EXHIBIT 3
RESOLUTION NO. 2829
SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
TO BE VOTED UPON AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ALACTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9,
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the provisions of Article XIX of the charter of the cita fundampa ane fon 1010410 an 2028, eat de head de it 42a1, meda, County of Alameda, State of California, on Tuesday, March 9, 1943; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of said city public interest de- mands that the charter of said city be amended as hereinafter specified and said Council, on its own motion, intends to submit to the qualified electors of said as authorized by Section 8, Article XI, of the Constitution of the State of catHoria, seven separate proposals for amending the charter of said city;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AS FOLLOWS:
That the Council of the City of Alameda, on its own motion, does hereby submit to the electors of said city to be voted upon at the General Municipal Election to be held therein on March 9, 1943, seven separate oroposals for amend- ing the charter of said City of Alameda, which proposals shall be in words and figures as follows,
PROPOSAL NO. 1
That Sec. 3-10, of Article III, Of the charter of the City of Alameda be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3-10. All acts of the Council imposing penalties, prescribing public regulations, granting franchises, or providing for the acquisition, trans- longer than one year
ordinance; provided, however, seat the acquisition of real property, or ade by interest therein, may be authorized by resolution when the purchase price to be together with any obligation the City in connection with any face accomplished cademnation in eminent domain proceeding, in conne- does not exceed the sum of $1,000.00, or when such acquisition tion with public improvements proceedings taken under some law.
No real property of the City shall be leased for a period in excess of one year or sold, except upon the affirmative vote of four members of the Council.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the acquisition or transter of real property when, pursuant to procedure established by ordinance or by any code or general law of the State of California, such acquired, or is transferred or satisfaction, foreclosure or enforce- ment of a lien for taxes or special assessments of any character." PROPOSAL NO. 2
That Sec. 3-12, Of Article III, Of the charter of the City of Alameda e amended to read as follows:
and after the torte til thirty days from of its final passage, ordinance calling or otherwise
relating to an election, or an ordinance determining the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, or fixing the rate of taxes to be levied, or an ordinance relating to a street improvement proceeding taken under relating to public improvements or work the cost of which, or any portion of which, gency measure."
PROPOSAL NO. 3
that Sec. 17-7 of Article XVII, Of the charter of the City of Alameda ›e amended to read as follows:
78 Unless otherwise provided by ordinance,
collection of City taxes shall be pursuant to general law for the levy and col- lection of State and County taxes, and to that end all duties required by general law to be performed by County officers shall be performed by the City officers performing similar duties.
Every tax levied pursuant to law shall be a personal obligation of the person to whom the property or the tax is assessed. tax shall be and con- stitute a lien on the property assessed and, on personal property, on the real property in this city of the person to whom the tax is assessed and, preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the taxes are to be collected.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personal obligation is satisfied and the tax lien removed when, but not before, (a) the tax is paid or legally canceled, or
(b) for non-payment of any taxes, the property is sold
to a private purchaser or deeded to the City.
Iter thirty years succeeding the time, heretofore or hereafter, wher any tax becomes a lien, if the lien has not been otherwise removed, the lier ceases to exist and the tax is conclusively presumed to be paid.
PROPOSAL NO. 4
That Sec. 17-9, of Article XVII, of the charter of the City of Alameda be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 17-9. All charges, fees, commissions and percentages collected r received by any officer or employee of the City in the performance of any such officer or employee, or in the performance of the
Of any office held ex officio, he Council marby ordinance provide tottert of cit the cred entitled to receive and retain the fees provided by law to be State or County to Local Registrars of Vital Statistics for the registration of of birth and death certificates."
PROPOSAL NO. 5
that Sec. 19-3, Of Article XIX, of the charter of the City of Alameda e amended to read as follows:
of the state of Calliomia relating to the qualifications of olectors and voters The provisions of the Elections Code and the Constitution shall govern in all municipal elections. otherwise provided in this charter or in any ordinance enacted by the affirmative vote then the present and future provisions of
code or Laws go not ne grordy elections george council and ye dily lee, insofar as they may cable, shall govern all elections in this City.
'or the purpose of this article, all seats or positions on the Council shall be considered as a single office for which as many persons are to be se- lected as there are full and unexpired terms to be filled. or i sat you in the prove one of lang remain i a 0 06 2-M tially complied with and where a fair expression of the will of the electorate is secured."
PROPOSAL NO. 6
That there be added to Article XIX of the charter of the City of Alameda a new section to be known as Sec. 19-15 and which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 19-15. No person shall be entitled to vote at any City election unless he shall be registered as a voter in the office of the County Clerk of Alameda County and unless he would have been entitled to vote in a precinct in 79 this city at a State or County election held on the same day as such City election.
The registers used at all City elections or in connection with the cer- tification of any petition provided by law shall be the books of current affida- of registration kept in the office of the County Clerk of Alameda County for voters within this city."
PROPOSAL NO. 7
That there be added to Article XIX of the charter of the City of Alameda a new section to be known as Sec. 19-16 and which shall read as follows:
At any time not later than twenty days before any election, and without reference to any procedure provided therefor in the Elections Code, the Council may divide the City into election precincts and may change the boun- daries of, create new, or consolidate established precincts. changing or consolidating precincts the boundaries there- etner nags or 0, r by resoone to ories or resolution 2c board pre upervisors oi the County of Alameda last theretofore establishing precincts with- the City forholding general State and County Unless precincts be established as herein provided, they shall remain as last theretofore established within the City by said Board of Supervisors for holding general state and County elections.
In case a City election is consolidated with a State or County election and polling places for such municipal election shall be as estab- lished within the City by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda for the holding of such State or County election. It shall not be necessary to set forth in any ordinance or resolution calling or relating to such consolidated municipal election the election officers for the several precinct boards, the resolution or ordinance of said Board of Supervisors appointing election officers for such State or County election.
At all municipal elections the election officers for each precinct shall consist of one inspector, one judge and two clerks, except that the Council may determine that one inspector, one judge and one clerk is sufficient.' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, such proposals for amending such charter to be published once in Times-Star, a daily newspaper of general circulation, published and city, and the official newspaper of said city; that said City cause copies of said proposals to be printed in convenient pamphlet than ten point, shall cause copies thereof to
to each of
the day fixed for said election, advertise in the aforesaid newspaper a notice office of said City Clerk, in the City Hall,
upon application therefor, all in the manner required by the Constitution of the California.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was luly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the Citi Of Alameda in adjourned regular meeting assembled on the 25th day of January, 1943, by the following vote, to wit:
Godfrey, (A)S: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Maurer and President NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOR I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the offi- ial seal of said City this 26th day of January, 1943.
LORENE R. BEATIE
(SEAL) city clerk of the City of Alameda.
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80 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy oi "Resolution No. SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA PROPOSALS TO AMEND ELE CHARTER OF SHE CITY OF ALAMEDA TUESDAY, MARCH 9, TO BE VOTED UPON AT
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY
introduced and adopted by the Council on of January, 1943. ty & Blameda.