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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-015 NOT EXECUTEDNOT EXECUTED RESOLUTION NO. 2018-015 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ON JUNE 5, 2018 FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CITY 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 THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO CONSOLIDATE THE CITY'S SPECIAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION 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. Changing from at -large City Councilmember elections to ward -based City Councilmember elections requires a Charter amendment approved by the voters. B. The City Council has considered the issue of changing from at -large City Councilmember elections to ward -based City Councilmember elections and has determined that the voters of the City of Santa Ana should decide whether City Councilmembers should be elected using the by -ward voting method rather than the at -large voting method. C. A special election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on June 5, 2018, for the purpose of voting on the following proposed amendment to the City Charter which shall be submitted to the voters: Resolution 2018-015 Page 1 of 4 Measure: YES Shall City of Santa Ana Charter section 400 be amended requiring City Councilmember election from his or her residency ward and only by registered voters of that ward, instead of City Councilmember elections by registered voters of the entire City? NO D. There will be a statewide special election on June 5, 2018. E. It is desirable that said special election of the City of Santa Ana be rncnlirlated v✓ith the nt;MlAdda nrim ry a!e;:tion t, he held or. the --me. date and; that within the City of Santa Ana, the precincts, polling places and charter amendment be the same, and that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange canvass the returns of both elections, in all respects as if there were only one election. F. That the text of the Charter amendment to Charter Section 400 submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. G. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50% + 1) of the votes cast. H. That the Clerk of Council is authorized, instructed and directed to give further notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law. Section 2: That pursuant to the requirement of Section 10403 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent to and order consolidation of the June 5, 2018 special election of the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of voting on a ballot measure related to the proposed Charter amendment with the statewide primary election to be held on the same date. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulation the statewide election. Section 3: The Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said special municipal election pursuant to Section 10411 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Resolution 2018-015 Page 2 of 4 Section 4: The City of Santa Ana recognizes the additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County of Orange for any such costs. Section 5: The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange and a certified copy of this Resolution with the Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange. Section 6: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adopting by the City Council, and the Clerk of Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 6t" day of March, 2018. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: 'T A'y'(', & - 1pwu u, p Sonia R. Carvalho `b City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers Benavides, Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinaiero (4) NOES: Councilmembers Martinez, Pulido, Villegas_ (3) ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0) NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0) CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2018-015 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on March 6 , 2018. Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Resolution 2018-015 Page 3 of 4 Exhibit A -City of Santa Ana Charter Section 400 (Deleted language is stricken and new language is in red) 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, except for the mayor, shall serve a term of four (4) years. The term of each member shall begin at 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of December following certification of election results, and each shall serve except as otherwise provided for in this charter, until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Each office of councilmember shall be a separate office and one (1) of such offices shall be assigned to each of the wards of the City. Councilmembers shall be residents of their respective wards, and nominated and elected only by the voters of their respective wards. The Mayor shall be elected from the City at large. . Candidates Resolution 2018-015 Page 4 of 4