HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-016 NOT EXECUTEDRESOLUTION NO. 2018-016 NOT EXECUTED
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA SETTING FORTH THE LANGUAGE OF A
BALLOT TITLE FOR A CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT
REGARDING 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 REGISTERED VOTERS
OF THE ENTIRE CITY TO BE INCLUDED ON THE
BALLOT FOR THE 2018 SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON JUNE 5, 2018
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. By Resolution No. 2018-015, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
has called for a special election to be held on June 5, 2018 and submitted to the voters
an amendment to sections of the Santa Ana City Charter.
Section 2. The California Elections Code directs that the City Council approve
the form of the ballot question to be submitted to the voters and the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana desires, on its own motion, to submit to the voters of the City a
question relating to whether 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 elections by registered
voters of the entire City, to be submitted to the voters at the Special Election to be held
on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Section 3. The amendment called for in Resolution No. 2018-015 shall be
proposed as follows, with identification as determined in accordance with the California
Elections Code:
Measure _ I 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 NO
by registered voters of the entire City?
Section 4. 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.
Resolution No. 2018-016
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Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the measure set
forth in Section 3 above to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis of
the measure in accordance with Section 9280 of the Elections Code. The impartial
analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the
ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the City Council. In
addition, the Clerk of the Council is directed to fix a deadline for submission of
arguments and rebuttals for or against the measure pursuant to Sections 9223 and
9285 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are hereby adopted by the City
Council.
ADOPTED this 6th day of March, 2018.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: ��CA k
Sonia R, Carvalho,
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Benavides, Sarmiento, Solorio, Tinaiero (4)
NOES: Councilmembers Martinez Pulido, Villeoas (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 that the
attached Resolution No. 2018-016 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on March 6th , 2018.
Date:
Maria D. Huizar,
Clerk of the Council
Resolution No. 2018-016
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