Ordinance 1983-09ORDINANCE NO. 83-9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY DECLARING THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ELECTION CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I. That Notices of Elections, Nomination
of Candidates, Extensions, and all other related matters in
Division 14, Part 2, Chapter 2, Article 2 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, as it now exists or may
hereafter be amended shall apply to municipal elections.
Section II. This is an Emergency Ordinance which shall
take effect immediately upon its passage and approval. The
facts and circumstances giving rise to the emergency are as
follows:
The State Legislature is considering as an urgency
measure AB 1956, which if enacted will alter
nomination dates for municipal elections in
November 1983, except for Charter cities. The city
has been advised this Ordinance is required to
conform to the changed dates,despite the provisions
of Charter Section 1402.
This Ordinance was introduced as an emergency measure
and passed and adopted to become effective ir~mediately and
ordered published by title and summary in accordance with
provisions of the City Charter at a regular session of the City
Council held on the 5th day of July, 1983, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCI~MBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALBERTY
GAGE, HUGHAN, LINK, TAYLOR,
VALDEZ and GOODRICH
ORDINANCE NO. 83-9
I, SUSANNE E0 STEIN~TZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No o' 83-9~' is an
original ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of
Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th
~day of July , 19 83 , at which meeting a quorum was
pres ent o
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy, this 15th, · day of
~ July 83
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