HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 4534ORDINANCE NO.
4534
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1.17.020, 1.17.030
AND 1.17.040 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1.17.020 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
1.17.020 Subjects approved for all-mail elections.
The following items may be the subject of an all-mail election:
A. Any election to approve a special tax or a general tax as required or
authorized by Article XIII C of the California Constitution.
B. Any election to approve aproperty-related fee or charge as required or
authorized by Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
C. Any election to approve an annexation as required or authorized by the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Government
Code section 56000 et seq.
D. Any assessment ballot proceeding required or authorized by Article XIII D
of the California Constitution, provided, however, that such a proceeding shall be
denominated an assessment ballot proceeding rather than an election.
SECTION 2.
Section 1.17.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
1.17.030 Date of elections.
Elections authorized by this chapter shall be held on an established mailed
election ballot date pursuant to California Elections Code Section 1500.
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SECTION 3.
Section 1.17.040 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
1.17.040 Procedures for conduct of all-mail elections.
A. Elections authorized by this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions for mail ballot elections set forth in California Elections Code.
B. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by California
Elections Code Section 4000.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on bCT 2 2 1008 ,
by the following vote:
AY~ES• COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BE HNHN AM, WEIR,66i~1"r, HANSON,~~1Ff~J, SCR NER
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER P.9(,l.Cln , `d-L~.I,U VQ,yL~
PAMELA A. McCART CMC
CITY CLERK and EX F ICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: OCT 2 2 1008
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By:
JOSHUA H. RUDNICK
Deputy City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 23rd day of October , 2008 she posted on the Bulletin Board at
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4534 ,passed
by the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 22nd day of October, 2008
and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1.17.020, 1.17.030 AND
1.17.040 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
DEPUTY City Clerk
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