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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALLING
AND PROVTDTNG FOR A SPECIAL COUNTY CHARTER ELECTION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTTx3G TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF SAID COUPdTY THE PROPOSITION OF WHETHER
OR i10T AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER pF THE COUNTY OF
BUTTE SHOULD BE APPROVED; FIXIi1(I THE DATE OF SAID
ELECTION AND THE MANNER OF HOLDING THE SAME AND THE
PROCEDURE"FOR VOTING FOR-OR AGAINST SAID AMENDMENTS;
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PROVIDING FOR` NOTICE OF SAIDT ELECTTOI`I ~ArdD CONSOLI-
DATING SAID SPECIAL COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION
WTTH THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 1978
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
iCalifornia, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1(a). A special election is hereby called to be
held and consolidated with the General Election on June fi, 1978,
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the County
the proposition of amending the Charter of the County of Butte in
the following particulars:
That Section Z of Article IV of the Butte County
Charter be amended to read as follows:
§2. Consolidation of offices.
The following offices are hereby consolidated:
{a} The district attorney shall be ex officio
public administrator;
(b) The sheriff sha11 be ex officio coroner;
(c) The treasurer shall be ex officio tax
collector and ex officio license collector;
(d) The surveyor shall be ex officio road
engineer;
(e) The health officer shall be ex officio county
physician;
(f) The clerk shall be ex officio recorder.
The aforementioned amendment shall not become effective until noon,
January 2, 1979.
Section 1(b}. At said election said proposition shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the County in the form of the
following county measure, to wit:
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(Makes the County Clerk the
ex officio Recorder, effective at noon,
January 2, 1979.)
Section 2(a). This Board does hereby submit to the
qualified electors of the County at the special county charter
amendment election an amendmez~.t to the Charter of the County of
Butte, and hereby designates and refers to said measure in the ~
form set forth in Sectiozz 1(b) hereinafter prescribed for use at
the special county charter amendment election.
Section 2(b}. The special county charter amendment
.election is consolidated with the General Election and shah. 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, 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.
Section 2(c). The special county charter amendment elec-
tion hereby called shall be and is hereby consolidated with the
General Election to be held throughout the County on June 6, 197$,
all as required by and pursuant to law; and the election precincts,
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polling places and voting booths shall in every case be the same
and- t-here shall be only .one .set.. of election officers. in each. of:
sand precincts. The election precincts, ballots and absentee
ballots, polling places and officers of election for this special
county charter amendment election shall be as established for the
General Election.
Section 2(d). The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 2
of Division 4 of the Elections Code shall apply to.~said special
county charter amendment election and the County Counsel shall
prepare az~. analysis of said county measure in the manner provided
in Elections Code Section 2781.
Section 2(e}. The returns of said election shall be made
out and signed by the election officers and shall be by them
deposited with the County Clerlc, together with the ballots cast
~at said election and the said returns shall be canvassed or caused
~to be canvassed in the same manner as provided-by law for General
Elections.
Section 3. Pursuant to Government Cade Section 23722 and
23709, the Clerk is hereby ordered to have the proposed charter
;amendment, as contained in Section 1(a) of this ordinance, publishe
ten (10). times on ten (10} .different days in the following named
newspaper, to wit: Chrico Enferprise-Record
(which the Soard hereby finds and declares to be a dail~r newspaper
of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the
County). The first such publication.:-shall be as soon after the
adoption of this ordinance as is possible and in no event later
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than the 15th day after the enactment of this ordinance. The last
such publication shall--occur no later-than 74 days prior to..the...
election.
Pursuant to Government Code, Section 23731, the Clerk is
hereby ordered to have this ordinance published five (5) times on
five (5) different days, prior to the herein set election, in the
following named newspaper, to wit : OroviilE Mercury
(which the Board hereby farads and declares to be a daily newspaper
of general circulation printed, published and circulated in the
County.)
No notices of the election hereby called, other than thosE
specified in Section 3 of this ordinance, need be given.
Section 4. Pursuant to Government Code, Section 25123,
this ordinance shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by e But County Board of Supervisa:
this ~ 28th day of Febru r 1978, by~ the fallowing
II vote
AYES : Supervisors Lemke, digan, Ri t a d a rman
NOES : Supervisor Mas le
ABSENT: Nave
NOT VOTING: None
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ROBERT A. WINS Chairman of th
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk azx-d
ex-officio Clerk of the Board
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