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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1473E~C:adg 1/22/79 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1473 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL 1979, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY OF A CERTAIN MEASURE RELATING TO R~VENUE AND TAXATION; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NS-1472. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Santa Aha, California, a regular general municipal election shall be held on the 3rd day of April, 1979, for the election of three (3) members of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana also desires to submit to the qualified electors of said City at said election the measure relating to the proposed Charter amendment hereinafter set forth; NOWt THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That pursuant to the requirements of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana, there shall be, and there is hereby called and ordered held in the City of Santa Aha, County of Orange, State of California, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of April, 1979, a special municipal election of the qualified electors of said City for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said City at said special munici- pal election the following question, to wit: REVENUE AND TAXATION. Shall the Charter be amended to revise the budget adoption procedure by pro- hibiting yearly operating and capital budget growth greater than 5% and salary, wages and fringe benefits greater than 70% of said budget, without a vote of the electors? YES NO A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner hereinabefore provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the question or prop- osition. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the question or proposition. SECTION 2: That the special election be combined with the general election and be held in the City of Santa Ana on April 3, 1979, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City the question of whether the Charter of the City of Santa Aha should be amended by adding a section, to be numbered 607.5~'which said section shall read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1473 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That on the ballot to be used at said special election, in addition to other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the question as stated in section 1 hereinabove. SECTION 4: That the proposal pursuant to Exhibit A hereof shall be designated on the ballot by a letter, pursu- ant to Section 10219 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 5: That in all particulars not recited in this ordinance, said election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in said City. SECTION 6: That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 7: That ordinance No. NS-1472 is hereby repealed. ADOPTED this 22nd day of by the following vote: January , 1979, AYES: COUNCILMEN: BRANDT, EVANS, WARD, YAbL~MOTO NOES: COUNCILMEN: GARTHE ABSENT: ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FOPd~: COUNCILMEN: BRICKEN, ORTIZ MAYOR KEITH L. ~OW CITY ATTORNEY EJC:adg 1/22/79 Ord. No. NS-1473 Page Three EXHIBIT A CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA Sec. 607.5 Same - Prohibitions The budget adopted by the city council shall not exceed the previous year's operating and capital budgets by more than five percent (5%), and the total budget expenditure for officers' and employees' wages, salaries and fringe benefits shall not be greater than seventy percent (70%) of the operating and capital budgets, without an affirmative vote of the electors. No amendment or supplement to the budget pursuant to Section 609 of this article shall exceed the amounts set forth herein without an affirmative vote of the electors.