Resolution 13752CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO, 13 7 5 2
CALLING A CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 FOR THE PURPOSE' OF SUBMITTING
TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
CHARTER BY DELETING REFERENCES TO THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION; AND PROPOSING` SAID CHARTER AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes to submit to the
voters of said City an amendment to the City of Alameda Charter deleting references to the
Board of Education at the Consolidated General Municipal Election to be held on November 2,
2004;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T
ALAMEDA THAT:
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Section 1. , The Council of the City of Alameda hereby proposes on its own motion
that an amendment of the Alameda City Charter be submitted to the voters of said City at said
election to read as follows:
CITY OF ALAMEDA CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT
Sec. 2 -7 (D). In the event that vacancies exist in a
Councilmember, such vacancies shall be filled by
ajority of the offices of
Sec. 10 -12. No position of employment with any right of compensation attached
thereto shall be established under the jurisdiction of any said boards, except the Board of
Education, the Public Utilities Board and the Library Board, except by action of the Counc
ARTICLE XI
Board of Education
expiration of the terms of the members.
by this section.
Sec. 23 -5. The Boards and members thereof named in the first column following
shall be deemed to be the successors to the Boards and members thereof named in the second
column following. All incumbents and members of Boards in the second column at the time this
Charter takes effect shall immediately assume and continue to hold the successor office for the
remainder of their unexpired terms.
Board of Education, successor to Board of Education.
Library Board, successor to Board of Library Trustees.
Public Utilities Board, successor to Board of Public Utilities Commissioners.
Social Service Board, successor to Board of Social Service.
Section 2. The City Council hereby proposes to and does hereby on its own motion,
pursuant to the authorization provided by Section 9255 (a) (2) and Section 10201 of the
Elections Code, submit the proposal to the qualified electors of the City of Alameda in a
municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The City Council hereby requests
the Board of Supervisors to consolidate this election with the November 2, 2004, statewide
general election to be held on that date.
Section 3. The proposal shall be designated on the ballot as "Proposed Ballot
Measure of the City of Alameda" and the aforementioned statement of the measure shall read as
follows:
MEASURE: Proposed Ballot Measure of the City of Alameda
Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended
to delete references to the Board of Education
resulting in the Board no longer being subject to,
controlled and/or governed by the Charter but instead
governed by State law?
YES
NO
Section 4. The City Council adopts the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 9285
of the Elections Code to permit rebuttal arguments, if arguments have been filed in favor of or
against the measure that is being submitted to the voters of the City at this Consolidated General
Municipal Election.
Section 5. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9280, the City Council
hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City
Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed 500 words in length,
showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and
transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk within ten (10) days of the adoption of this
Resolution.
Section 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution
with the Alameda County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the County Registrar of Voters
in sufficient time so that the measure may be included in the November 2, 2004 Consolidated
General Municipal Election ballot.
Section 7. Notice of the time and place of the election on this proposed charter
amendment is hereby given, and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give
further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
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 a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 20th day of July, 2004, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Gilmore, Kerr Matarrese,
and Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this
21st day of July, 2004.
Lara Weisiger, Ci
City of Alameda
Clerk