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HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-54 - General Municipal Election - 11-6-84RESOLUTION NO. 84 -54 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE CITY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MEASURES RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, California, a general municipal election shall be held on November 6, 1984 for the election of Municipal Officers; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach also desires to submit to the qualified electors of the City, at the election, certain measures relating to proposed amendments to the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach. SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the Charter of the City of Newport Beach, California, there is called and ordered held, in the City, on Tuesday, November 6, 1984, a general municipal election of the qualified electors of the City for the purpose of electing three members of the City Council of the City for the full term of four years; SECTION 2. That the City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does order submitted to the qualified electors of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 6, 1984, the following measures: • MEASURE 1 - CHARTER AMENDMENT Measure 1, which proposes an amendment to the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, shall appear on the ballot in substantially the same form, and in substantially the same • language as follows: MEASURE 1 - CHARTER AMENDMENT Shall the City Charter of the City of YES Newport Beach be amended to change the date on which the term of a newly elected Councilmember commences from January 1st NO to the date on which the Council receives certification of election results? A mark placed in the voting square, rectangle or other specified voting space after the word "YES" in the manner provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the question. A mark placed in the voting square, rectangle or other specified voting space after the word "NO" in the manner provided shall be counted against the adoption of the question. Should Measure 1 - Charter Amendment receive a favorable vote and be approved, the following sections of the City Charter shall be amended to read as follows: "SECTION 400. ELECTIVE OFFICERS. THE ELEC- TIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY SHALL CONSIST OF A CITY COUNCIL OF SEVEN MEMBERS. CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE NOMINATED FROM AND BY THE ELECTORS OF EACH OF THE SEVEN DISTRICTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE X OF THIS CHARTER AND ONE SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH OF SUCH DIS- TRICTS BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY AT LARGE AT THE TIMES AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS CHARTER. TIES IN VOTING AMONG CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE SHALL BE SETTLED BY THE CASTING OF LOTS. ALTERNATIVELY, AND SUCCESSIVELY, FOUR FOUR - YEAR TERMS SHALL BE FILLED AT ONE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THREE FOUR -YEAR TERMS AT THE NEXT SUCH ELECTION, CONSISTENT WITH THE SEQUENCE OF TERMS OF COUNCILMEMBERS EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT. 11 THE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE FOUR YEARS. THE TERM OF EACH COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL COMMENCE ON THE DATE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FOLLOWING HIS OR HER ELECTION, AT WHICH THE COUNCIL RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE COUNTY CLERK. MEASURE 2 - CHARTER AMENDMENT ;• Measure 2, which proposes an amendment to the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, shall appear on the ballot in substantially the same form, and with substantially the same language as follows: MEASURE 2 - CHARTER AMENDMENT Should the City Charter of the City of YES Newport Beach be amended to change the date on which the Mayor is selected from the first Tuesday following any General NO or Special Municipal Election to the date on which newly elected Councilmembers are sworn and qualified? A mark placed in the voting square, rectangle or other specified voting space after the word "YES" in the manner provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the question. A mark placed in the voting square, rectangle or other specified voting space after the word "NO" in the manner provided shall be counted against the adoption of the question. Should Measure 2 - Charter Amendment receive a favorable vote and be approved, the following sections of the City Charter shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 404. THE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE. ON THE DATE OF ANY MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT WHICH TIME THE COUNCIL RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AT WHICH ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL IS ELECTED, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL, AFTER SWEARING AND QUALIFYING ANY NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER, ELECT ONE OF ITS MEMBERS AS ITS PRESIDING OFFICER, WHO SHALL HAVE THE • TITLE OF MAYOR. THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE A VOICE AND VOTE IN ALL ITS PROCEEDINGS. THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE THE PRIMARY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERPRETING THE POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND NEEDS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE, AND, AS OCCASION REQUIRES, THE MAYOR MAY INFORM THE PEOPLE OF ANY CHANGE IN POLICY OR PROGRAM. THE MAYOR SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES CONSISTENT WITH THE OFFICE AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THIS CHARTER OR AS MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE MAYOR • SHALL SERVE IN SUCH CAPACITY AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THE PAYMENT FOR EXPENSES AS A COUNCIL MEMBER UNDER SECTION 402B, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE BY RESOLUTION FOR THE PAYMENT TO THE MAYOR OF AN ALLOWANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($220.00) PER MONTH, ADJUSTED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, LOS ANGELES, LONG BEACH, ANAHEIM CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, OR FIVE PERCENT (5 %) WHICHEVER AMOUNT IS LESSER, TO REIMBURSE THE MAYOR FOR THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL AT THE SAME TIME THE MAYOR IS ELECTED ALSO DESIGNATE ONE OF ITS MEMBERS AS MAYOR PRO TEMPORE, WHO SHALL SERVE IN SUCH CAPACITY AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE MAYOR PRO TEMPORE SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR DURING THE MAYOR'S ABSENCE OR DISABILITY. SECTION 3. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be, in form and content, as required by law to be used in the election. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach is authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. SECTION 5. That the polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until S o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14301 of the Elections Code of the State of 0 California. SECTION 6. That in all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in the City. SECTION 7. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. ADOPTED this 11th day of _ June , 1984. j i RSB /Electionl it �J ��!