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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4407 RESOLUTION NO. 4407 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COilllCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA BY AMENDING SECTIONS 400, 500 AND 1100 AND ADDING SECTION llOO.l RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF VOTES REQUIRED TO ELECT A COUNCIU~l AND CHANGING THE DATE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION. 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 Sections 400, 500 and 1100 and adding Section 1100.1 to said Charter to read as follows: "Section,400. CITY COUNCIL. The City Council,. hereinafter termed "Council," shall consist of five Councilmen elected to office from the City at large in the manner provided in this Charter. The term of office shall be four years. Alternately, and succes- sively, three four-year terms shall be filled at one general municipal election and two four-year terms at the next such election, consistent with the sequence of terms of Councilmen existing on the effective date hereof. The term of a Councilman shall commence on the third Tuesday in April following his election and he shall serve until his successor qualifies. Any ties in voting shall be settled by -1- 4407 the casting of lots." "Section 500. CITY CLERK. There shall be a Ci'ty Clerk who shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the third Tuesday in April following his election, and who shall serve until his successor qualifies." "Section 1l00. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A general municipal election for the election of officers and for such other purposes as the Council may prescribe shall be held in the City on the last Tuesday in February in each even numbered year. At the general municipal election candidates for the office of Councilman in the same number as there are offices to be filled who receive the highest number of votes, but a number not less than 40 percent of the number of voters who cast ballots, shall be declared elected." "Section 1100.1. RUNOFF ELECTION. COUNCILMAN. A runoff election for Councilman shall be held if the number of candidates elected at the general municipal election is less than the number of offices to be filled or if no candidate is elected. The runoff election shall be held on the second Tuesday of April following the general municipal election. Candidates equal in number to twice the number of -2- 4407 - , offices remaining to be filled who receive the highest number of votes at the general municipal election shall be the only candidates for such office or offices at the runoff election. Candidates in the runoff election, in the same number as there are offices remaining to be filled, who receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected." 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 the Charter of the City of Arcadia, changing the number of votes re- quired to be elected to the office of Councilman, the time of the general municipal election and pro- viding for a runoff election, 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 sh~ll be effective upon approval by the Legislature. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certity 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 -3": 4407 ' Arcadia held on the 5th day of February , 1974, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Helms, Scott and Arth NOES: Councilman Hage ABSENT: Councilman Butterworth ~/2~~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th day of February , 1974. r!, tJfA-J ~ Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: Y1iu~ a/11 City Clerk (SEAL) -4- 4407