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12/8/82
ORDINANCE NO. NS-1666
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA ON APRIL 5, 1983, FOR THE ELECTION
OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA OF A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That a general municipal election is hereby
called to be held in the City of Santa Ana on April 5, 1983.
SECTION 2: That said election is held to fill the
offices of three members of the City Council, to be
nominated from Wards 2, 4 and 6, the term of each to begin
on April 12, 1983, or as soon thereafter as the result of
said election can be declared.
SECTION 3: That said election shall also be held for the
purpose of submitting to the electors of the City a proposal
of the City Council to amend section 400 of the City Charter
in the manner set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, said proposal to appear on
the ballot as follows:
"Shall section 400 of the Charter of the City of Santa
Ana be amended to provide that each council member shall be
elected by the vote of only those electors of the ward from
which such council member was nominated, rather than elected
by the vote of the electors of the city at large?"
ADOPTED this 3rd day of January , 1983.
¥, ~le~Af the Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bricken Aye
Luxembourger ~ye
Acosta ~ye____
Serrato ~ye
Griset Aye
Markel Aye
McGuigan Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
EDWARD 3. (~OO~E~City Attorney
Sec. 400. Number, selection and terms of members.
The city council shall consist of seven (7) members
elected at the times and in the manner provided in this
charter, each of whom shall serve a term of four (4) years.
The term of each member shall begin following such election,
at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council
following certification of election results, and each shall
serve, except as otherwise provided for in this charter,
until his successor is elected and qualified. Each office
of council member shall be a separate office and one of such
offices shall be assigned to each of the wards of the city.
Candidates for each office of council member shall be
nominated from such ward by the electors of such ward and
shall be residents of such ward, and each council member
shall be elected by the vote of only those electors of the
ward from which such council member was nominated, k.~t ~1-1-
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