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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 064-1966RESOLUTION NO. 64-66 ORDERING AND CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING AN ADVISORY MEASURE RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966, FIXING POLLING PLACES, DESIGNATING OFFICERS AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame, and IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: Section 1: DATE OF ELECTION. A special municipal election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of Burlingame County of San Mateo, State of California, on Tuesday, November 8, 1966, for the purpose of submitting the advisory measure set forth hereinafter. Section 2: SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSED ADVISORY MEASURE RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL. The following advisory measure relative to the construction of a city hall shall be submitted at the special election to be held in the City of Burlingame, County of San Mateo, State of California, on Tuesday, November 8, 1966, to -wit: PROPOSAL ADVISORY MEASURE RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CITY HALL. "Shall the City of Burlingame, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law, construct a new city hall?" Section 3: REGISTRATION TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 15, 1966. Registration for said election shall close on September 15, 1966; no persons registered after that date will be entitled to vote at said election. R Section 4: CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH STATEWIDE ELECTION. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, is hereby requested to consoli- date the special municipal election herein called and ordered with the statewide election to be held on November 8, 1966, as is provided in 23300 and sections following of the Election Code. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file certified copies of this resolution with said Board of Supervisors and with the County Clerk of the County of San Mateo, State of California. Section 5: TIME WHEN POLLS KEPT OPEN. At said special municipal election, the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the morning of the day of said election, and shall be kept open until 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, subject to the provisions of 14436 and 14437 of the Election Code. When the polls are closed, the election officers shall count the ballots cast thereat and canvass the votes cast on the advisory measure. Thereupon they shall make return thereof in the time, form and manner required for the counting, can- vassing and returning of votes cast at general municipal elec- tions within said city. Section 6: CANVASS OF BALLOTS BY COUNCIL. The Council shall meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Tuesday next succeeding said election to canvass the returns. Section 7: CONSOLIDATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS. Voting precincts for conducting the special municipal election to be held in the City of Burlingame on Tuesday, November 8, 1966, shall consist of the regular election precincts established by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County for holding the statewide election on said day or any consolidation of said regular election precincts last established by said Board of Supervisors. 11va Section 8: ELECTION OFFICERS. The persons who are appointed to serve as election officers at each polling place for the statewide election to be held on November 8, 1966, are hereby appointed to serve as election officers at each such respective polling place at said special municipal election. Section 9: PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ELECTION AND OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of election and a synopsis of the advisory measure to be voted upon to be published in the Advance -Star at least once a week for two successive weeks under the following heading: 11Notice of Special Municipal Election and Advisory Measure to be Voted ON." Section 10: PUBLICATION OF ELECTION PRECINCTS. POLLING PLACES. LIST OF ELECTION OFFICIALS. The special municipal election herein called and ordered is to be consolidated with the statewide election to be held November 8, 1966, the publication of the precincts, polling places and names of election officers and members of precinct boards is not necessary nor required. r'. Mayor i I, HEREBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 24th day of August, 1966, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Diederichsen-George-Johnson-Martin. NOES: Councilmen: None Abaent Councilmen: Crosby City Clerk COUNTY aF SAN MATEO OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK ELECTION -REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER • REDWOOD CITY • CALIFORNIA, 94063 TELEPHONE 369-1441, LOCALS 093-394-395 September 2, 1966 Mr. Herbert K. White, City Clerk City of Burlingame Burlingame, Calif. Dear Mr. White: JOHN A. BRUNING COUNTY CLERK JOHN E. KIEFER SUPERVISOR ELECTIO N9 AND REGISTRATIONS At your request we are returning herewith City of Burlingame Resolution 64-66, relative to consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the General Election on November $, 1966. Also attached hereto is a copy of a letter from the District Attorney's office, which you also requested; in which they conclude there is no authority to place an advisory measure on an Official Ballot. JEK:kf Enclosures 01 Very truly yours, JOHN A. BRUNING, County Clerk upervisor=El on-- istration COUNT`( OF SAN lvA1E0 INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE DATE To: District A. Bruning, Clerk D PROM: istrict Attorney sua Ecr:AUTHORITY TO PLACE ADVISORY 1,2EASUR3 UPON BALLOT September 1, 1966 You have asked t'r« : _._ . _..: the documents t,, ich ,you have received from the City c_ ___-__.. concerning an advis- ory measure which they wish-- cec ,__ Novem'L.. r �, ballot. We have concluded that the_a __; r. _.-:__�,_ity under which such a measure may be placed upc,._ -_--e Uu==c A very similar sits._. `iscussed by the Attorney General at 31 Ops. A.G., ,c; -30, t instance t';e City Counsel of the City of Co_o_.�L 1-_:.� 2.�._itted to the voters tha Question of whether or not -d construct a certain tunnel. On the basis of sev,_~ 1 c-ses cited in the opinion the Attorney General concluded thc.� t__a inclusion of a clearly ad- visory proposition upon an oiiic_a- ballot was not authorized by law. It is our opinion that t-at conclusion applies in the present instance as well. , I'H C . S ORE SON DIS'=P.ICT AT'lORN YY ;j B,y yncl. 1,�:ome F. Coleman, Da,Duty c �2 - _ IT