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Resolution 09786CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 9786 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA ON MOTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL; CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS THEREOF PROPOSALS TO AMEND SAID CHARTER, VIZ: BY AMENDING SECTION 2 -1.1 TO DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY COMPENSATION OF SEVEN IIUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($750.00) AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-4 TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS AND TO PROVIDE TIHAT EACH COUNCILMEMBER SHALL RECEIVE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -FIVE DOLLARS '($125.00) FOR EACH MEETING BUT SHALL NOT RECEIVE SUCH FEES FOR MORE THAN TWO MEETINGS IN ANY ONE CALENDAR MONTH; FIXING THE DATE OF SAID ELECTION, THE MANNER OF HOLDING SAME, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE THEREOF; AND CONSOLIDA- TING SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION WITTI THE GENERAL ELECTION' OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA as foliows: SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes on its own motion to amend the Charter of the City of Alameda by amending Sections 2 -1.1 and 2 -4 thereof, to read as set forth in the notice entitled, "Proposed Amendments to the Charter of the City of Alameda. SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes to and does hereby on its own motion submit to the qualified electors of the City of Alameda, at the Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereinafter provided for, proposals to amend the Charter of the City of Alameda set forth in said notice hereinafter set forth in Section 3 of this resolution and designates and refers to said proposals as the proposals to be set forth in the form of ballot hereinafter prescribed for use at said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election. SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City, of Alameda is hereby ordered and directed to cause said proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Alameda to be published once, not less than forty (40) and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of the Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereinafter pro- vided for, in the ALAMEDA TIMES -STAR, the official newspaper of said City, and in each edition thereof during the day of publication, said newspaper being a newspaper of general circulation published at least six days a week in said City of Alameda; and such publication may be in substantially the following form: -1- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to THE CHARTER of the CITY OF ALAMEDA Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election November 2, 1982 (Consolidated with State General Election) The Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes on its own motion to amend the Charter of the City of Alameda: A-1. By amending Section 2-1.1 to read: Sec. 2-1.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter to the contrary, the matters contained in this Section shall be controlling as to the office of the Mayor. The Mayor shall be an elective officer of the City, and shall hold office for a term of four years, and until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed from office pursuant to Article XX of this Charter or otherwise. The method of nomination and election of the Mayor shall be as provided in this Charter for the nomination and election of other elective officers of the City. The office of Mayor shall be a separate office and be arranged on a ballot in a separate column and shall be first in order of arrangement. Eligibility for office of Mayor shall consist of the qualifications set forth in this Charter for other elective officers. The provisions of this Charter which provide for the manner of selecting a candidate to fill office in the event of a tie vote shall apply to the office of Mayor. A vacancy in the :office of Mayor shall be filled in the manner set forth in Section 2-7 of this Charter. The Mayor shall receive a monthly compensa- tion of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), payable at the time and in the manner as fixed by the Council, and shall be in addition to that provided in Sections 2-4 and 6-4. The intent of this section is hereby declared to be only to make the Mayor an elective officer of the City and to provide the compensation therefor, as set forth herein. Except to the extent they are inconsistent with the provi- sions of this section, other provisions of this Charter relating to the Mayor shall apply to the Mayor provided for by this section. (Effect: Deletes "Commencing April 20, 1971, and thereafter," from beginning of second sentence. In eighth sentence changes Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)" to read "Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00)".) B--2. By amending Section 2-4 to read: Sec. 2-4. Each Councilmember shall receive $125.00 for each meeting of the Council which he shall attend; provided, that no Councilmember shall receive such fees for more than two meetings in any one calendar month. (Effect: Deletes first sentence which reads, "The salary attached to the following offices shall be fixed by the Council at not less than the following amounts per annum: Auditor, $3,600.00; Treasurer, $3,600.00; City Manager, $4,000.00; City Attorney, $3,000.00; City Clerk, $2,400.00." Changes "Each Councilman shall receive $50.00" to read "Each Councilmember shall receive $125.00".) -2- The Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes to and does hereby on its own motion submit to the qualified electors of said City at a Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election to be held in said City on Tuesday, November 2, 1982 (which said election . will be consolidated with the General Election of the State of California to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 1982) the following proposals to amend said Charter, in the manner hereinabove specifi- cally set forth, as follows: AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA MEASURE A Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended to delete obsolete language and to provide that the Mayor shall receive a monthly compensation of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00)? Said amendment will be accomplished by amending Section 2-1.1 of said Charter, all as fully set forth in Resolution No, of the Council of the City of Alameda. MEASURE B Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended to delete obsolete provisions and to provide that each Councilmember shall receive One Hundred Twenty -Five Dollars ($125.00) for each meeting which he shall attend; provided, that no Councilmember shall receive such fees, for more than two