Resolution No. 2126142
RESOLUTION NO 2126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ENCOURAGING LEGISLATION TO ENSURE REASONABLE TIME LIMITS
BETWEEN EACH STEP OF THE RECALL PROCESS
WHEREAS, the procedures for recall of elected city officials are established
by the State Legislators and defined in the State Elections Code, and
WHEREAS, the Elections Code currently provides elected officials seven
days in order to respond to a formally presented Notice of Intention to Circulate
a Recall Petition* and
WHEREAS once such Notice has been responded to by the elected official
the Elections Code does not impose a deadline by which the recall initiator(s)
must submit the Notice to the County Registrar of Voters for certification and
approval of the recall petition, and
WHEREAS, this omission in the Elections Code has created a situation
whereby the recall initiator(s) can prolong the recall process and, thus, cause
great harm to the elected official by subjecting their credibility and character
to doubt and inhibiting the performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS the lack of a reasonable time limit for submission of the Notice
to the County Registrar of Voters is an invitation to abuse the recall process
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress
hereby requests the League of California Cities to seek legislation to amend the
Elections Code to provide a specific and definite time limit between all of the
steps in the recall process
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be forwarded to the League of
California Cities prior to August 9, 1979 for consideration by the General Assem-
bly at their 1979 Annual Conference in San Francisco
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 23rd day of July, 1979
ATTEST
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CITY CLERK OF C Y 0CYPRESS
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I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution of the said City Council was duly adopted at a
regular meeting held on the 23rd day of July, 1979, by the following roll call
vote.
AYES: 3 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Lacayo, MacLain and Rowan
NOES* 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT. 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS Evans and Hudson
CITY CLERK OF ITY OF CYPRESS