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,••,., The City Council of the City of Azusa met in adjourned
session at the above time and place.
Mayor Ortuno called the meeting to order.
Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Paul, Teasley, McLees;
Ortuno
Absent: Councilmen: Johnson
Also Present: City Attorney Williams, City Admin-
istrator Caswell, Superintendent of
Light & Water Smith, Deputy City
'j Clerk Torrey, City Clerk Miller
The City Council proceeded with the canvass of the votes of
�7 the General Municipal Election held on April 10, 1962, in-
cluding-the
n-
cluding the absentee ballots, by spot checking Voting Pre-
�. cinctsj, 5, 11 and"14, and Absent Voters Ballots. Each
i� member of the Council was givep a tally sheet on which to
score the results. �..
A Resolution was .presented declaring the result of the
election and the result of th4 canvass of .votes. Each
Council member being aware o£;the results of the election,
Councilman Teasley offered the following Resolution:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH$ CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY OF AZUSA ON THE 10TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1962, DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND.SUCH OTHER
'MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW. '
WHEREAS, a regular general municipal election was held and
conducted in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, ori Tuesday, the 10th day of April,
1962, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was duly and regularly
given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that
voting precincts were properly established; that election
officers were appointed and that in all respects said
election was held and conducted and the votes cast there-
at, received and canvassed and the returns made and de-
clared in time, form and manner as required by the pro-
visions of the Elections Code of the State of California
for the holding of elections in general law cities; and
WHEREAS, on the 17th day of April, 1962, at the hour of
7:30 P.M., the City Council duly assembled at its usual
place of meeting and has canvassed the returns of said
election and as a result of which, the City Council finds
that the number of votes cast and the names of the persons
voted,for, the office each person was voted for,and other
matter, required by law to be as stated hereinafter;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa,
California, does resolve as follows:
SECTIONJ1 That there were 14 voting precincts established
for.the purpose of holding said election consisting of
consolidations of the regular election precincts in the
City ofi Azusa as established for the holding of state and
county 'elections.
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7:30 P.M.
Call to Order
Canvass of
Votes
Mun.Election
Res. 4331
declaring
Election
results
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SECTION 20 That said regular general municipal election was
held for the purpose of electing the following officers of
said City as required by the laws relating to general law
cities in the State of California, to -wit:
Three Members of the City Council of said City for the
' full term of four years.
SECTION 3. That at said regular general municipal election,
the.following measure was submitted to the electors of said
City, to -wit:
"Shall the Ordinance prohibiting the possession of certain
coin games and similar machines and devices be adopted?"
SECTION 4. That the whole number of votes cast in said City
L�j (except absent voter ballots) was 29630
That the whole number of absent voter ballots cast in said
City was 10 making a total of 2973 votes cast in said City.
SECTION 5. That the names of persons voted for at said
election for Member of the City Council of said City are as
follows:
MARTHA Mo JOHNSON,, WARREN TEASLEY9 WILLIAM F. (BILL) CLARK,
EDWARD A. COONEY9 HICKORY So JACKSON, ORLAND KILMER9 LOUIS
G. MEMMESHEIMER9 LEO Co NASSER9 JAMES Vo SCALD.
That the measure voted upon at said election is as follows:
' "Shall the Ordinance prohibiting the possession of certain
coin games and similar machines and devices be adopted?"
That the number of votes given at each precinct and the num-
ber of votes given in the City to each of such persons above
named for the respective offices for which said persons were
candidates and for and against the measure were as follows:
FOR COUNCILMAN (THREE TO BE ELECTED)
FOR THE FULL TERM
OF FOUR (4) YEARS VOTES RECEIVED
Name of Persons Voted For:
Precincts:
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Martha M. Johnson
126
105
66
71
64
46
Warren Teasley
102
94
59
60
62
65
William F.(Bill)Clark
77
122
68
54
46
51
Edward A. Cooney
157
185
99
93
108
108
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Hickory S. Jackson
157
136
128
98
111
99
Orland Kilmer
24
9
14
30
22
23
Louis Go Memmesheimer
155
158
123
87
92
80
Leo C. Nasser
131
109
88
94
73
42
James V. Scalo
35
27
27
27
11
27
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CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1962 Page 3
Precincts:
#7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12
Martha M. Johnson
34
90
66
85
43
39
Warren Teasley
49
92
75
75
46
86
William F.(Bill)Clark
32
76
67
52
42
68
Edward A. Cooney
51
121
84
102
81
138
Hickory S. Jackson
47
109
59
84
52
92
Orland Kilmer
6
24
17
18
7
11
Louis G. Memmesheimer
66
88
91
90
79
119
Leo C. Nasser
27
89
78
70
34
36
James V. Scalo
21
27
34
42
14
8
' There were 3 scattered write-in votes for City Council.
