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Los Angeles County, CA April 5, 2005 Election
Directory of Los Angeles County, CA Measures
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Measure CharterAmendment-01. Rules of Interpretation for Designated Terms -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
10,953 / 70.9% Yes votes ...... 4490 / 29.1% No votes
Shall Article I, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be added to provide for a gender neutrality clause and three other rules which establish the meaning of designated terms in the Charter?

Measure CharterAmendment-02. Removal of Obsolete Language; Changes in Official Titles -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,231 / 72.2% Yes votes ...... 4335 / 27.8% No votes
Shall Article IV, Section 1, Article XI, Sections 1 and 4, Article XXI, Sections 3 and 4, Article XXIII, Sections 14 and 22, and Article XXIV, Sections 5 and 10 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to remove obsolete language and provide for the change of the official titles from city controller to director of administrative services, from street superintendent to maintenance services administrator and from superintendent of buildings to building official?

Measure CharterAmendment-03. Extension of Time to Count Ballots -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,827 / 75.1% Yes votes ...... 3912 / 24.9% No votes
Shall Article V, Sections 3 and 6, of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide for one additional week for canvassing returns, thereby allowing sufficient time for complete and accurate counting of all ballots?

Measure CharterAmendment-04. Obsolete Language: Candidate Qualifications -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
12,299 / 79.2% Yes votes ...... 3236 / 20.8% No votes
Shall Article VI, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to remove obsolete language and to provide that each candidate for member of the City Council shall be a qualified elector pursuant to state law?

Measure CharterAmendment-05. Selection of Mayor Pro Tem -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,120 / 71.7% Yes votes ...... 4390 / 28.3% No votes
Shall Article VI, Section 5 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that the mayor pro tem shall be selected monthly by alphabetical rotation and serve if the mayor is absent or unavailable?

Measure CharterAmendment-06. Contracts -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
12,166 / 78.5% Yes votes ...... 3323 / 21.5% No votes
Shall Article VI, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that city council establish by ordinance a complete procedure to ensure the integrity of awarding all contracts and a minimum dollar amount for contracts requiring competitive bidding?

Measure CharterAmendment-07. Filling Vacancies in Elected Offices -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,932 / 77.3% Yes votes ...... 3496 / 22.7% No votes
Shall Article VI, Section 13 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that vacancies of city council, city clerk or city treasurer be filled by appointment within 30 days, or otherwise call for an immediate special election to be held within 120 days unless the earliest next general municipal election or next county or state election with which a city election may be consolidated is no more than 180 days later?

Measure CharterAmendment-08. Replacement of City Manager if Incapacitated -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
13,643 / 82.4% Yes votes ...... 2907 / 17.6% No votes
Shall Article IX, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that in the event the City Manager is incapacitated from performing the essential functions of his duties for a period up to thirty days, the Assistant City Manager shall perform such duties during such time and that on or after the thirtieth day of incapacity, the City Council may appoint an interim City Manager?

Measure CharterAmendment-09. Removal of Obsolete Language and Titles re City Departments -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
12,429 / 76.3% Yes votes ...... 3858 / 23.7% No votes
Shall Article IV, Section 4, Article X, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, and Article XX Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to remove obsolete language regarding department of general government and replace with current titles, change the word "division" to "department," including "police department" and "fire department" and change the title of the division of general administration to the department of management services?

Measure CharterAmendment-10. Update References to Glendale Water and Power -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
12,608 / 77.3% Yes votes ...... 3698 / 22.7% No votes
Shall Article X, Sections 1 and 6, Article XI, Sections 6, 7, 14, 17, 20, 21 and 22, and Article XXII, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to change the obsolete title of the department of public service to the department of Glendale Water and Power and renumber the sections and change titles accordingly?

Measure CharterAmendment-11. Update References to Newspaper of General Circulation -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,420 / 70.7% Yes votes ...... 4728 / 29.3% No votes
Shall Article XI, Section 7 and Article XV, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to change obsolete language regarding the “official newspaper” to the “newspaper of general circulation?”

Measure CharterAmendment-12. Remove Obsolete Language re Subordinate Officers of Public Service Department -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,236 / 72.1% Yes votes ...... 4350 / 27.9% No votes
Shall obsolete language in Article XXII, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Glendale regarding subordinate officers of the public service department be repealed?

Measure CharterAmendment-13. Remove Obsolete Language re Library -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,015 / 68.7% Yes votes ...... 5028 / 31.3% No votes
Shall Article XIII, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to effectuate technical changes to remove obsolete language referring to reading rooms and also be amended to provide that library fines be paid into the general fund?

Measure CharterAmendment-14. Remove Obsolete Titles and References re Health and Welfare -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,384 / 72.2% Yes votes ...... 4377 / 27.8% No votes
Shall Article IV, Section 1 and Article XXIV, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to remove the obsolete titles of health officer and City physician and Article XIX, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Glendale regarding the public welfare department be repealed and Section 2 be renumbered in Article X?

Measure CharterAmendment-15. Compensation of City Council -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
9,470 / 61.6% Yes votes ...... 5896 / 38.4% No votes
Shall Article XXIII, Section 4 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be repealed and Article IV, Section 3 be amended to provide that the Council may, by ordinance, provide for its compensation, consistent with state law, as permitted for general law cities of comparable size?

Measure CharterAmendment-16. Citizenship of City Employees -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,475 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 4285 / 27.2% No votes
Shall Article XXIII, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to reflect current state and federal law regarding the requirement of citizenship for designated city employees?

Measure CharterAmendment-17. Office Hours of City Officers -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,141 / 72.7% Yes votes ...... 4191 / 27.3% No votes
Shall Article XXIII, Section 17 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide for a technical change by providing that office hours of city officers be established by ordinance?

Measure CharterAmendment-18. Penalties for Violation of Charter or City Ordinance -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,145 / 72.7% Yes votes ...... 4182 / 27.3% No votes
Shall Article XXIII, Section 27 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to provide that any violation of the Charter or ordinances constituting a misdemeanor may be prosecuted by city authorities as an infraction and consistent with state law the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor shall be one thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both?

Measure CharterAmendment-19. Officers and Employees Hired Before January 1, 1937 -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,886 / 77.2% Yes votes ...... 3501 / 22.8% No votes
Shall Article XXIV, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to remove obsolete language regarding officers and employees employed as of January 1, 1937?

Measure CharterAmendment-20. Creation of Boards and Commissions -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
11,417 / 75.4% Yes votes ...... 3723 / 24.6% No votes
Shall a new Article XIV be added to require that all boards and commissions be created by an ordinance, which outlines the powers and duties, the appointment and removal of members, and meetings, and further replace and repeal other unnecessary enabling language in Article XIV, Section 1, Article XV, Section 1, and Article XVI, Section 1 relating to the formation of the parks commission, planning commission, and social service commission?

Measure CharterAmendment-21. Vote on Sale of City Property Over Five Acres -- City of Glendale (Charter Amendment)
12,731 / 80.9% Yes votes ...... 3012 / 19.1% No votes
Shall Article VI, Section 15 of the Charter of the City of Glendale be amended to require a vote of the people for the sale of any city owned SR (Special Recreation) zoned property of five acres or more, or property dedicated to park land of five acres or more, excepting easements and transfers to other public agencies with limitations?

 
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