Resolution - 6460RESOLUTION NO. 6460
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING
NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
• ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY,
March 23 , 1982, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF
THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF SAID CITY AND
THE QUESTION OF FILLING THE VACANCY (OR VACANCIES)
IF THE RECALL PREVAILS
WHEREAS, under provisions of the law relating to cities in the
State of California, recall petitions were filed demanding the recall of
Robert Bacon, City Councilmember; Kenneth I. Chappell, City Councilmember;
Chester Shearer, City Councilmember; and Herb Tice, City Councilmember; and
WHEREAS, said petitions were signed by more than 20% of the qual-
ified voters of the City of West Covina; and
WHEREAS, the question of filling the vacancy (or vacancies) by
appointment or by special election if the recall prevails shall also appear
on the recall ballot;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, C_ALI-
FORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:.
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the 'requirements of the laws of the
• State of California relating to cities, within said State, there shall be and
is hereby called and ordered held in the City of West Covina, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, on Tuesday, , 1982, a Special
Municipal Election to the qualified electors of said City, for the purpose
of submitting the question of the recall, of Robert Bacon, City Councilmember;
Kenneth I. Chappell, City Councilmember; Chester Shearer, City Councilmember;
and Herb Tice, City Councilmember, and the question of filling the vacancy
(or vacancies) by appointment or by special election if the recall prevails.
SECTION 2. That on the ballots to be used at said election, in
addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed sub-
stantially the following:
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote on any measure relating to
the recall of any officer, stamp a cross (+) in the voting
square after the.word "Yes" or after the word "No". To vote
on the measure relating to the filling of the vacancy (or
vacancies) if the recall prevails, Stamp a cross.(+) in the
voting square after the words "By Appointment" or after the
words "By -Special Election".
In addition, on the ballots to be used at said election there shall be printed
substantially the following:
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Shall Robert Bacon be recalled (removed)
YES
NO
from the Office of City Councilmember?
Shall Kenneth I. Chappell be recalled
YES
NO
(removed) from the Office.of City
Councilmember?
Shall Chester Shearer by recalled
YES.
NO
(removed) from the Office of City
Councilmember?
Shall Herb Tice be recalled -(removed)
YES
from the Office of City Counc-ilmember?
rN
If the recall prevails shall the City Council.fill the
vacancy (vacancies) -by appointment or call a special
election for that purpose?.
BY APPOINTMENT
BY SPECIAL ELECTION
SECTION 3. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word
"YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the
• recall of the officer. A cross (+) placed in.the voting square after the
word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be -counted against the
recall of the officer. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the
words "BY'APPOINTMENT" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted
for filling the vacancy or vacancies by appointment and a cross (+) placed
in the voting square after the words "BY SPECIAL ELECTION" in the manner
hereinbefore provided shall be counted for filling the vacancy or vacancies
by special election.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk of the City of West Covina is hereby
authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official
ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies and equipment that may be
necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election.
SECTION 5. That the polls for said election ,shall be open at, seven
o'clock a.m. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously
from said time until, seven o'clock p..m. of the same day, when said polls shall
be closed, except as provided in Section 14301 of the Elections Code of the
State of California.
SECTION 6. That in all particulars not recited in this Resolution,
said election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding munic-
ipal elections in said City.
SECTION 7. That notice of the 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 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adop-
tion of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions
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of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in
the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
SECTION 9. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 23, 1981.
Mayor Chester Shearer
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City Clerk Helene M. Mooyxey
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 6460 was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 23rd day of November, 1981, by the following vote of the
• Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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City Clerk Helene M. Mo ney
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