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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1471KLG:ar 1/8/79 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1471 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DECLARING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN IN WARD FIVE AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ON THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL, 1979, FOR THE ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, GIVING NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION, HOURS DURING WHICH THE POLLS SHALL BE OPEN, AUTHORIZING APPOINT- MENT OF ELECTION OFFICERS TO SERVE AT SAID ELECTION; AND ORDERING SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the office of Councilman, Ward Five, is hereby declared vacant by reason of the resignation of the incumbent therein, effective April 9, 1979. A Special Municipal Election is hereby called to be held in the City of Santa Ana, California, on April 3, 1979 to fill said office for the unexpired term thereof, as hereinafter specified. SECTION 2: That there shall be 75 voting pre- cincts, several of which are single State and County precincts renumbered for said Election and the rest of which consist of consolidations of State and County Precincts, all consist- ing of territory within the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 3: That the Precinct Board of each precinct shall consist of one Inspector, one Judge, and two Clerks; and that said Precinct Officers shall receive the following compensation for their services: Inspectors, $29.00, Judges and Clerks, $24.00, and owners of privately owned polling places shall receive the sum of $15.00 for the use of each polling place. SECTION 4: That the consolidated voting precincts, the polling places thereof, and the Precinct Board for each such precinct shall be as set out on that certain document headed "ELECTION OFFICERS AND POLLING PLACES" on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council, and the Boards of each such voting precinct are hereby appointed. The Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized to find and appoint substitutes for any election officer hereby appointed who is unable or unwilling to act. SECTION 5: That said Election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana, the Constitution of the State of California, and the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California insofar as the same may be applicable thereto. On the day of the Election the polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. and shall be kept open until 8:00 p.m., at which time the polls shall be closed. The Clerk of the Council shall prepare and cause to be published a NOTICE OF ELECTION for one time; a list of names of the nominees in the order in which they will appear on the Ballot and the office for which they are nominated once a week for two successive weeks, with at least five (5) intervening days between the dates of publication; and a notice of election officers and polling ORDINANCE NO. NS-1471 PAGE TWO places for one time. SECTION 6: The Clerk of the Council shall prepare and cause to be printed official ballots and election supplies necessary for the holding of said Election as required by law, and sample ballots and polling place cards, and shall provide for the mailing of the same to each registered elector within the City. SECTION 7: That said Special Municipal Election is held to fill the office for the term as follows: One (1) member of the City Council, to be nominated from Ward Five and to be elected at large by the electors of the City, the term to begin on April 10, 1979, or as soon thereafter as the re- sult of said Election can be declared, and to hold office until the second Tuesday of April, 1981. SECTION 8: That said Special Municipal Election is hereby ordered to be consolidated with the General Mun- icipal Election to be held in this City on April 3, 1979. ADOPTED this 8th day of 1979, by the following vote: Januar~ , AYES: COUNCILMEN: BRANDT, BRICKEN, EVANS, GARTHE, ORTIZ, WARD, YAMAMOTO NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE ATTEST: MAYOR CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: /{EITH L. GOW CITY ATTORNEY