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RESOLUTION N0. 4598 1 v" Jie h �1:64.,u:
RESOLUTION OF' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PETALUMA .REQUESTING'- THE BOARD, OF SUPERVISORS
OF SONOMA COUNTY TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSOLI-
DATION OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH
THE REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION OF THE' STATE. OF
CALIFORNIA TO BE NOVEMBER '8', 1966..:
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN i/' Dorf, .S �i o and
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SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN /4 /� . at a
Regular Meeting of the ,City Council of the City of Petaluma on the
15th day of August , .1966 .
WHEREAS , it is the desire of the City Council of the City
of Petaluma that the special municipal. election Tor the City of Pet-
aluma be consolidated with the general election, to be held on Nov-
ember 8', 1966 ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Petaluma as follows;:
Section 1. A special municipal election is hereby called
to be held in the City of Petaluma on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 , 1966 , at
which election shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said
City the following measures-, to wit ;
MEASURES, SUBMITTED TO VOTE OF VOTERS'
MEASURE "A": Shall Articles VII and X, Sections 46 and 6.8 , : •
of the City Charter of the City of Petaluma be amended to : •
read as follows: •
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Article VII , Section 46 . Ordinance Required in Certain
Cases : No action providing for any specific improvements .
or the appropriation or expenditure. of any public money , :
except sums less than $3 ,.000.,00 for the appropriation,
acquisition., sale or lease of real property, for the levy- : YES
ing of any tax or assessment; for the granting of any
franchise, for establishing or changing fire limits;, or •
for the imposing of any penalty, shall be taken except by .
ordinance , provided-, that such exception's be ,observed as :
may be called for in 'cases where the Council takes faction
in pursuance of a general law- of the State .
Article X, Section 68 . Public Work and Purchases to be
Done and Made by Contract The erection; improvement and •
repair of all public buildingss and works all street and .
sewer work , and all -work in or about streams , bays , or
waterfronts, or in or about embankments or other works , •
for the protection against overflow and :erosion , where
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the total co thereof exceeds the sum of $ 3000 . 00 shall
be done by ce.jract,,, after calling for b' s , as hereinafter
provided, or may be done under the supervision of the City :
Council or a. coinmittee thereolc, or a department of public
works , created.. by the Council . In, all said -work -to be clone :
by contract and in furnishing or purchasing any supplies
and/,Or ma'teri'al for the same or for any other use by the
City, when the expenditure required for the same exceeds
• the sum of $ 3 , 000 . 00 , the contract therefor shall be : NO
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, after. advertising :
for sealed proposals for the Work of Materials contemplated
by publishing a. notice of such advertisement for sealed pro- :
posals one in the Official Newspaper at least five (5) days :
prior to the award of such contract. Such notice shall
distinctly and Specifically state the work contemplated to .
be done and/or the materials contemplated to be purchased. .
Provided, .however , the Council may reject any and all bids , :
if deemed -excessive , and re-advertise for bids or provide
for the work to .be done by the City Council , or a committee :
thereof , or a department of public works created by the City :
Council . In case no bid is received the Council may like- .
wise provide for the work to be done by it, or by a com-
mittee thereof , ek a department of public works . •
AND
MEASURE "B": Shall Article X, Section 67 of the City Char- : •
ter of the City of Petaluma be amended to read as follows : :
Article X, Section 67 : Progressive Payments on Contracts : :
Any contract may provide for progressive payments , if in the : YES :
ordinance authorizing or ordering the work permission is
given for such a contract . But no progressive payments can : •
be provided fat or made at any time which , with prior pay- .
ments , if there have been such, shall exceed in amount at
that time ninety percent of the value of the labor done
and the matervials -used up to that time , and no contract
shall provide for or authorize or permit the payment of
more than ninety percent of the contract price before the
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completion of the work done under said contract and the : NO .
acceptance thereof by the proper officer ,. department or
board.
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Section 2 . The Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County is
hereby requested to order the consolidation of said special municipal
election with the General Election to be held TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 8 ,
1966 ,, insofar as the City Of Petaluma is concerned, and to further pro-
vide that within the territory affected by said order of consolidation ,
to wit , the City of Petaluma, the election precincts , polling places
and voting booths shall in every case be the same , and there shall be
only One set of election officers in each of said precincts . Said
measure of amending Articles VII and X, Sections 46 , 67 and 68 , there-
of the- City Charter of the City of Petaluma shall be set forth in:
each form of ballot *o be used at said election insofar as the same is
held within said City of Petaluma , including Nonpartisan ballots . In
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the event no Nonpartt. ballots are: provided bti: aid Board of Super:
visors for' use, within said City of Petaluma, mien a separate ballot
setting forth said measure `shall be. made available for use at said
election within said City 'Of Petaluma , to the end that all qualified
electors electors within said City , irrespective of thair party registration ,
shall be entitled to vote at said consolidated election on the mea-
sure of amending Articles VII and X , Sections 46 , 67 and 68 , thereof ,
of the City Charter of the City of Petaluma .
Section 3 . Said Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County is
further requested to cause to be printed upon the ballots to be used
at said consolidated special municipal election and the State of
California general elect=ion within the City of Petaluma, said City
of Petaluma measures, in the form set forth in .Section 1 of this res-
olution.
Section 4 . Said Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County is
hereby further authorized to canvass the returns of said election with
respect to said City of Petaluma measures and to certify such canvass
of the votes cast for and against said measures to this City Council .
Section 5 , The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to certify to the due adoption of this resolution and to transmit a
copy hereof so certified to the Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County
and to file a copy hereof so certified with County Clerk of Sonoma County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August 1966 ,
by the following vote :
' AYES : COUNCILMEN BATTAGLIA, BRAINERD, CAVANAGH, JR., COLIN, JOERGER,
LIPMAN AND MAYOR. PUTNAM.
NOES : NONE.
ABSENT : NONE. •
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City Clerk
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