HomeMy WebLinkAbout7483RESOLUTION NO. 7483
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PUBLIC PLACES TO MEET THE
PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDINANCES, LEGAL NOTICES,
AND OTHER PUBLIC NOTICES OF THE ARCADIA CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia was incorporated as a charter city on August 5,
1903, and Article XI, Section 3 of the California Constitution provides that a city may adopt
or amend a charter by majority vote of its electors voting on the question; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 1415 and 9255, the
City Council is authorized by statute to submit a Charter Amendment to the voters; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desired to put before the voters updates and
modifications to the City Charter to reflect current procedures, conventions and standards
in local government; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7451
submitting to the qualified voters of Arcadia, Ballot Measure "CA" that stated, "Shall the
City Charter be amended to provide for election of City Councilmembers by -district, to set
the general municipal election for the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in
even -numbered years to align with the Statewide General Election date, to amend the
procedure to fill vacant elective offices, to change the City Clerk from elected to appointed,
to establish a City Prosecutor, to modify City procurement procedures, and to make other
modernizing amendments?"; and
WHEREAS, California Constitution, Article XI, Section 3, requires that any charter
amendment be approved by a majority of City voters voting at an election called for that
purpose; and
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WHEREAS, an All Mail Ballot General Municipal Election was held by the City of
Arcadia, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7471
reciting the facts of the General Municipal Election in Arcadia on Tuesday, November 8,
2022, declaring the results and that the whole number of ballots cast for Measure "CA"
totaled 15,395, approved by 66.81% of voters; and
WHEREAS, Measure "CA" enlisted modernizing amendments to the Arcadia City
Charter City that included identifying alternative posting locations in the City for
ordinances, legal notices, and other public notices, as specified by the Council; and
WHEREAS, to provide an alternative to publishing in the City's official newspaper,
the publication requirement for ordinances, legal notices, and other public notices may be
satisfied by posting copies thereof in three (3) or more public places in the City and on
the City's website or other City -controlled internet site; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia intends to identify the three public places in the
City for the posting of ordinances, legal notices, and other public notices.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMENDED CITY CHARTER.
Pursuant and subject to the provisions of the Amended City Charter, the City of Arcadia
City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to fulfill the publication
requirements for ordinances, legal notices, and other public notices.
SECTION 2. PUBLIC POSTING LOCATIONS. As an alternative to posting in the
City's official newspaper, ordinances, legal notices, and other public notices may be
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publishing in any of following three (3) public places in the City, and on the City's website
(arcadiaca.gov):
(1) City Council Chambers (240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia)
(2) The City Clerk's Office (240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia)
(3) The Arcadia Public Library (20 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia)
(4) The Arcadia Community Center (375 Campus Drive, Arcadia)
(5) The Gilb Museum (380 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia)
SECTION 3. MANNER OF POSTING. It is hereby determined that each public
notice shall be displayed in a manner that renders it visible and available for inspection
by the public.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of February, 2023.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVI=D AS TO FORM:
Michael J. Maurer
City Attorney
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Mayor of the
i of Arcadia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS -
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7483 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 21st day of February, 2023 and that said Resolution was adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Cao, Kwan, Wang, Verlato, and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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