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RESOLUTION

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2000-

RESOLUTION OF
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NO,
THE

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MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT THE CHARTER BALLOT MEASURE FOR PURPOSES OF PREPARATION OF AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS. WHEREAS, the Mayor

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and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino has adopted a Resolution calling
Special
Election

Municipal

Election

on a

proposed

new city

charter

and

requesting

that said

Special

Municipal

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be consolidated

with the November 7, 2000 statewide presidential general election

conducted

by

the County

of

San

Bernardino; and WHEREAS,

the City

of San
the City

Bernardino

has adopted a Resolution

proposing

said

new

charter: and

WHEREAS,

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of San

Bernardino

has further adopted a Resolution

submitting

to

the

qualified

electors of

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said

City for their

consideration

the proposed new charter; and

WHEREAS,

the law
by the City to

firm
the

of Gresham, Savage, Nolan &Tilden,LLP has been

retained

assist

City

in

analyzing the

proposed

new

charter;and WHEREAS, the

proposed new

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charter,if adopted, would alter the position of the City Attorney of the City of San Bernardino from one of being elected
by

the

people

to

one

of

being

appointed by

the

Mayor

and confirmed

by

the

Common Council;and WHEREAS, the charter ballot

organization

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measure would alter the

of the office

of

the City Attorney; the City

Attorney

not
declines

wishing

to give

the

appearance

of

a conflict
BE

of interest by preparing the impartial

analysis respectfully

NOW,THEREFORE to do so;

IT

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RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: Pursuant to the State

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See Resos.

Companion

of California Elections Code, the City Clerk

is hereby directed to transmit a copy

of

2000231, charter III

the

charter

ballot measure, with all other necessary documents, to the law

firm

of Gresham, Savage,

Nolan &

Tilden, LLP,for the purpose

of having that law

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firm prepare

the

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ballot measure. 27 I

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RESOLUTION
OF
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THE

2000-

AND

MAYOR
COUNCIL

COMMON

OF

THE

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CITY

IMPARTIAL
adopted

OF SAN BERNARDINO DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT THE 2 CHARTER BALLOT MEASURE FOR PURPOSES OF PREPARATION OF AN ANALYSIS, 4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly the Mayor and Common Council

of

the
ABSTAIN

City

of San Bernardino

at

Joint

by

Regular meetin 2000, by

the

fol owing vote, to wit

ABSENT

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UkA-. Ic ITY CLERK 18

Resolution

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The

foregoing

is
2000. Augus t content: legal
Sabo &
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hereby

approved
form and

thisj~_

day oC

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ALLES,

Mayor San

Bernardino

Ap roved

as to

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By:J. ~. ~.

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Law

Firm of