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Home My Public Portal About74-070 (08-06-74) RESOLUTIOiQ N0. ~4-70 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IP1 SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 5, 1974, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOiERS OF SAID CITY AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO IMPROVED RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR LYNWOOD FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN, AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE. WHEREAS, the legislative body of the City of Lynwood desirer to submit to the qualified voters of said City, a proposed ordinance relating to improved retirement benefits for Lynwood Firemen and Policemen, and WHEREAS, tne City Council of the City of Lynwood is thereupon authorized and directed by statute to submit the ordinance to the qualfied voters, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER as follows: Section l. That a special elec:tion be held and the same is hereby called to be held in said ~ity on November 5, 1974, for the pux°pose of submitting to the qualified voters ef said city an ordinarice hereinafter set forth relating to improved retirement benefits for Lynwood Firemen and Policemen. Section 2. The proposed ordinance submitted to the voters shall be as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE; CITY OF LYNWOCiD AMENDING ORDINAPdCE N0. 426 AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AND THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTFM TO INCLUDE IMPROVED RETIREMFNT BENEFITS FOR THE -1- SAFETY EMPLOYEES (FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN) OF THE CITY. "THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: "Section l. Section 5 is hereby added to Ordinance No. 426 of the City of Lynwood to read as follows: "Section 5. That an amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City of Lynwood and the ~oard of Administration of the California State Employees' Retirement System is hereby approved to include improved retirement benefits for the Lyriwood Firemen and Policemen, nerein referred to as local safety members, a copy of sai.d amendmenY, to contract being attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A", and by such reference made a part hereof as though herein set out in full. "Section 2. Sectior. 6 is hereby added to Ordinance No. 426 of the City of Lynwood to read as follows: "Section 6. The Mayor of the City of Lynwood is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute said amendment to contract for and on behalf of said Agency. "Section 3. Section 7 is hereby added to Ordinance No. 426 of the City of Lynwood to read as follows: "Section 7. The City Council of the City of Lynwood shall levy such taxes as the City Council shall determine are necessary to maintain the City's share of the improved retirement benefits for the local safety members. "Section 4. Section 8 is hereby added to Ordinance No. 426 of the City of Lynwood to read as follows: "Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect on January l, 1975" Section 3. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o'clock A.M. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until eight o'clock P.M. -2- of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 4. That on the ballots to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: : Shall the Ordinance amending . : Ordinance No. 426, effective . : January l, 1975, provide that . : the City's contract with the . : Board of Administration of the . : Public Employees' Retirement . : System be amended to include . : improved retirement benefits . : to the Lynwood Firemen and . : Policemen, herein referred to . : as local safety members on the . : basis of discretionary retire- . : ment at age 50, with the local . : safety member receiving a . : retirement of Two (?_%) percent . : of their final compensation . : for each year of service (not . : to exceed Seventy-five (75%) . : peraent of final compensation) . : with compulsory retirement at . : age 60, to provide a widow's . : allowance of One-half (1/2) of . : the local safety member's retire-: : ment benefits on his death and . : the levy of only such taxes as . : will be necessary to maintain . : the Ci_ty's share of said benefits: : be adopted? . Yes . . No . . Section 5. That a cross (+) placed in the voting square after *he word "Yes" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the proposition. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "No" in the manner here- inbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition. Section 6. That the special election hereby cal7_ed for the date hereinbefore specified shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the Statewide general election to be held on said date, and withiri said city the precincts, polling places and officers -3- , of election for the special municipal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for said statewide general election. The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County is hereby requested to order the consolidation of tYie special municipal election hereby called with said statewide general election, and said Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said special municipal election, and said elections shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot, namely, the ballots used at said general election, shall be used. Said Board of Supervisors shall certify the results of the canvass of the returns of said special municipal election to the City Council of said city which shall thereafter declare the results thereof. A proposition submitted by this resolution shall be designated on the ballot by a letter printed on the left margin of tYie square containing the description of the measure, as provided in Section 10231 of the Elections Code. 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 adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original resoluti.ons 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 ADOP ED this 6th day of August, 1974. , M or of h City of Lynwood ATTEST: "f? ~ ~~ ~ ~~ , i~lerk, City •f Lynw~• STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) . ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said city at a regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of said City on the 6th aay of August , 19 74 , and passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN BYrok, Green, Liewer, Morris, Rowe NOES: COUNCILMEN None ABSENT: COU~CILMEN None .~ ITY ~, CITY OF YNWOOD STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) • ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said city at a regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of said city on the 6th day of August , 19 74 , and passed by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN BYork, Green, Liewer, Morris, Rowe NOES: COUNCILMEN None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None s/ Josephine L. Shepherd (SEAL) CITY CLERK, CITY OF LYNWOOD STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) • ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and clerk of the City Council of said city, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 74-~~ on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 8th day of August ~ 19 74 /I,d ~/~i~A~ ~ ~~l~e~i~ ~ZITY CLERK, CITY OF'~LYNW00~