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RESOLUTION NO, 4883
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA,' CALIFORNIA ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AT THE
REGULAR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 8, 1980, OF AN ADVISORY QUESTION RELATING TO
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAXES,
WHEREAS; pursuant to Resolution No. 4870, a regular general
municipal election has been called and ordered to be held on April
8, 1980, for the election of two members of the City Council of
said City for the full term of four years, and a City Clerk of said
City for the full term of four years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City also desires to submit
to the qualified electors of said City at said election the question
relating to redistribution of Sales and Use Taxes hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That said City Council pursuant to its right and
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authority so to do, does hereby determine that there shall be and
there is hereby ordered submitted to the qualified electors of said
City at the regular General Municipal Election to be held On April
8, 1980, the following question, to wit:
ADVISORY ONLY
YES
PROPOSITION A
NO
"PROPOSITION A, ADVISING THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA TO HAVE ENACTED INTO LAW A REALLOCATION OF
EXISTING SALES AND USE TAXES.
Should the Governor and Legislature of the State of
California be advised that:
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It is the will of the people of the City of Arcadia
that the Governor and Legislature apportion the
existing six cents sales and use tax so that two
cents rather than the present one cent be allocated
to be used by cities and counties and special dis-
tricts for priority local services rather than by
the State for State distribution or State reserves,
It is understood that if the Governor and Legislature
so act, any funds resulting therefrom which would
cause the City to exceed a spending limit imposed by
a vote of the people of the City of Arcadia or the
State of California shall, in accordance with the
provisions of the limitation, be returned to the
people.
Further, it is the will of the people that the
Governor and Legislature enact such allocation into
law no later than Ju~y 1, 1980,to avoid enactment of
this proposal through the initiative process to cure
legislative default,"
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 quest~on.
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.
SECTION 2.
That the ballots to be used at said election shall
be, both as to form and matter contained therein, such as may be
required by law to be used thereat.
SECTION 3,
That the City Clerk of said City is hereby
authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and
all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equip-
ment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly
and lawfully conduct said election.
SECTION 4.
That the polls for said election shall be open at
seven o'clock a,m. of the day of said election and shall remain open
continuously from said time until 7:00 o'clock p.m, of the same day
when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14301
of the Elections Code of the State of California,
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SECTION 5.
That in all particulars not recited in this
resoluti6n, 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 City Clerk is hereby authorized,
instructed and directed to give ~uch further or additional notice of
said election, in time, form and manner as required by law,
SECTION 7, That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of the resolution; shall enter the same in the book
of original resolutions of said City;
and shall make a minute of
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at
which the same is passed and adopted,
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
adjourne~
at a/regu.lar meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia
held on the 24th day of January, 1980 , by the, affirmative
vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Gilb, Parry, Pellegrino, Saelid and Margett
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 24th
January, 1980,
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