Resolution 1733
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RESOLUTION NO. 1733
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY APPROVING AND ADOPTING
THE CITY CLERK'S CANVASS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND DECLARING RESULT
OF SUCH ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF GILROY ON APRIL 10, 1973.
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Gilroy, California, that
WHEREAS, by order of this Council a general municipal election was
held and conducted in the City of Gilroy on Tuesday, the 10th day of April,
1973 as required by law and the Charter of said City;
WHEREAS, it appears that notice of said election was duly and legal-
ly given; voting precincts were properly establ ished; election officers were ap-
pointed and election supplies furnished; and in all respects the election was
held and conducted and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed, and the
returns thereof made, determined and declared in time, form and manner as re-
q~ired by the Charter of said City and the general laws of the State providing
for and regulating municipal elections in said City;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk of said City on the 13th day of April,
1973, in the Council Chambers in the Gi lroy City Hall, did conduct the canvass
of the returns of said municipal election and did count the absentee ballots
cast thereat, pursuant to direction and order of the City Council of said City;
and
WHEREAS, said cnavass was duly completed and the results thereof
were certified by the City Clerk of the City of Gilroy and submitted to this
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED, as follows:
1. Said municipal election was held and conducted in the City of
Gilroy, County of Santa Clara, State of California, on Tuesday, April 10,1973,
in the time and in the form and manner as required by law.
2. That there were established six (6) voting precincts for the
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purpose of holding said municipal election consisting of either regular election
precincts established for holding state or county elections, or a consolidation
of some or all of such precincts, as follows:
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.1, comprising state and county
precinct designated Precinct Number 3954 as established by the Santa
Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.2, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3951 and 3953 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.3, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3966 and 3969 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.4, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3956 and 3968 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.5, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3960 and 3965 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO.6, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3961 and 3963 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
3. The canvass of the returns of the votes cast and the counting of
absentee ballots cast in said City for the office of City Councilman and the
Measure for the Charter Amendment was duly held on April 13, 1973, by the City
Clerk of the City of Gilroy in accordance with the order of the Counci 1 and in
accordance with law and said City Clerk has executed a certificate certifying to
the results of such canvass, which certificate is hereto attached, marked Exhibit
"All and by this reference is made a part hereof. Said certificate has been
examined and is hereby approved and adopted by this Council as the official canvass
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of said municipal election.
4. The whole number of votes cast in said City of Gilroy at said
municipal election was 2,002 (including 33 absentee votes).
5. The names of the persons voted for, the offices for which they
were voted, the number of votes received by each of said persons in each of said
precincts and by absentee vote, together with the whole number of votes which
they received in the entire city, are shown on said Exhibit "A", hereto attached.
6. At said general municipal election held in the City of Gilroy on
April 10, 1973, the following persons were elected to the following offices:
JOHN E. "JACK" PATE was elected a member of the City
Council to hold office for a term of four years, from and after
Tuesday, April 17, 1973, and continuing until his respective succes-
sor shall qualify.
DENNIS L. DeBELL was elected a member of the City Council to
hold office for a term of four years, from and after Tuesday, April
17, 1973, and continuing until his respective successor shall qualify.
GEORGE T. DUFFIN was elected a member of the City Counci 1 to
hold office for a term of four years, from and after Tuesday, April
17, 1973, and continuing until his respective successor shall qualify.
7. The Charter Amendment voted for at the general municipal election,
the number of votes received for and against said Charter Amendment in each of
said precincts and by absentee vote, together with the whold number of votes
which said Charter Amendment received in the entire City, is shown on said Ex-
hibit "A" hereto attached.
8. That the Charter Amendment voted upon in said general municipal
election is as follows:
CHARTER AMENDMENT SUBMITTED TO VOTE OF VOTERS: "Shall Section
1400 of the Charter of the City of Gilroy be amended to provide
that general municipal elections shall be held on the third
Tuesday of April of each odd numbered year so as to permit
consolidation of general municipal elections with school elec-
tions?"
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9. The total number of votes cast for the Charter Amendment voted
upon was 1,680 and the total number of votes cast against the Charter Amendment
voted upon was 110.
