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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 83-58 . . "" RESOLUTION NO. 83-58 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD DECLARING RESULTS OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELEC'l'IOll HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 4, 195~. WHEREAS, this Council duly and regularly called and provided for the holding of a special election within the City of Bakersfield on November 4, 1958, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO.1 (B) TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT. Adds Section 47.1 to the City Charter which permits employment of persons for temporary service in the several departments of the City for a period not to exceed 120 working days in anyone department in any period of one year. PROPOSITION NO.2 (C) QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNCILMEN. Amends Section 17 of the City Charter by providing that members of the Council shall not be interested in any contract, jOb, work or service for the municipality, as such interest is or may be defined in Title 1, Division 4, Article 4 of the Government Code of the State of California. PROPOSITION NO.3 (D) OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL. Amends Secti~'l 34 of the City Charter by naming the officers to be appointed by the Council, leaving out reference to the terms of office of those officers who are under Civil Service, and dropping the words ttPolice Judge" and "Public Welfare Commissioners". PROPOSITION No.4 (E) HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. Amends Section 38 of the City Charter by naming the officers of the City to be appointed by the City Manager, leaving out reference to their terms of office, and dropping the words "Health Officer". PROPOSITION No.5 (F) RESTRICTIONS UPON OFFICERS. Amends Section 46 of the City Charter by making the State law as set forth in Title 1, Division 4, Article 4, of the Government Code, which prevents officers from having an interest in contracts made by them in their wfficial capacity, applicable t. City offi&ers. PROPOSITION No.6 (0) ELECTIONS. Amends Sections 67, 72, 73, 75, 76 and 78 of Article VII of the City Charter, relating to elections, to wit: Fixing the time of nominating elections as the sixth 1. . . ;(' - " Tuesday prior to general elections; fixing the time between sixty (60) and ninety (90) days before nominating election to file nominat1ngpetition; fixing forty-five (45) days before nomination election as time to present supplemental petitions for nomination of candidate when original not suffic- ient; fixing time at not later than forty (40) days before nominating election as time to withdraw from nomination; provides for Clerk to file petition of candidate not later than forty (40) days before election; Clerk to certify list of candidates not later than forty (40) days before election. PROPOSITION NO. 7 (H} ELIGIBILITY. Amends Section 146 of the City Charter to read as follows: "Members of the Board of Education must be quali- fied registered electers of the Bakersfield Scheel District for three (3) years next preceding their election." PROPOSITION NO. 8 (I) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE. Repeals Article VI of the City Charter consisting of Sections 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65, which provided for a Department of Public Welfare under the adminis- trative control of a commission; for a Department of Public Health under the control of a Health Officer; and for Depart- ments of Public Charities and Parks and Playgrounds. PROPOSITION NO.9 (J) JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. Repeals Article VII of the 01 ty Oharter consisting er Section 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107, which created a police court, prescribed its jurisdiction and methods of appeal therefrom, set forth dispo- sition of fines, set forth the qualifications of judge of said court, and prescribed duties of police officers, all of which are governed by State law. PROPOSITION NO. 10 (K) ICE A PUBLIC UTILITY. Repeals Section 133 of the City Charter which declared ice to be a public utility. PROPOSITION NO. 11 (L) TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT. Repeals Section (215) 8 of the City Charter. and WHEREAS, by resolutions of said City and by order of the Board of Supervisors of Kern County, said special election was ordered consolidated with the State General Election held within said City on said date, and said Board of Supervisors was authorized to canvass the returns of said special election and t. certify the results to this Council, and 2. . . WHEREAS, said special eleotion was duly held pursuant to said orders of consolidation at the polling plaoes prescribed for said state General Election, and the votes cast thereat were canvassed and the returns thereof made as provided by law; and WHEREAS, the said Board of Supervisors and the Clerk thereof have duly canvassed the absentee ballots cast at said speoial 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 statements of said results, and the Clerk has transmitted to the Clerk of this Council certified copies of said resolution and said statements and the same have been presented to this Council, and WHEREAS, said Propositions Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, appeared on the ballots used at said election, as Measures B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L, respeotively. NOW, THEREFORE, the Counoil 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 propositions, the total number of absentee votes cast at saId election upon said propositions and for and against said 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 eleition returns of special munioipal election of the City of Bakersfield held November 4, 1958, a copy of which resolution is on file in the office of the Ci ty Clerk. That 3. . . ^' the total votes cast on said propositio.ns are as follows: Proposition No. 1 (B) Yes: 11,076 No: 4,178 Propo si tion No. 2 (C) Yes: 11,672 No: 3,271 Proposition No. 3 (D) Yes: 8,254 No: 6,105 Proposition No. 4 (E) Yes: 7,513 No: 6,545 Proposition No. 5 (F) Yes: 10,273 No: 3,895 Proposition No. 6 (G) Yes: 9,789 No: 3,724 Proposition No. 7 (H) Yes: 11,678 No: 2,776 Proposition No. 8 (I) Yes: 8,725 No: 5,021 Proposition No. 9 ( J) Yes: 8,442 No: 4,925 Proposition No.lO (K) Yes: 9,205 No: 4,859 Proposition No.ll (L) Yes: 8,755 No: 4,627 2. That the Clerk of the Coullcil is hereby instructed to enter in full on the minutes of this Council the aforementioned results as hereinabove set forth. --........".. oOoag..a.......... 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 8th day of December, 1958, by the following vote: ~. )'- .-r. '''It:,\"ji...,r~ f'{i'l! ~,N . ." I"ARNAKlS "~()' I :I'~S ,.I,IJ,;.,). ,c.,~".,.,~. ~*' . AYES; B~~!Z, BENTLF I, ~ , " I. . , 'Z ~/ . -~...-~.- ~ES> ~ . _.- .. ,.. ~'_.__.._...w,"'5 ABSENT ___' _" "H APPRO~ this 8~ay of December, 1958 ~ lA.f)O.J~~. MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield. 4.