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RESOLUTION NO. 92-24
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY PROVIDING THAT THE COMMON
COUNCIL SHALL SELECT THE CHAIR WHO SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS
OF THE COUNCIL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
(a)
In accordance with the Constitution of the State of
California, the City of San Bernardino, a municipal corporation,
has adopted a Charter.
(b) The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino desire to submit to the electors the Charter Amendment
set forth in this resolution.
SECTION 2. Submittal to Electors. The following proposed
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submitted to the qualified electors of the City of San Bernardino
for their approval or rejection at the consolidated municipal
election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 1992.
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.
It is proposed that Section 36 of the Charter of the City of San
Bernardino be amended and Section 37 be added both to read as
follows:
Section 36 Council Chair to preside. The
Common Council shall appoint as Chair one
of its own members who shall serve at the
pleasure of the Common Council and preside
at all meetings of the Common Council. The
Chair shall retain the right to vote on all
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matters under consideration. Only members
of the Common Council shall be empowered to
vote at such meetings.
Section 37. Mayor Pro Tempore. In case of a
vacancy in office, or if by reason of absence
from the City, or sickness, or from any other
cause, the Mayor is unable to perform the duties
of such office, the Council shall appoint one of
their own number Mayor pro tempore who shall have
all the powers and authority which the Mayor
would have possessed if personally present and
attending to such duties, but such Mayor pro
tempore shall not lose his vote as councilman.
The Chair of the Common Council and the Mayor Pro
Tempore may be the same person.
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AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY PROVIDING THAT THE COMMON
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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Bernardino at an TPllnl ar meeting thereof, held on the 23rd
day of Januarv
, 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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Council Members:
ESTRADA
REILLY
HERNANDEZ
MAUDSLEY
MINOR
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
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e foregoing resolution is hereby
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Approved as to
form and legal content:
*This Charter Amendment substantially
weakens check and balance form of
government, and has had no public input
and appears to be a power grab by a
majority of the City Council.
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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