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Los Angeles County, CA April 11, 2000 Election
Measure Culver-R
Amendment to the Charter of the City of Culver City Making Technical Amendments By Deleting, and/Or Clarifying Obsolete Or Complicated Language and Replacing It With Simpler Language
Culver City
Charter Amendment

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Shall technical amendments be made to Sections 500.1, 504, 510, 601, 602, 802, 1203 and 1307 of the Charter of the City of Culver City by deleting and/or clarifying obsolete, awkward, and/or complicated language and, when applicable, replacing it with more direct, simpler language, as follows:

a. Amend Section 500.1 by deleting obsolete language, referring to the 1982 Municipal Election, and replacing it with, "The City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be elected at alternate elections."

b. Amend Section 504 by deleting somewhat complex, existing language, regarding the conditions under which a Councilmember forfeits his or her office, and by restating the identical conditions in a more direct manner.

c. Amend Section 510 by deleting the currently existing word "emergency" wherever it occurs and replacing it with the word "urgency".

d. Amend Sections 601 and 602 by deleting obsolete language establishing that if the voters approve a certain Charter amendment, it would take effect in 1996.

e. Amend Section 802 by deleting obsolete language which had been necessary to direct how to stagger terms of members of boards and commissions at the time when commissions were initially established and commissioners appointed.

f. Amend Section 1203 by deleting existing, awkward language relating to "initiative, referendum and recall" and replacing it with simpler, more direct language.

g. Amend Section 1307 by deleting existing convoluted, language relating to "capital funds" and replacing it with simpler, more direct language.

Impartial Analysis from City Attorney
Proposed Measure R would amend the City Charter by making non-substantive technical language changes to clarify certain complicated or awkward provisions of the Charter and remove obsolete wording. For example, current language in Section 601 of the Charter refers to a Charter Amendment which would take effect in 1996. The amendment has now taken effect and therefore, the language is no longer necessary.

The revisions proposed in Measure R will assist in clarifying and simplifying certain provisions of the City Charter.

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