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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF BUTTE, 5"TATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND PROVIDING
FOR A SPECIAL COUNTY CHARTER ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR 5 OF SAID COUNTY
THE PROPOSITION OF WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN SPE GIFTED
AMENDMENTS OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE SHOULD
BE APPROVED: FIXING THE DATE OF SAID ELECTION AND THE
MANNER OF HOLDING THE SAME AND THE PROCEDURE FOR VOTING
FOR OR AGAINST SAID AMENDMENTS: PROVIDING FQt NOTICE OF
SAID ELECTION: AND CONSOLIDATING SAID SPECIAL COUNTY
CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION WITH THE STATE GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 1974
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State
of California, DOES ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1(a}. A special election is hereby called
to be held throughout Butte County on Tuesday, the fifth day of
November, 1974, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters of the County, the proposition of rev isir~g the Charter of
the County of Butte in the following particulars:
That Section 7 of Article IV of the Butte County
Charter be amended to read as follows:
Section 7. The offices of such assistants,
deputies, clerks, stenographers and other necessary employees
are hereby created. The incumbents shall be appointed and be
subject to removal pursuant to the provisions of a merit system
to be established by ordinance by the Board of Supervisors, The
number of such offices or the salaries of such assistants,
deputies, clerks, stenographers and other necessary employees
may be increased or decreased by the Board of Supervisors at
such times as may be to the best interest of the county, and
such salaries sha11 be paid to them at the same time, in the
same manner, and out of the same fund as the salaries of the
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1 county officers are paid, except as in this Chapter otherwise
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3 That Section 7.5 of Article TV o£ the Butte
4 County Charter be added to read as follows:
5 Section 7.5. The merit system shah: include
6 all county employees except those specifically exempted by the
7 Board of Supervisors. Said merit system shall provide for
$ analyzing and classifying jobs; establishing adequate and
9 equitable salary, fringe benefits and retirement plans; projecting
10 manpower needs and planning to meet them; developing effective
11 recruitment, selection, placement, training, employee evaluation
12 and promotion programs; assuring equal opportunity and providing
13 affirmative action programs to achieve that end; protecting employE
14 from discrimination, arbitrary removal, and political pressures;
15 conducting positive employee management relations and cammvnicatio n:
18 and providing research to improve personnel methods. All non-
17 elected county officers and department heads shall be subject to
18 appointment and removal from office directly by and at the
19 discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
20 Section 1(b}. At said special election said proposition;
21 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the County in the
22 form of the fallowing county measure, to wit:
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PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT S
-~ Pro osed by Board of Supervisors
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in Ordinance- No . 1481
Amends Article 1V, Section 7 of the
Butte County Charter, and adds Section
7.5 to Article 1V of the Butte County
Charter, as provided in Ordinance 1 5! ~' 1
of Butte County
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Section 2(a). This Board does hereby submit to the
qualified electors of the County at the special county charter
amendment election said county measures for the revision of the
Charter of the County of Butte, and hereby designates and refers
to said measures in the form set forth in Section 1{b) hereinafter
prescribed for use at the special county charter amendment
election.
Section 2(b). The special county charter amendments
election consolidated with the State General Election shall be
held and conducted, and the votes thereat received and canvassed,
and the results thereof made and the results thereof ascertained
and determined as herein provided, and in all particulars not
prescribed by this resolution and order said election shall be
held as nearly as practicable in conformity with the election
laws of the State of California and only qualified voters of the
County may vote thereat.
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Section 2{c). The special county charter amendment
election hereby called shall be and is hereby consolidated with
the State General Election to be held throughout the County on
November 5, 1974, all as required by and pursuant to law; and 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. The election precincts,
polling places and officers of election for this special county
charter amendment election shall be as follows:
The polls for said special charter amendment election shall be
opened at 7.00 a.m. on the date of said elections and shall be
kept open until 8:00 p.m. on said day, when the polls shall be
closed except as provided in Elections Cade Section 14436.
Section 2(d). Only one form of ballot shall be used
at said General Election and the special county charter revision
election hereby consolidated therewith, which in addition to all
other matters required by law to be printed thereon, shall state
the measure set forth in Section l(b) hereof. Votomatic ballot
cards are to be used at said election. Each voter to vote for
the measure hereby submitted and for revising the Charter of
the County of Butte as therein stated shall punch the ballot
card in the hole after the word "YES" to the right of said
measure, and to vote against said measure and against revising
the Charter of the County of Butte as therein stated shall
punch the ballot card in the hole after the word "NO" to the
right of said measure.
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Section 2(e). The County Clerk of the County shall
supply ballots and stationery and all other things necessary
'for the conduct of said elections to the proper officers of
elections.
Section 2{f). The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter
2 of Division 4 of the Elections Code shall apply to said special
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county charter amendment election and the County Counsel shall ~'
prepare an analysis of said county measures in the manner provided
in Elections Code Section 37$1.
Section 2{g}. The returns of said elections shall be
made out and signed by the election officers and shall be by
them deposited with the County Clerk, together with the ballots
cast at said elections, and the said returns shall be canvassed
or caused to be canvassed by the Board which shall declare the
results of said elections at the time and in the manner provided
by-law.
Section 3. Pursuant to Government Code, Sections 23722
and 23709, the Clerk is hereby ordered to have the proposed
charter amendments, as contained in Section 1(a) of this
ordinance, published ten {10) times on ten (10} different days
in the following named newspaper, to wit : aroyi~J.e Mercury
(which the Board hereby finds and declares to be a daily newspap
of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the
County}o The first such publication shall be as soon after the
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~, adoption of this ordinance as is possible and in no event later
2 than they 15th day after the enactment of this ordinance, The
3 last such publication sha11 be between September 16th 1974
4 and September ,2gth ,_, 1974.
b Pursuant to Government Code Section 23731, the Clerk
g is hereby ordered to have this ordinance published five (5)
7 times on five (5) different days, prior to the herein set election
8 in the follow~.ng named newspaper, to wit : Oroville Mercury ~~
9 (which the Board hereby finds and declares to be a daily newspaper
la of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the
11 County.)
12 No notices of the election hereby called, other than
13 those specified in Section 3~of this ordinance, need be given.
34 Section 4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 25123,
15 this ordinance shall take effect immediately.
a.,g PAS~D AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Super--
17 visors this 10th day of September , 1974, by the
18 following vote:
19 AyE S• Supervisors Cameron, Gilman, Ladd, McKillop and Chairman Mad'.
20 NOE 5 : Nane
21 ABSENT: None
22 NOT VOTING: None
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ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk and
ex-officio clerk of the Board
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