HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4944 2001-10-08
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WHEREAS,
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RESOLUTION NUMBER ~~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA SETTING
PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
REGARDING CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS,
AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF SAID MEASURES.
a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the
City of Seal Beach, California, on March 5tb,
2002, at which there will be submitted to the
voters the following proposed City Charter
amendments:
Charter Amendment A
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that residency requirements
for elected officials and the city manager shall
be governed by State law ?
Charter Amendment B
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that meetings of the City
Council and appointive boards/commissions shall
be held in accordance with State law (the Brown
Act) ?
Charter Amendment C
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to remove limitations on the ability of
the City to enforce its Ordinances ?
Charter Amendment D
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to increase the penalty for violations of
the Charter from $500 to $1,000 ?
Charter Amendment E
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that 'prohibited financial
interests in City contracts shall be governed by
State law ?
Charter Amendment F
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that disciplinary suspensions
shall be in accordance with progressive
discipline standards of practice ?'
Charter Amendment G
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that a two-year budget may be
prepared upon the determination of the City
Manager ?
Resolution Number '/'1#
Charter Amendment H
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that public works contracts
less than $20,000 (as adjusted annually for
inflation) do not require a public bid process ?
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Charter Amendment I
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
amended to provide that the City Council may
enter into Udesign-buildu public works contracts?
Charter Amendment J
Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be
universally amended to eliminate all gender-based
designations, i.e., uheu, uhisu etc. ?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, and
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3.
Section 4.
That the City Council does hereby authorize
any and all members of the City Council to
file a written argument in favor or against
the proposed City Charter Amendments in
accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3,
Division 9 of the Elections Code of the
State of California and to change the
argument until and including the date ~ixed
by the City Clerk after which no argument
for or against the City Charter Amendments
may be submitted to the City Clerk. No
argument shall exceed 300 words.
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The final date and time for submittal of
primary arguments in favor of or against the
proposed City Charter Amendments and the
Impartial Analysis is established as
Tuesday, November 20th, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
That the City Council directs the City Clerk
to transmit a copy of the proposed City
Charter Amendments to the City Attorney.
The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial
analysis of the proposed Amendments showing
the effect of the Amendments on the existing
law and the operation of the Amendments.
The impartial analysis shall be filed by the
date set by the City Clerk for the filing of
arguments.
That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this Resolution and
enter same into the book of original
Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of ~4l Beach, calif~a~~eeting thereof held
on the ...!!1..:E--day of I'l. , 2001 by the
following vote:
Resolution
Number f'P4J/
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NOES:
AYES:
ABSENT:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was passed, approve~and adopted by the City Council of
th~~)ty of Seal Be ~~ meeting thereof held on the
~ day of " .,-- , 2001.
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