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RESOLUTION NO. 4402
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 401 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA RELATING TO A LIMIT ON CONSECUTIVE
TERMS OF OFFICE FOR A COUNCILMAN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA THAT: /
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Arcadia
hereby submits to the voters of said City a proposition to amend
the Charter of the City of Arcadia by amending Section 401 of.
said Charter to read as follows:
"ELIGIBILITY. No person shall be eligible to
hold the office of Councilman unless he is,
and shall have been for at least two years
immediately preceding his election or appoint-
ment, a legally registered voter and resident
of the City. A Councilman who has been elected
for three consecutive four-year terms, excluding
part or all of any unexpired term, shall not
be eligible to hold the office of Councilman
again until two years after expiration of the
third consecutive term. This section shall
apply to Councilmen holding office on the
effective date of this Charter."
SECTION 2. Said proposition shall be submitted to the
voters at the general municipal election to be held in the City
of Arcadia on the 9th day of April, 1974, and as set forth on the
ballot shall read as follows:
"Shall an amendment to Section 401 of the
Charter of the City of Arcadia, which amend-
ment provides that a Councilman who has been
elected for three (3) consecutive terms shall
not be eligible again for two (2) years after
his last term of office, be adopted?"
SECTION 3. If a majority of the voters voting thereon
at said election shall vote in favor of the proposed Charter
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amendment, it shall be submitted to the Legislature for approval
and shall be effective upon approval by the Legislature.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution. '
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution.was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia held on the 15th day of January, 1974, by the affirmative/'
vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Hage, Helms, Scott and Arth
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Butterworth
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of January, 1974.
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'Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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ci ty Clerk
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