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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2000-284 RESOLUTION 2000-284 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTIONNO. 2000-276 TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL BALLOT MEASURE TEXT AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PERMIT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2000 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista has called an election to be held in this City on November 7, 2000; and WHEREAS, Section 439.1 of the Administrative Code of the County of San Diego authorizes the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego to render specified services relating to the conduct of an election to any city or district which has by resolution requested the Board of Supervisors to permit the Registrar to render the services, subject to requirements set forth in that section; and WHEREAS, a statewide election has been called to be held on the same day; and WHEREAS, pursuant to SB 230, the Board of Supervisors has approved the consolidation of the Chula Vista Special Municipal Election with a statewide general election to be held on the same day; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 2000, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2000-276, requesting the Board of Supervisors to permit the Registrar of Voters to perform services for the conduct of the Special Mtmicipal Election for the City of Chula Vista to fill City Council Seat 3 and to submit a proposed Charter Amendment to the electorate, the text for which was specified in said resolution; and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2000, the City Council voted to place additional measures on the ballot, the text for which is incorporated herein along with the text specified in Resolution No. 2000- 276. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to above-cited provisions, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to permit the Registrar of Voters to perform and render all services and proceedings, and to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies and equipment and paraphernalia incidental to and connected with the conduct of the subject election of the City of Chula Vista, with the cooperation and assistance of the City Clerk of Chula Vista, in order to properly and lawfully conduct such election. SECTION 2. The exact form of the offices to be voted upon to appear on the ballot and to be _. submitted to the voters is as follows: Resolution 2000-284 0---, Page 2 r The election of one (1) member of the City Council of said City to fill Council Seat Number 3 for the full term of four years, commencing December 2000. SECTION 3. Three Charter Amendment measures to be submitted to the voters and to appear on the ballot as follows: Shall the Charter of Chula Vista be amended to authorize, by a four-YES fifth's vote of the Council, the appointment of non-electors of the City of Chula Vista to advisory boards whose duties involve regionalNO issues? Shall the Charter of Chula Vista be amended to repeal the current unrestricted consecutive two-full-term limit for the Mayor and YES Councilmembers and permit a third term when the incumbent restricts campaign fund raising to six months prior to an election andNO to also expand from one year to three years the period a termed-out incumbent must wait to seek reelection? Shall the Charter of Chula Vista be amended to repeal the current YES unrestricted consecutive two-full-term limit for the Mayor and Councilmembers and permit additional terms when the incumbent NO restricts campaign fund raising to six months prior to an election? SECTION 4. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to consolidate this election with the statewide election to be held on the same day, in the same territory. SECTION 5. Pursuant to Section 10411 and Section 10418 of the Elections Code, (a) the election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election; (b) only one form of ballot shall be used; and (c) the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego shall canvass the retums of the subject election as part of the canvass of the returns of the election consolidated hereby. SECTION 6. Pursuant to Section 10410 and Section 10418 of the Elections Code within the territories affected by this consolidation, the election precincts, polling places, voting booths and polling hours shall, in every case, be the same, and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of the precincts. SECTION7. The County of San Diego shall be reimbursed in full for the services performed by the Registrar of Voters for the City of Chula Vista upon presentation of a bill therefor, and this City agrees to indemnify and save free and harmless the County, its officers, agents and employees from expense or liability, including reasonable attomeys' fees, as a result of an election contest arising after conduct of this election. SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to deliver forthwith certified copies of this resolution to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego and to the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego. Resolution 2000-284 Page 3 Presented by t:.~r~ved as to form by Susan Bigelow L/) Jo . Kaheny City Clerk PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 8th day of August, 2000, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, and Horton NAYS: Councilmembers: Padilla ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Salas ATTEST: Shirley Horton~ayor Susan Bigelow, City Cle}F STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2000-284 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 8th day of August, 2000. Executed this 8th day of August, 2000. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk 1 I T I I' m i!r