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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-64 - General Municipal Election 11-4-86RESOLUTION NO. 86 -64 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1986 FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN 10 OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND FOR SUBMISSION TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF A MEASURE RELATING TO AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, a General Municipal Election shall be held on November 4, 1986 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, a certain measure relating to a proposed amendment 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, CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the Charter there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Newport Beach, California, on Tuesday, November 4, 1986 a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing Members of the City Council 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 4, 1986, the following measure: MEASURE - CHARTER AMENDMENT Shall the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach be amended to change the dollar amount of YES work requiring formal public works contracting procedures from the present $12,000.00 to $30,000.00? NO A marked placed in the voting square, retangle 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 marked placed in the voting square, retangle or -1- 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 favorable vote and be approved, the following Section of • City's Charter shall be amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1110. Contracts on Public Works. Every project for the construction or improvement of public buildings, works, streets, drains, sewers, utilities, parks or playgrounds, and every purchase of supplies or materials for any such project, when the total expenditures required for the project exceed thirty- thousand dollars ($30,000.00), or such lesser amount as may be established by ordinance, shall be let by the City Council by contract to the lowest responsible bidder after notice by publication in the official newspaper by one or more insertions, the first of which shall be at least ten (10) days before the time for opening bids. Projects for the maintenance or repair of such facilities are excepted from the requirements of this paragraph if the City Council determines that such work can be performed more economically by a City department than by contracting for the doing of such work. All bids shall be accompanied by either a certified or cashier's check, or a bidder's bond executed by a corporate surety authorized to engage in such business in California, made payable to the City. Such security shall be in an amount not less than that specified in the notice inviting bids or in the specifications referred to therein, or if no amount be so specified then in an amount not less than ten percent (1006) of the aggregate amount of the bid. If the successful bidder neglects or refuses to enter into the contract, within the time specified in the notice inviting bids or in the specifications referred to therein, the amount of his or her bidder's security shall be declared forfeited to the City and shall be collected and paid into its general fund, and all bonds so forfeited shall be prosecuted and the amount thereof collected and paid into such fund. The City Council may reject any and all bids presented and may readvertise in its discretion. The City Council, without advertising for bids, or after rejecting bids, or if no bids were received, may declare and determine that, • in its opinion, based on estimates approved by the City Manager, the work in question may be performed better and more economically by the City with its own employees or the supplies or 6'L a the materials may be purchased more economically on the open market, and after the adoption of a Resolution to this effect by at least five (5) affirmative votes of the Council may proceed to have said work done or said supplies or materials purchased in the manner stated, without further observance of the provisions of this Section. Such contracts likewise may be let without advertising for . bids, if such work or supplies or materials shall be deemed by the City Council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health or property, and shall be authorized by Resolution passed by at least five (5) affirmative votes of the Council and containing a declaration of the facts constituting such urgency." SECTION 3. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk 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 eight 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 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. 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 further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as requied by law. 10 -3- 0 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 14th ATTES City Clerk day of July , 1986. -4-