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RESOLUTION NO. 4404
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 AND
CHANGING THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF A
CANDIDATE FROM TWO YEARS TO ONE YEAR AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 4402.
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:
"Section 401. ELIGIBILITY. No person shall ',be
eligible to hold the office of Councilman
unless he is a legally registered voter and has
been a resident of the City for at least one
year immediately preceding the filing of his
nomination papers or his appointment. 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 must be a
registered voter and must have resided in the
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City for one (1) year before his nomination or
appointment and 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
amendment, it shall be submitted to the Legislature for approval
and shall be effective upon approval by the Legislature.
SECTION 4. Resolution No. 4402 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. 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 5th day of
February
, 1974, by the
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
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AYES: Councilmen Hage, Helms, Scott and Arth
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Butterworth
(2f~ ~
';;{ZU~L(J. /tl'l'
City Clerk of the
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City of Arcad~a
SIGNED AND APPROVED this
5th day of February
, 1974.
Ct/4d f2~
Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
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