meetings in any one calendar month? Said amendment will be accomplished by amending Section 2-4 of said Charter, all as fully set forth in Resolution No. of the Council of the City of Alameda. : YES : NO YES NO I hereby certify that the foregoing Charter amendment proposals were ordered submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Alameda by the Council of the City of Alameda. Dated: City Clerk °' of e ` "ix c f Alameda SECTION 4. (a) A Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election is hereby called to be held in the City of Alameda on Tuesday, November 2, 1982 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said City said proposals set forth in Section 3 of this resolution to amend the Charter of said City as in said proposals in this resolution provided and as hereby submitted by the Council of the City of Alameda on its own motion. (b) Said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereby called shall be held and conducted, and the votes thereat canvassed and the returns thereof made, and the results thereof ascertained and determined as herein provided, and in all particulars not prescr±bed ±0 this resolution, said :Special 3- Municipal Charter Amendment Election shall be held as provided for in the Charter of said City and in all particulars not provided for therein said election shall be held as provided by law for the holding of Special Municipal Elections in the City of Alameda, and otherwise in accordance with the Elections Code of the State of California. (c) All persons qualified to vote at municipal elections in said City of Alameda on the day of the election herein pro- vided for shall be qualified to vote upon said amendments hereby proposed by the Council of the City of Alameda on its oven motion and submitted at said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election. (d) The polls at the polling places hereinafter designated for said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election shall be opened at 7 :00 a.m. of said day of election, and shall be kept open continuously thereafter until 8:00 p.m. of said day of election when the polls shall be closed (except as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code), and the election officers shall thereupon proceed to canvass the ballots cast thereat. (e) Said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election shall be and is hereby consolidated with the General Election of the State of California to be held in said City on the date of said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereby called, and "the election precincts, polling places and voting booths shall in every case be the same, and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of said precincts; and the precincts, polling places and officers of election for said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election shall be the same as those to be selected and designated by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of California, for said General Election of the State of California in said City of Alameda by resolution or ordinance of the aforesaid Board of Supervisors relating to the holding and conducting of the General Election of the State of California, to which resolution or ordinance reference is hereby made for a designation of the precincts, polling places and election officers for the Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereby called. (f) Only one form of ballot shall be used at said General Election of the State of California and said Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereby consolidated therewith, which, in addition to all other matters required by law to be printed thereon, shall state the measures set forth in Section 3 hereof. (g) Each voter may vote on any one or more of the proposed Charter amendments. To vote in favor of a proposal to amend the Charter of the City of Alameda' a voter shall so indicate in the blank space opposite the word "YES" on the ballot to the right of the proposal, and to vote against said proposal a voter shall so indicate in the blank space opposite the word NO on the ballot to the right of said proposal. The votes cast for and against the proposed charter amendment shall be counted separate and apart from all other measures to be submitted at the Special Municipal Charter Amendment Election hereby called for the purpose of sub - mitting said charter amendments, and if a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed charter amendment vote in favor thereof, such charter amendment shall be deemed ratified. (h) The returns of said election shall be canvassed, made out and signed by the election officers so designated by the Board of Supervisors, County of Alameda, and the results thereof trans - mitted to the City Clerk of Alameda, and City Council thereof, who shall declare the result thereof in accordance with the Charter of the City of Alameda and the laws of the State of California. -4- SECTION 5. Said proposed amendments set forth in Section 3 hereof shall be set forth in the election proclamation and notice of the Special Municipal, Charter Amendment Election consolidated :with the General Election of the State of California to be held on Tuesday, November 2,1982, to be published in the time and form required by Section 22835 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 6. The City Clerk of the City of Alameda is hereby authorized and directed (1) to cause copies of the text of said proposed charter amendments to be printed in convenient pamphlet form and to cause copies thereof to be mailed to each of the qualified electors of said City, and (2) until the day fixed for said special municipal election to advertise daily in the ALAMEDA TIMES- STAR, a newspaper of general circulation in said City, a notice that copies of said pamphlet may be had on application therefor. Said notice shall be in substantially the following form; NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the City of Alameda that pamphlet copies of the amendments, proposed by the City Council on its own motion, to the Charter of the City of Alameda amending Sections 2 -1.1 and 2 -4 deleting obsolete language and providing that the Mayor shall receive a monthly compensation of $250.00; and deleting obsolete provisions and providing that each Councilmember shall receive $125.00 for each Council meeting attended, but said fee to be paid for no more than two meetings in any one calendar month, are on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Alameda, California, and may be had on application therefor. I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 6th day of July, 19G2, by 'the following vote t0 wit: AYES: Councilmen Df3m8Ot, GOr0dn, 5h8rratt and President Corica - 4. NOES: None, ABSENT: Councilman Stone - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 7th day of July, 1982.