HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 32-54RESOLUTION' N0. ~-~1~
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD DECLARING RESULTS OF
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID
CITY JUNE 8, 1954.
WHEREAS, this Council, by resolution, called and provided
for the..holding of a special election within,the City of Bakersfield
on June 8, 1954 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters
of said City the following propositions:
Proposition No,. 1 (A)
"Off-Street Vehicular Parking. Adds Sections 33.1, 33.2
and 33.3 to the Bakersfield City Charter. These three
sections authorize the City of' Bakersfield to acquire and
construct off. street vehicular parking places and authorize
the City Council to issue revenue bonds to pay the costs
Of such."
Proposition No. 2 (B)
"Amends Section 43 (a) of the Bakersfield City Charter to
provide the waiving, by the City Council, of residential
requirements to fill vacancies in the service of the city,
and requiring probationary appointees to become residents
of the City within their six months probationary period and
remain such during their term of employment."
Proposition No. 3 (C)
"Amends Section 450~l'the Bakersfield City Charter. to provide
that all officers, commissioners, heads of departments, the
City Manager,· and any subordinates, deputies or employees
required by the City Council to be bonded, may be bonded.under
a blanket position bond."
Proposition NO. 4 (D)
"Amends Section (216) 9 of the Bakersfield City Charter by
adding' Subdivision (a) which provides that when a person is
· charged with absence from duty without leave or is charged
with any other violation under ·this section and cannot be
found in the city, service of charges against such person
may be made by registered mail addressed to him at his last
known · addre s s."
Proposition No. 5 (E)
.... "Amends Section (224) 4 ef the Bakersfield 'City Charter to.
provide that appointees to the Police Department at time of
appointment shall be not less than 21 years of age nor,, more
than 45 years of age."
Proposition No. 6 (F)
"Adds Section ll.1 to the Bakersfield City Charter requiring
the City Council to make surveys of inhabitants of wards at
1.
and
regular intervals, and to redistrict ward boundaries
to equalize registered voters".in the several wards, by
ordinance to be Submitted to the voters."
WHEREAS, by resolution of said 'City and by order of the
Boa~d of Supervisors of Kern County, said special election was ordered
consolidated with the State Direct Primary Election held within said
city on *said date, and said Board of Supervisors was authorized to
canvass the returns of said special election and to certify the results
thereof to this Council; and
WHEREAS, said special election was duly held pursuant to
said orders of consolidation at the polling places prescribed for said
State Direct Primary Election, and the votes 'cast thereat were can-
vassed and the returns thereof made as prowided by law; and
WHEREAS, the said Board of Supervisors and the Clerk thereof
have duly canvassed the returns of said special election~ and have
duly canvassed the absentee ballots cast at said special election,
and said Board of Supervisors has adopted its resolution stating the
results of said special election and the. Clerk of said Board has
entered in the records of said Board a statement of said results, and
the Clerk has transmitted to the Clerk of this Council a certified
copy of said resolution and a certified copy of said statement, and
the same have been presented to this Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE as follows:
1. That from the results of said special election certified
to this Council as aforesaid, it appears and this Council hereby
finds and declares that the total number of votes cast at the *respective
election precincts established for-said special election upon the
propositions stated in the-recitals hereof and for and against said
~p~opositions, the total number of absentee votes cast at said
upon said propositions and fdr and against ssi d propositions, and the
total number of votes cast in said city upon said propositions and
for and against said propositions, are as set forth in said Resolution
of the Board of Supervisors of Kern County, California, stating
Result of Canvass of Election Returns of Special Municipal Election
of the City of Bakersfield Held J~me 8, 1954.
on said propositions are as follows:
City of. Bakersfield Proposition No. I (A) Yes:
City of Bakersfield Proposition No. 2 (B) -. Yes:
City of Bakersfield Proposition No. 3 (C) Yes:
City of Bakersfield Proposition No. 4 (D) Yes:
· City of Bakersfield Proposition No. 5 (E) Yes:
City of Bakersfield Proposition No. 6 (F) Yes:
That the votes cast
6855 ~o': 618o
7378 No: 4506
88O5 Nor 278O
8527 No: 2812
8651 No: 3177
8177 No: 2878
Section 2. That the Clerk of the Council is hereby instructed
to enter in full on the minutes of this Council the aforementioned
results as hereinabove set forth.
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 July, 1954, by the following vote:
t~y~ ~ and j erk of the
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Council of-the City of Bakersfield.
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