FOR AND AGAINST SAID MEASURE
Precinct
Yes
No
Total
Precincts:
Lt
218
90
308
Absentee
2
208
99
#13
#14
Votes
TOTALS
82
214
4
117
89
Gz.
5
111
75
186
6
94
71
165
m
x
Martha M. Johnson
61.
56
5
957
120
Warren Teasley
38
79
O
982
82
William F.(Bill)Clark
51
58
1
865
195
Edward A. Cooney
60
76
4
1467
Hickory S. Jackson
51
60
7
1290
13
Orland Kilmer
21
22
2
250
94
Louis G. Memmesheimer----45
171
80
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1359
0
Leo C. Nasser
54
59
4
988
2754
James V. Scalo
48
26
0
374
' There were 3 scattered write-in votes for City Council.
FOR AND AGAINST SAID MEASURE
Precinct
Yes
No
Total
1
218
90
308
2
208
99
307
3
12
82
214
4
117
89
2o6
5
111
75
186
6
94
71
165
7
6o
47
107
8
120
111
231
9
102
82
184
10
101
94
195
11
70
64
134
12
139
6o
199
13
74
66
140
14
94
77
171
Absentee
7
0
7
1647
1107
2754
SECTION 6.
The City Council
does declare
and determine that:
Edward A.
Cooney was elected
as Member
of the City Council
of said
City for the full
term of four
years;
Louis G.
Memmesheimer was
elected as Member of the City
Council
of said City for
the full term
of four years;
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CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1962
Hickory S. Jackson was elected as Member of the City
Council of said City for the full term of four years;
That as a result of said election, a majority of the
qualified voters voting on said measure relating to
possession of certain coin machines did vote in favor
thereof, and that said proposition was carried, and
shall be deemed adopted, ratified and effective.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall enter on the records of the
City Council.of said City, a statement of the result of said
election, showing:
(1) The whole number of votes cast in the City;
(2) The names of the persons voted for;
(3) The measures voted upon;
(4) For what office each person was voted for;
(5) The number of votes given at each precinct to each
person, and for and against each measure;
(6). The number of votes given in -the City to each person,
and for and against each measure,
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SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and,
upon compliance by the persons elected with the provisions of
Section 11565 and Section 11568 of the Elections Code of the
State of California, shall deliver to each of such persons so
elected a certificate of election signed by him and duly
authenticated; that he shall also administer to each person
elected, the oath of office prescribed in the State Constitution
of the State of California and shall have them subscribe thereto
and file the same in his office. Whereupon, each and all of
said persons so elected shall be inducted into the respective
office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 9. 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.
Passed, approved and adopted this 17th day of April, 1962.
s/ Anthony M. Ortuno
Mayor
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 17th day of April, 1962, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Paul, Teasley, McLees, Ortuno
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Johnson
s/ James Miller
City Clerk
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Councilman Ortuno was then chosen Mayor by the following
vote of Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney, Ortuno
NOES: Councilmen: Jackson, McLees
' ABSENT: Councilmen: None
Mayor Ortuno then took the Chair and called for nominations Mayor Pro
for Mayor Pro Tempore. Tempore
Chosen
Mayor Ortuno nominated Councilman Cooney. (Cooney)
Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman
Jackson and unanimously carried that nominations be closed.
Councilman Memmesheimer requested that the records show
that a unanimous vote was cast for Councilman Cooney as
Mayor Pro Tempore,
With no objections, the Mayor ordered that the unanimous
vote be recorded.
There being no new business scheduled, Mayor Ortuno brought Representa-
before the Council the subject of the City being repre- tion at May-
sented by various officials at the Maytime Band Festival, time Band
held at National City on May 5th, at which time the Azusa Festival at
High School Aztec Band will compete as in past years. Natl. City
Mayor Ortuno also requested authorization of expenses in- on 5/5/62
curred by officials attending the Festival.
' Councilman Cooney stated that he would like to see the City
represented at the Band Festival to be held at National City
on May 5th, and would so move.
The above motion was amended by Councilman Memmesheimer, who
stated that he would like very much to see any members of
the Council who had the time, or are willing to take the
time, to represent the City at this Band Festival.
CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1962
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It was moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman
McLees that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution was then
passed and adopted by the above listed vote of Council and
numbered Resolution 4331.
