HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 18-54RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE 'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELEC-
TION IN SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING
CERTAIN CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF BAKERSHELD, ORDERING THE CONSOLI-
DATION OF SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH
THE STATE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
JUNE 8, 1954, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO ORDER THE CON-
SOLIDATION OF SAID ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield, on the
29th day of March, 1954, passed and adopted a resolution calling
a special municipal election to be held in the City of Bakersfield
on the 8th day of June, 1954, for the purpose of submitting to
the electors certain propositions to amend the Charter of said City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield,
California, does hereby RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER as follows:
Section l: That said propositions to amend the Charter of
the City of Bakersfield shall be placed on the ballot to be used
at said special municipal election in the following words and
figure s, to wit:
PROPOSITION NO. i (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 auth-
orize the City Council to issue revenue bonds
to pay the costs of such.'
YES
NO
PROPOSITION NO. 2 (B)'
Amends Section 43 (a) of the Bakersfield City
Charter to provide the'cwaI*.ving, '.byethe City YES.
Council, of residential requirements to fill
vacancies 'in the service of the city, and re-
quiring probationary appointees to become
residents of the City within their six months NO
probationary period and remain such during
their term of employment.
1.
PROPOSITION NO. 3 (C)
Amends Section 45 of the Bakersfield City
Charter to provide that all officers, corn- YES
missloners, 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 NO
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 YES
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 NO
at his last known address.
PROPOSITION NO. 5 (E)
Amends Section (224) 4 of the Bakersfield
City Charter to provide that appointees YES
to the Police Department at time of ap-
pointment shall be not less than 21 years
of age nor more than ~5 years of age. NO
PROPOSITION NO. 6 (F)
Adds Section 11.1 to the Bakersfield City
Charter requiring the City Council to make YES
surveys of inhabitants of wards at regu-
lar intervals, and to redistrict ward
boundaries t, equalize registered voters .N0
in the several wards, by ordinance to be
submitted to the ! voters. ......
Section 2: That said special municipal election be and
the same is hereby ordered to be consolidated with the State Direct
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Primary Election to be held June 8, 1954, and 'the Board of
Supervisors of the ~County of Kern is hereby requested to order
such consolidation in accordance x~ith the provisions of this
re solution.
Section 3: That within the City of Bakersfield the pre-
cincts, polling places, and officers of election for said special
municipal election shall be ~the same as those provided for said
State Direct Primary'Election within said city. The Board of
Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized to canvass
the returns of said special municipal election, and shall certify
the result of the canvass of said retLLPns to' the Council of the
City of Bakersfield, who shall thereupon declare the results
the re of.
Section 4: That the Clerk of the Council. is hereby
directed to transmit to the Clerk of said Board of Supervisors,
a certified copy of this resolution, as required by Section
lO0~l.1 of the Elections Code.
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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 ~9th day of March, 1984, by
the following vote:
Cit~y4 ~l~ a~nd Ex-Ot'i'z~io Cker~ oi' the'
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
APPROVED this 29th day of March, 1954.
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