1967/04/03 City Council Resolution (3)RESOLUTION NO. / 7-,� 9
RESOLUTION URGING THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LEGISLATURE TO AMEND THE_ Lk"lli SO AS TO
PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF CHANGING
THE OFIFICE OF CITY TREASURER FROM ELEC-
TIVE TO AN APPOINTIVE OFFICE
WHEREAS, CALIFORNIA STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE
OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER IN ALL GENERAL LAW CITIES SHALL BE
AN ELECTIVE OFFICE RATHER THAN AN APPOINTIVE OFFICE, UN-
LESS SUCH OFFICE IS MADE APPOINTIVE BY THE ELECTORATE, AND
WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
BELIEVES THAT ALL CITY OFFICES WHICH ARE ADMINISTRATIVE
RATHER THAN POLICY MAKING IN THEIR FUNCTION SHOULD BE SUBJECT
TO APPOINTMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BEING THE ELECTED POLICY
MAKING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTED
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER
CALIFORNIA LAW TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER
AS AN APPOINTIVE OFFICE RATHER THAN AN ELECTIVE OFFICE AND
THAT THIS SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD
BE SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM, RATHER THAN SUBMISSION OF THE
QUESTION TO THE VOTERS AT A CITY ELECTION.
NOW ® THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC I L
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, THAT THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEG-
ISLATURE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE SUCH AMENDMENT TO THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SO AS TO PERMIT THE CITY COUNCIL IN A
GENERAL LAW P ITY TO ESTABLISH By ORDINANCE THAT THE OFFICE
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OF CITY TREASURER WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPOINTMENT BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CITY OF RoHNERT PARK, IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE®
DULY AND REGULARLY AD&"TIED THIS 3RD DAY OF APRIL,
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
BY
AYES: Atz6a--'
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NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
By
CITY CLERK
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