The Honorable Albert H. Miller, Judge of Citrus Municipal
Oath of
Court, then administered the Oath of Office to the three
Office
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new members of the City Council. The City Clerk presented
a Certificate of Election to each of the successful candi-
dates, upon determination that the affidavits of campaign
expenses had been filed in the office of the City Clerk, as
required.
The City Clerk, presiding as Chairman, asked for nominations
Mayor
for Mayor.
Chosen
(Ortuno)
Councilman Cooney nominated Councilman Ortuno.
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Councilman Jackson nominated Councilman Cooney.
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Councilman McLees nominated Councilman Jackson.
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Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman
Memmesheimer and unanimously carried that the nominations
be closed.
Councilman Ortuno was then chosen Mayor by the following
vote of Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney, Ortuno
NOES: Councilmen: Jackson, McLees
' ABSENT: Councilmen: None
Mayor Ortuno then took the Chair and called for nominations Mayor Pro
for Mayor Pro Tempore. Tempore
Chosen
Mayor Ortuno nominated Councilman Cooney. (Cooney)
Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman
Jackson and unanimously carried that nominations be closed.
Councilman Memmesheimer requested that the records show
that a unanimous vote was cast for Councilman Cooney as
Mayor Pro Tempore,
With no objections, the Mayor ordered that the unanimous
vote be recorded.
There being no new business scheduled, Mayor Ortuno brought Representa-
before the Council the subject of the City being repre- tion at May-
sented by various officials at the Maytime Band Festival, time Band
held at National City on May 5th, at which time the Azusa Festival at
High School Aztec Band will compete as in past years. Natl. City
Mayor Ortuno also requested authorization of expenses in- on 5/5/62
curred by officials attending the Festival.
' Councilman Cooney stated that he would like to see the City
represented at the Band Festival to be held at National City
on May 5th, and would so move.
The above motion was amended by Councilman Memmesheimer, who
stated that he would like very much to see any members of
the Council who had the time, or are willing to take the
time, to represent the City at this Band Festival.
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Discussion was held relative to the payment of expenses for
staying overnight at the Band Festival.
To clarify the amended motion, Councilman Memmesheimer said
that any expenses entailed that will be presented to the
City in the form of actual expenditures, including mileage
' and the cost of the trip, would be included, and further
stated he would like to put a limited amount to this expend-
iture not to exceed $50 per official.
Councilman Jackson seconded the amended motion, which was,
with no objection, upanimously carried.
Mayor Ortuno.then added that a policy has been set by previous
Council action that approval from the Council must be obtained
for overnight trips and that itemized statements of expenses
incurred be turned in within thirty days of the expenditure.
Mayor Ortuno further reported that the San Gabriel Valley
R, Symphony Association has appealed to Council for any assis-
tance the City might be able to give them with next year's
budget with regard to contributions to their fund.
After further discussion, it was
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Moved by Councilman McLees, seconded by Councilman Memmesheimer
and unanimously carried that the City support this activity,
the manner and amount to be determined later.
At 8:25 P.M., City Attorney Williams asked to be excused from
' the meeting.
Mayor Ortuno reported that the Elks Club would like to sponsor
Youth in Government Week during the month of May and has
tentatively set May 1, 1962, as Youth in Government Day.
After further discussion, it was moved by Councilman
Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jackson and unanimously
carried that this Council look favorably upon the request of
the Elks Club, and that a suitable date be arranged and the
Elks Club notified so they may proceed with their program.
Councilman Jackson recommended that
the Elks Club coordinate this project
through the school systems and that the City Department
Heads be instructed to cooperate fully in making this project
a success.
Councilman Memmesheimer stated that in view of the totally
unwarranted concern regarding the possible introduction of
gambling in Azusa, he offers the following motion.- The City
Council of the City of Azusa hereby disavows any attempt to
legalize commercial gambling in thi's City and declares its
Intention to maintain its opposition to such gambling.
This City Council further asserts that there has never been
' the slightest intention on the part of any of its members
to promote legalized commercial gambling in this City.
The above motion was seconded by Councilman Cooney and
unanimously carried.
Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman
Jackson and unanimously carried that the meeting adjourn.
Time of adjournment: 8:29 P.M.
/ / City Clerk
Req. from
S.G.Valley
Symp.Assn.
for City's
support
Elks Club
to sponsor
Youth in
Govt. Day
on 5/1/62
Council's
Opposition
to legalize
commercial
gambling in
Azusa
Adjourn
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