10. That at said election a maj9rity of all of the votes cast for
and against the Charter Amendment were in favor thereof and Section 1400 of the
Charter of the City shall be amended to read as follows:
'~ection 1400. General Municipal Election,. A general municipal
election shall be held on the third Tuesday of April of each odd
numbered year, commencing with the year 1975, for the election of
officers and for such other purposes as the Council may prescribe."
11. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make out and deliver to
each of the persons elected a certificate of election signed by her and duly
authenticated. She shall also impose the constitutional oath of office and
have them subscribe thereto.
12. The City Clerk is hereby directed to obtain Legislative approval
pursuant to Article XI, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of California
on the Charter Amendment.
13. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, instructed to enter
this resolution in full in the minutes of this Council as a statement of the
result of said general municipal election.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of April, 1973, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: DUFFIN, HUGHAN, PATE, SILVA, STOUT and
GOODRICH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNC I L MEMBERS: BATREZ
APPROVED:
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State of Cal ifornia)
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County of Santa Clara)
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
Declaring Results of the Canvass of the
General Municipal Election
held in the City of Gilroy
on Apri 1 10, 1973
I, Susanne E. Steinmetz, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy do hereby
certify that, in accordance with the order of the City Council of the City of
Gilroy, made on the 20th day of March 1967, by Resolution No. 1096 of said
Council, which resolution refers to the General Municipal Election of April 11,
1967 and all subsequent municipal elections, pursuant to Section 22932.5 of the
Elections Code, I did on the 13th day of April, 1973 in the Council Chambers in
the City Hall, at No. 7390 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California, duly and officially
canvass the result of the General Municipal Election held in the City of Gilroy
on April 10, 1973 and I do hereby certify further as follows:
I, did canvass said returns, including absentee votes of said elec-
tion, and found and ascertained that the total number of votes, including absen-
tee votes, cast at said election was 2,002; that the number of votes cast in
Precinct No.1 was 237; that the number of votes cast in Precinct No.2 was 430;
that the number of votes cast in Precinct No.3 was 364; that the number of votes
cast in Precinct No.4 was 307; that the number of votes cast in Precinct No.5
was 400; and that the number of votes cast in Precinct No.6 was 231; and
That I did then also canvass the absentee ballots cast in said elec-
tion and found and ascertained that the total number of absentee ballots issued
for said election was 36; that all of said absentee ballots have been returned or
received except two (2) and that the total number of absentee ballots cast at said
election was 33; (one ballot challenged and not counted); and that the following
named persons received the total number of votes set opposite their respective
names for the respective office for which they were candidates, to wit:
Total Vote
excluding
Absentee Vote
Precincts:
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Absentee
Vote
FOR COUNCILMAN
Fred p. Batrez
504
835
79
12
18
14
55 79 72 121
87 90
114 203 136 103 200
George T. Duff i n
John E. "Jack" Pate
160 302 202 171 272 118
136 223 199 109 203 96
1 ,225
Denn i s L. DeBe 11
966
Charles A.(Chuck) Gi Imore306
50 41
38
55 69
53
3
15
17
Ma r i on T. Li n k
75 185 143 136 156 102
87 153 160 97 121 76
Edward W. Mattos
797
694
and,
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Total
Votes
Cast
7
511
847
1,243
980
309
812
711
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that the following measure was submitted to the electors of the said City at said
election as set forth to wit:
CHARTER AMENDMENT S UBMI TTED TO VOTE OF VOTERS: liS ha 11 S ec t i on
1400 of the Charter of the City of Gilroy be amended to provide
that general municipal elections shall be held on the third
Tuesday of Apri 1 of each odd numbered year so as to permit con-
solidation of general municipal elections with school elections?"
That, votes cast upon said Measure in each of the following precincts
was as follows:
Total Vote Total
excluding Absentee Votes
Absentee Vote ~ "211 ~ 11411 ~ ~ Vote Cast
Yes 1 , 649 211 377 308 246 330 177 31 1,680
No lQ9 14 15 20 18 20 22 110
and,
IWWITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the offi-
cial seal of the City of Gilroy this 13th day of April, 1973.
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City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the CIty of Gilroy, do
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hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1733
is an original'
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the CIty of GIlroy at a
adjourned
regular Arieet.ing of saId Coonci 1 held on the 17th day of Apri 1
, 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
19th day of Apr i 1
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