakersfield
excepting elective officers, the City Manager
and members of boards, committees and
commissions?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
~6f~B~ker~'~l~ a~ follows: ................. ,I ~
1. That a Special Municipal Election is hereby called to
be held in the City Of Bakersfield on Tuesday, the 3d day of March,
1981, for the purpose of submitting to the electors ~f said City
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the hereinbefore specified repeals and amendments to the City
Charter.
, "to
2. That the above-stated measures, "A" through "I,
repeal and amend the various sections and articles 0fthe Charter
of the City of Bakersfield are hereby submitted for placement on
the ballot in proper form to be used at said election
3. That the 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 repeals and amendments
to the City Charter is hereby consolidated with the General Munici-
pal Election of members of the City Council from Wards 1, 3, 4 and
7 in the City of Bakersfield (referred to as the "General Municipal
Election"), each scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 3, 1981,
respectively, in all precincts established in Wards 1, 3, 4 and 7.
4. That the County Clerk is requested to conduct the
elections and is requested to provide within the territory affected
by this order of consolidation, the election precincts, polling
places and voting booths, which shall, in every case, be the same
and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of the
precincts for the Special Municipal Election hereby called and the
General Municipal Election to be held on the same day, and that the
offices in Wards 1, 3, 4 and 7 in the City of Bakersfield and the
candidates th'erefor be set forth in each ballot to be used at said
General Municipal Election insofar as the same is held within said
territory affected by said order of consolidation.
5. .The County Clerk is hereby further authorized and
requested to canvass the returns of said Special Municipal Election
and said General Municipal Election with respect'to the votes cast
in the City and to the votes cast for the offices of Councilman in
Wards 1, 3, 4 and 7 of the City of Bakersfield' in said territory
affected by the consolidation herein and to certify such canvass of
the' votes so cast to this Council.
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6.- The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify to the adoption of this resolution and to transmit a co~y
thereof so certified tc the County Clerk of Kern County.
7. That the polls shall be open in all precincts in the
City from 7 A. M, 't0 8 P. M.
8. That the City Clerk shall give all notices and per-
form all advertising as required by law and perform or cause to be
performed all the duties and functions required.
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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 19th day of November, 1980,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN /~,RTON, CHRISTENSEN, MEANS, MILLER, pAYNE, RATTY, STRO~NG
ASSTAINING: COUi,4CILt~E-N:
AS . C CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
the