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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 72640 RESOLUTION NO. 7264 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1983, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF SAID CITY AND THE QUESTION OF FILLING THE VACANCIES IF THE RECALL PREVAILS. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the law relating to cities in the State of California, recall petitions were filed demanding the recall of EUGENE F. MOSES, MAYOR, and BRUCE LATTA, COUNCILMEMBER, and WHEREAS, said petitions were signed by more than 20% of the qualified voters of the City of Azusa, and WHEREAS, the question of filling the vacancies by appointment or by special election if the recall prevails shall also appear on the recall ballot; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to cities within said State, there shall be and is hereby called and ordered held in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on Tuesday, September 13th, 1983, a Special Municipal Election of the qualified electors of said City, for the purpose of submitting the question of the recall of EUGENE F. MOSES, MAYOR, and BRUCE LATTA, COUNCILMEMBER, and the question of filling the vacancies by appointment or by special election if the recall prevails. SECTION 2. That on the ballots to be used at said election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote on any measure relating to the recall of any officer, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square after the word "Yes" or after the word "No". To vote on the measure relating to the filling of the vacancy or vacancies if the recall prevails, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square after the words "By Appointment" or after the words "By Special Election". In addition, on the ballots to be used at said election there shall be printed substantially the following: 0 0 ..................... .Shall Eugene F. Moses be . YES .recalled (removed) from . . . . . . . . .the office of Mayor? . NO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Shall Bruce Latta be . YES 'recalled (removed) from . . . . . 'the office of Councilman? . NO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If the recall prevails shall the City Council "fill the vacancy or vacancies by appointment or call a special elec- tion for that purpose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BY APPOINTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BY SPECIAL ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 3. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the recall of the officer. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the recall of the officer. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the words "BY APPOINTMENT" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted for filling the vacancy or vacancies by appointment and a cross (+) placed in the voting square after the words "BY SPECIAL ELECTION" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted for filling the vacancy or vacancies by special election. SECTION 4. The City Clerk of the City of Azusa is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies and equipment that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election. SECTION S. That the polls for said election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until seven o'clock p.m. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14301 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 6. That in all particulars not recited in this Resolution, said election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in said City. SECTION 7. That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. SECTION 9. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately. - 2 - PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16thday of May, 1983. I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16th day of May, 1983, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: DECKER, HART, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES NONE NONE n - 3 -