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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0966 ORDINANCE NO. 966 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PRO- VIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA ON THE'6TH DAY OF ' NOVEMBER, 1956, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION TO AMEND SECTION 402 OF THE ARCADIA CITY CHARTER, AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DCES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Arcadia, California, on the 6th da:Y of November, 1956, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city a proposition to amend Section' 402 of the Arcadia City Charter as hereinafter more particularly set forth. SECTION 2. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o'clock, A.M., of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until seven o'clock, P.M., of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 5734 of the Elections Code of the State of California. That on' the ballots to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: MARK CROSSES (..) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP; NEVER WITH PEN OR PENCIL. (ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK OR PENCIL.) INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote on any measure, stamp a cross (+) in the votinl'i square after the word "YES" or after the word 'NO". All marks, except the cross (+) are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. , . -1- 1N!'Sl~!l 966 ',. If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of election and obtain another. On absent voter's ballots mark a cross (~) with pen or pencil. : PROPOSED ARCADIA CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.1: Shall Section 402 of the Arcadia City Charter be amended to read as follows? Section 402. COMPEN- SATION. The members of the City Coun- cil .shall receive no compensation for . their services as such, but shall re- ceive reimbursement on order of the City Council for Council authorized traveling and other expenses when on official YES duty. In addition, each member shall ; receive the sum of one hundred dollars per month, which amount shall be deemed to be reimbursement of other out-of- pocket expenditures and costs imposed ; : upon him in serving as a City Council- man. The City Clerk shall receive com- pensation for his services in such amount and at such stated times as shall be prescribed by ordinance adopted by the: NO City Council, which compensation shall not be increased or dfm!h1shed so as to , affect the salary of an incumbent during the continuation of his current term 'of office. . . ' : . ' SECTION 3. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the proposition. A cross (~) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be cou~ted against the adoption of the proposition. SECTION'4. That the special municipal election hereby called to be 'held in the City of Arcadia on the 6th day of November, 1956, shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the state- wide'general election to be held on s~id date, and within the City of Arcadia the precincts, polling places, voting booths and officers of election for the special municipal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for said statewide general election. , , -2- 966 ,. -.-. . ) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles hereby is requested to order the consolidation of the special municipal elec- tion hereby called with said statewide general election, and said Board of Supervisors is authorized hereby to canvass the returns of the special municipal election hereby called, and said elections shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. Said Board of.Supervi,-- sors shall certify the result of the canvass of the returns of such special municipal election to the City Council of the City or Arcadia who shall thereupon declare the result thereof. SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the pas- sage and adoption of this ordinance by a vote of more than two- thirds of all of the members of the City Council of said City, and shall cause said ordinance to be published once a week for two weeks in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a weekly newspaper of gen- eral circulation in said city. No other notice of such election peed be given. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall cause to have copies of the proposed charter amendment hereinabove set forth, together with copies of Section 402 of the Arcadia City Charter as now in effect, on file in her office and available for inspection by or distribu- tion to persons up9n app~ication therefor. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 23th day of A'ugust, 1956. California ATl'EST: ~o~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, California (SEAL) , , -3- 966 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ~ COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF ARCADIA ss. I, CHRISTINE VAN MAANEN, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, California, DO HEREBY: CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinanc:e was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on the 21st day of August, 1956, and thereafter at an adjourned regular meeting of said City Council, duly held on the 29th day of August, 1956, was reread, duly passed and adopted by said City 'Council and signed and approved by the Mayor of said city, and that said ordinance was passed and adopted by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of said City Council, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Camphouse, Jacobi, Phillips and Reibold NOES: None ABSENT:' Councilman Dennis City Clerk (SEAL) -4- :r~~~ California A~/ Arca a, 966