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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20439 - RESOLUTIONS - 8/7/2002 RESOLUTION NO. 20439 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, ' CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO CONSOLIDATED WITH THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY, TWO CHARTER AMENDMENTS (CITIZEN PETITION INITIATIVES) RELATING TO TERM LIMITS AND PARKING WHEREAS an Initiative petition regarding Term Limits and Parking issues was filed in the Office of the City Clerk on July 19, 2002; and WHEREAS the City Clerk has verified the signatures contained therein, and has certified that the petition qualifies under provisions of the California Elections Code, to enable the City Council to adopt the measures or to submit same to a special election of the electorate of the City of Palm Springs; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to place said matter before the qualified voters of the City of Palm Springs; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, as follows: Section 1. That there shall be and there is hereby ordered a special municipal ' election, to be consolidated with the general state election to be held November 5, 2002, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said City, the following measures, to wit: MEASURE W Shall the City Charter be amended to establish term limits prohibiting any person elected to the office of the Mayor or City Council or appointed to any City board or commission from serving more than two terms or a total of ten years in that office or on that board or commission? MEASURE % Shall the City Charter and Municipal Code be amended to prohibit the City (other than at the airport) from (a) metering, charging for or taxing any public parking space, (b) reserving public parking spaces for any user (except handicap parking), and (c) placing any time restrictions for public parking spaces less than 24 hours? Section 2. That the proposed measures submitted to the voters are attached as Exhibit A and B. 1 Res. No. 20439 Page 2 Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the measure set , forth in Section 1 above to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure in accordance with Section 9280 of the California Elections Code. Section 4. That such measure shall be designated on the ballot by a letter printed on the left margin of the square containing a description of the measure, as provided by Section 13116 of said Elections Code. In the event the measure receives a greater number of YES votes than NO votes, the measure shall be deemed supported by the voters. In the event a measure receives a greater number of NO votes than YES votes, the measure shall be deemed unsupported by the voters. Section 5. The ballots to be used at said election shall be, both as to form and matter contained therein, such as may be required by law to be used thereat. Section 6. The City Clerk of said City is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish, through the Registrar of Voters for the County of Riverside of other resource as necessary, any and all official ballots, notices, printed material and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election. Section 7. The polls for said election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. on the day of ' said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 8. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, said election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding consolidated municipal elections in said City. Section 9. Notice of time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election, in time, form and manner as required by law. Section 10. That the City Clerk shall reimburse said County, or other resource, for services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill. Section 11. Pursuant to Section 10263 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the canvass of the Special Municipal Election to be held in said City is hereby ordered to be made by the City Clerk. 1 Res. No. 20439 Page 3 ' Section 12. The City Clerk of said City shall cause to be complete the canvass of said election and shall certify the results to the City Council by December 3, 2002. ADOPTED this 7thday of August 2002. AYES: Members Hodges, Mills, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA r B City Clerk City Manager REVIEWED &APPROVED: Resol.utiou 20439 PaALLOT QUESTION Shall the City Charter be amended to establish term limits prohibiting any person elected to the office of the Mayor or City Council or appointed to any City board or commission from serving more than two terms or a total of ten years in that office or on that board or ' commission? EXHIBITA Section 303.5 of the Charter of the City of Palm Springs is added as follows: Section 303.5, Term Limits. (a) No person shall be elected to the same public office more than twice. (b) No person who has held a public office, or acted as a public officer, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected, shall be elected to that public office more than once. (c) No person shall be appointed to the same public office more than twice. (d) No person who has held a public office, or acted as a public officer, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was appointed shall be appointed to that public office more than once (e) No person shall serve, whether elected or appointed, more than a total of ten years in the same public office. ' (f) This act shall not prevent any elected or appointed person who may be currently holding a public office or currently acting as a public officer, during the term within which this act becomes operative, from holding that public office or acting as the public officer during the remainder of such current term, but upon expiration of the public officers' current term, shall effect the future ability of that current public officer from holding, or acting as, a public officer in that same public office. (g) "Public Office" includes, but is not,limited to, any public office, including any public agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council or district, within the City of Palm Springs, and shall specifically include, but shall not be limited to, the Airport Commission, Administrative Appeals Board, Board of Appeals, Community Redevelopment Agency, Historic Site Preservation Board, Human Rights Commission, Library Board, Parks and Recreation Commission, Personnel Board, Planning Commission, Public Arts Commission, Rent Review Commission, VillageFest Board and the Board of Library Trustees. (h) "Public Officer" includes, but it not limited to, any person elected or appointed to any public office, including any public agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council or district, within the City of Palm Springs. (Text of Measure submitted by initiative petition) '