Resolution 1831
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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:
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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
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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
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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:
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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~.