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RESOLUTION NO. 79 -:
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD
WITHIN THE CITY OF FRESNO ON MARCH 6, 1979.
WHEREAS.. on March 6 ;, 1979, there was held in the City of
Fresno, pursuant to Section. 1400 of the Charter of the City of
Fresno, a general municipal election., and
WHEREAS, the Council, in compliance with Section, 2-1402
of the Fresno Municipal Code, has met at the hour of 9:00 o'clock
a.m., on March_13, 1979, at ;its usual place of meeting, to declare
the results of such election and to install the newly elected
elective officers of the city, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority delegated to him, by
Resolution No. 7585 of the Council, .the County Clerk. of Fresno
County has canvassed the returns of the general municipal election
and has prepared and presented to the Council a certified abstract
of such returns setting forth the results of such election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FRESNO as follows
1. The certified abstract of returns heretofore
presented to this Council by the County Clerk of Fresno
County is accepted and adopted as the official canvass
of the returns of such election as held in the City of
Fresno, and the Council finds, determines and declares the
results of the canvass of the returns of the consolidated
elections as follows:
(a) The 'whole number of votes cast in the
city, the names of the persons voted for, the
office each person was voted. for., and the number
of votes given in the city to each person, the measures
votes upon, and the number of votes given in the
city for and against each measure, are as set
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forth in the annexed CERTIFIED ABSTRACT, PART I,
which is on file with. the. City Clerk and hereby made
a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
(b) The number of votes given at each precinct
to each person who was a candidate in the election,
and for and against each measure, is as set forth
in. the CERTIFIED ABSTRACT, PART II, which is on file
with the City Clerk and hereby made a part hereof as
if fully set forth herein.
2.. The Council finds determines and declares the
results of the general municipal election as to each
measure voted upon as follows:
(a) MEASURE A. Charter Amendment. A majority
of the voters voting on Measure A having voted in
favor thereof, the charter amendment is hereby
declared adopted.
(b) MEASURE B. Low Rent Housing, A majority
of the voters voting on Measure B having voted in
favor thereof, the measure is hereby declared adopted.
(c) MEASURE C Highway City Reorganization.
A majority of the voters voting on Measure C within
the city voted in favor thereof. Fewer than a majority
of the qualified electors voting on Measure C within
the District voted in favor thereof. Since approval
of Measure C required confirmation by -voters bath
within the city and within the District, said measure
is hereby declared not ratified.
3. The following named persons r each having received:
the highest number of votes _given in the general municipal
election for the office, are hereby declared elected
to the respective offices for which such named persons
were candidates, as follows;
TED C. WILLS to the office of Councilman No. 1
JCE REICH to the office of Councilman No. 3.
LEONEL ALVARADO to the office of Councilman No. 5
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