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RESOLUTION NO. 1863
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
ORDERING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF GENERAL
ELECTION FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY
OF GILROY ON MARCH 4, 1975, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO PROVIDE FOR THE
CONSOLIDATION OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR ELECTION TO BE HELD
MARCH 4, 1975.
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Gilroy as amended makes
provision that a general municipal election shall be held 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, and
WHEREAS, a State of California regular election will be held
on Tuesday, March 4, 1975, and it is the desire of the Council that
said general municipal election be consolidated with said regular
election; and
WHEREAS, the law applying to a municipal election requires
that the Council provide for the giving of notice of the election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Gilroy, as follows:
Section 1. That a general municipal election shall be held
in said City and the same shall be consolidated with the State of
California regular election to be held on Tuesday, March 4, 1975,
for the purpose of electing a Mayor and three (3) Councilmembers.
Section 2. That the City Clerk give notice of the said
election in accordance with law and to perform all other acts which
are required for the holding and conducting of the said election.
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Section 3. The Board of Supervisors of the County is hereby
requested to order the consolidation of said general municipal
election with said ~egular election to be held on Tuesday, March
5, 1975, insofar as the City is concerned, and to further provide
that within the territory affected by said order of consolidation,
to wit, the City, the election precincts, polling places and voting
booths shall in every case be the same, and there shall be only one
set of election officers in each of said precincts. The name of
every candidate for a City office whose name has been filed with
the City Clerk pursuant to law 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,
the name of every said candidate and (ii) to provide absent voter
ballots for said regular election and said general municipal election,
consolidated therewith for use by qualified electors of the City
who are entitled thereto, in the manner provided by law.
Section 4. Said Board of Supervisors of the County is hereby
further authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, as pro-
vided by law, the returns of said general municipal election with
respect to the votes cast for said candidates and to certify such
canvass of the votes cast to the Council.
Section 5. 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 and to file a copy hereof so certified with the County
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Clerk of the County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November, 1974, by the
following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: DeBELL, HUGHAN, PATEl SILVA,
STOUT and GOODRICH
COUNCILMEMBERS; NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: DUFFIN
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of GIlroy~ do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1863
Is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the 18th day of November
, 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 November
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