Ordinance No. 10581
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ORDINANCE NO. 1058
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR CERTIFICATION OF
THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE APRIL 14, 1998
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; AND DECLARING THAT
SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
WHEREAS, a general municipal election will be held in the
City of Vernon on April 14, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 5.3 of the Charter of the City of Vernon
provides (1) that the City Council is authorized to adopt by
ordinance procedures governing municipal elections, (2) that until
the City Council adopts by ordinance provisions governing municipal
elections, all elections shall be held in accordance with the
general laws of the State of California, and (3) that if an
ordinance respecting municipal elections is adopted by the City
Council thereby superseding certain provisions of the general laws
governing municipal elections, the general laws so superseded as
they may exist from time to time shall be applicable unless and
until the City Council shall take action otherwise; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code § 10262 provides that the governing
body of a city conducting an election shall meet at their usual
place of meeting on the first Tuesday after the election to canvass
returns and to install newly elected officers; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code § 10263 provides that the governing
body of a city conducting an election may, in the alternative, by
resolution adopted prior to the election, order the canvass to be
made by the elections official prior to the first Tuesday after the
election, and that, upon completion of the canvass, the elections
official shall certify the results to the governing body who shall
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11on the first Tuesday after the election comply with the other
11provisions of Elections Code § 10262; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.4 of the Charter of the City of Vernon
provides, as to the election of Councilmembers, (1) that the City
Council shall canvass the returns of an election on the first
Tuesday following a City Council election or such other date within
fifteen days of the election as may be provided by ordinance, ( 2 )
that the term of each elected Councilmember shall begin at the hour
of the completion of the canvass of the election returns, and (3)
that each incumbent Councilmember shall serve until expiration of
his or her term and until a successor qualifies; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 7083 on February 3,
1998, the City Council of the City of Vernon ordered the canvass of
the general municipal election to be made by the City Clerk as the
City's elections official and directed the City Clerk to finish the
canvass of the election prior to the Tuesday following the election
and certify the results to the City Council on April 21, 1998; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire and the intent of the City
Council that it meet on the second Tuesday following the April 14,
1998 general municipal election instead of the first Tuesday
following said election for the purpose of canvassing returns,
installing newly elected officers and performing the other functions
and duties specified in Elections Code §§ 10262 and 10263 and
Chapter 3.4 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.3 of the Charter of the City of Vernon
allows an ordinance to be introduced and adopted at one meeting if
it relates to an election.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
�Itrue and correct.
SECTION 2: With respect to the municipal election to be
held on April 14, 1998, the City Council of the City of Vernon shall
meet at their usual place of meeting on the second Tuesday after the
election instead of the first Tuesday after the election for the
purpose of canvassing returns, installing newly elected officers and
performing the other functions and duties specified in Sections
10262 and 10263 of the California Elections Code and Chapter 3.4 of
the City Charter. The City Council may, by resolution adopted prior
to the date of said election, order the canvass to be made by the
City Clerk as the elections official prior to the second Tuesday
after the election and to certify the results of the canvass to the
City Council upon completion thereof.
SECTION 3: There being no newspaper printed, published or
circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed
to certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall post the same,
or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen (15) days after its
passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, in
three (3) of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to wit:
the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, the
northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on
the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City,
located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
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SECTION 4: Pursuant to Chapter 4.3(a) of the Charter of
the City of Vernon, this Ordinance shall be introduced and adopted
at one regular or special meeting of the City Council and shall be
in full force and effect immediately upon adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 1998.
ATTEST:
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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LEONIS C. MAL URG, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No.
1058, was duly and regularly introduced at an adjourned regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on Tuesday,
March 24, 1998, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the
City of Vernon, by the following vote:
(SEAL)
AYES: Councilmen: Malburg, Ybarra, Gonzale4
McCormick
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Davis
TRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CITY COUNCIL
LEONIS C. MALBURG
Mayor
THOMAS A. YBARRA
Mayor Pro-Tem
Wm. 'BILL" DAVIS
Councilman
H. "LARRY" GONZALES
Councilman
W. MICHAEL McCORMICK
Councilman
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
City Administrator/City Clerk
FAX: (213) 581-7924
CITY HALL
4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058
TELEPHONE (213) 583-8811
April 6, 1998
Peter H. Maclearie, President
Coded Systems
120 Main Street
Avon, New Jersey 07717
Dear Mr. M�eieF���
DAVID B. BREARLEY
City Attorney
FAX: (818) 330-5818
KEVIN WILSON
Director of Community Services & Water
FAX: (213) 588-2761
KENNETH J. DeDARIO
Director of Light & Power
FAX: (213) 583-1983
DAVE TELFORD
Fire Chief
FAX: (213) 581-1385
L
OUIS ROSENKRANTZ
Police Chief
FAX: (213) 581-1178
Enclosed herewith is one copy each of Ordinance Nos. 1058 and
1061 to be incorporated into the Vernon Municipal Code.
Prior to your final incorporation of this supplement, please FAX
or mail a draft for our review to ascertain that there are no
discrepancies between the actual ordinance and your
interpretation of same. We will notify you immediately if we are
in concurrence, or of any discrepancies.
After final review, forward 55 sets of the supplement to my
attention. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Very truly yours,
CITY"OF VERNON
oria J. Orosco
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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enclosure
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF VERNON )
I, Gloria, J. Orosco, Chief Deputy,City Clerk -,Of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that on the LL day o 1998,
I did have posted three (3) copies of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1058 - An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Vernon Establishing a
Date for Certification of the Results of the
Canvass of the April 14, 1998, General
Municipal Election; and Declaring That Said
Ordinance Shall Take Effect Immediately
one in each of the following places, to wit: at the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner
of Leonis Blvd., and Pacific Blvd.; and on the bulletin board in
the Lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, located at 4305
Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon.
Zor i —a
J. Or co
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Date:
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this �S`- of 1998
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California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF VERNON )
I, Gloria J. Orosco, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California, do hereby
certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1058 - An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Vernon Establishing a
Date for Certification of the Results of the
Canvass of the April 14, 1998, General
Municipal Election; and Declaring That Said
Ordinance Shall Take Effect Immediately
The original of same is on file in the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Vernon, said offices being in the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Official Seal of the City of Vernon, unty of Los Angeles,
State of California, on this / day o 1998.
Glo is J. Oros
Chief Deputy ty Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF VERNON )
I, Gloria J. Orosco, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California, do hereby
certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1058 - An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Vernon Establishing a
Date for Certification of the Results of the
Canvass of the April 14, 1998, General
Municipal Election; and Declaring That Said
Ordinance Shall Take Effect Immediately
The original of same is on file in the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Vernon, said offices being in the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Official Seal of the City of Vernon, unty of Los Angeles,
State of California, on this /_ / day o 1998.
Zj71-91iia J. Oros
Chief Deputy Ukity Clerk