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Resolution 1831 "",. " ~ ..... .... ,; "-!' '{ RESOLUTION NO. 1831 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF A SPECIAL MUNIctPALCHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 5, 1974. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gilroy (hereinafter called the "City") in Santa Clara County (hereinafter called the "County"), State of California, has heretofore duly passed a resolution calling a special municipal election in the City to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1974, at which will be submitted to the qualified electors of the City a measure for amending Section 1400 of the Charter of the City as follows: Section 1400. General Municipal Elections.. A general municipal election shall beheld on the regular election date established by the Election Code of the State of California, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, in each odd-numbered year, commencing with the year 1975, for the election of officers and for such other purposes as the Council may prescribe. wHEREAS, a State of California General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1974, and it is the desire of the Council that said special municipal election be consolidated with said general election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy, as follows: Section 1. Said special municipal election is hereby called to be held in said City and the same shall be consolidated with the State of California General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5 , 1974, at which election shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City the following measure, to wit: '~io' CITY OF GILROY CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE ( ): Shall Section 1400 of the Charter of the City of Gilroy YES be amended to provide that general municipal elections shall be held in each odd-numbered year on the regular election date established by state law so as NO to permit consolidation of general municipal elections with school districtelections1 RESOLUTION NO. 1831 .. .. ,.J ,. Section 2. The Board of Supervisors of the County is hereby requested to order the consolidation of said special municipal election with sa.id general election to be held on Tuesday, NovemberS, 1974, insofar as the City is concerned, and to further provide that within the territory affected b:~ said order of consolidation, to wit, the City, the election precincts, polling places and voting booths shall in every caseb~ the same, and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of said precincts. Said measure for amending Section 1400 of the Charter of the City hereinabove set forth shall be set forth in each form of ballot to be used at said election insofar as the same is held within the City. Said Board of Supervisors of the County is further requested to order the Registrar of Voters of the County (i) to set forth on all sample ballots relating to said consolidated elections, to be mailed to the qualified electors of the City, said measure hereinabove set forth, and to mail with said sample ballots to said electors printed copies of the proposed amendment and arguments (if any) for and against said measure, and (ii) to provide absent voter ballots for said primary election and said special municipal "election, consolidated therewith for use by qualified electors of the City who are entitled thereto, in the manner provided by law. Section 3. Said Board of Supervisors of the County is hereby further authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, as provided by law, the returns of said special municipal election with respect to the votes cast on said measure and to certify such canvass of the votes cast for and against said measure to the Council. Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the due adoption of this resolution and to transmit a copy hereof so certified to the Board of Supervisors of the County RESOLUTION NO. 1831 -2- and to file a copy hereof so certified with the County Clerk of the County. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of July, 1974, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: DeBELL, DUFFIN, HUGHAN, PATE, STOUT and GOODRICH COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE COUNCILMEMBERS: SILVA APPROVED: "'-" ~7? <1 ,/' 1 " .7 Ii .// ..." .' /In~a.- ... y.~ Mayor ATTEST: /1 .;7 6JUoMHuJk~ / City Clerk ( J RESOLUTION NO. 1831 -2- . . I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gllroy~ do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1831 Is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of saldCounci 1 held on the 1st day of July , 19~, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this ~ day of July , 19~.