HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-057 - Charter Sections 101.2 and 400RESOLUTION NO. 2018-057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SANTA ANA
CHARTER REGARDING WHETHER CITY CHARTER
SECTIONS 101.2 AND 400 SHALL BE AMENDED
REQUIRING CITY COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION FROM
HIS OR HER RESIDENCY WARD AND ONLY BY
REGISTERED VOTERS OF THAT WARD, INSTEAD OF
CITY COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION BY REGISTERED
VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE CITY, WITH WARDS TO BE
DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
LAW
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. A general municipal election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on
November 6, 2018, at which there will be submitted to the qualified electors of
the City a Charter Amendment measure related to whether the City of Santa Ana
Charter section 400 shall be amended requiring City Councilmember election
from his or her residency ward and only by registered voters of that ward instead
of City Councilmember election by registered voters of the entire City, and
whether Charter section 101.2 should be amended to have ward boundaries
comply with both state and federal law as well as to equalize population.
B. That pursuant to the requirements at Section 9282 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, the legislative body may authorize any member(s) of the
City Council to write arguments for or against any measure.
Section 2: The City Council, as the legislative body of the City of Santa Ana,
hereby authorizes the Clerk of the Council to give preference and priority to any
member or members of the City Council (up to five members), then to voters as set forth
in California Elections Code section 9287, to file a written argument for or against the
City measures set forth above, and to change said argument until and including the date
fixed by the Clerk of the Council after which no arguments for or against said City
measure may be submitted.
Resolution 2018-057
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Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
By: J"' k .
Laura A. Rossini
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Benavides Pulido, Sarmiento, Solorio,
Tinaiero, Villegas (6)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Martinez (1
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution No.
2018 -057 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana on July 17, 2018.
Date: "Ll L ` K 0
Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution 2018-057
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