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1946 APR 16 CC MINR 228; ... , J� E1 Segundo, California. April 16, 1946. An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City on the above date, having been called to order at 4:15 o'clock P. 1". by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and u'ayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. The City Clerk reported that the returns of the regular General 'El'unicipal Election held on Tuesday, the 9th day of April, 1946, in the City of E1 Segundo, California, vreFe then; acid had -been; -tn -his possession in the envelopes con- taining them, in the same condition as when received, and that he had also received and had ready to present to the Council three (3) absent voters' ballots. Said Clerk then presented said returns and said absent voters' ballots to the City Council at this time at- this-meeting. - - - -- It :�.as thereupon moved by Councilman Skelley and seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the City Council proceed forthwith to canvass said returns and sail absent voters' ballots. The said motion was carried and adopted by the following vote: .;yes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Yayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Said motion having carried, the City Council then proceeded forthwith to publicly examine and canvass the said returns, and said absent voters' ballots, all as provided by law.' Upon completion of said canvass by said Council, it was moved by Councilman Hesser and seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the following resolution be adopted: "WHEREAS, there was held and conducted in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on Tuesday, the 9th day of April, 1946, a regular general municipal election of the qualified voters of said City, under, pursuant to, and as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of Cal- ifornia, relating to cities of the sixth class, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city, to -wit: Two members of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years; and One member of the City Council of said City for the short term of two years; .rig , :;rIyR:,AS, there was also submitted to the qualified electors of said City at said election amd appeared upon the ballots at said election above referred to, pursuant to the law in such case made and provided, the following question or _pro- positidn, to-wit: : Shall each member of the City Council : of the City of El Segundo, California, : hereafter receive the sum of X50.00 : per month, as compensation for his : services as such member" . YES NO AND, s,MREAS, it appears that notice of said election was duly and legally given, that there were nine (9) voting precincts established within the said City for holding said election, consisting of the regular voting precincts established by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, California, for the holding of general State and County elections; that .election officers were appointed and election supplies furnished; and that in all respects said election was held -and conducted anc the votes cast thereat received and canvassed any the returns !jade and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to cities of the sixth class and pursuant to all laws of said State and of said City in such case made and provided; -UM '.'.TIEREAS, the City Council of the said City of E1 Segundo met in the Council Chamber of the said Council in the City Hall of said City on Tuesday, the 16th day of April, 1946, as provided by law, beginning at the hour of 4:15 o'clock'P. M., of the said day, to canvass the returns of said-election and all absent voters' ballots, and declare the results thereof, whereupon the said Council found that the number of votes cast; the pro- position or question voted upon; the name'- of the persons voted fcr; the office to fill which each nerscn was voted for; the results of said election; and the other matters required to be determined by law; to be as hereinafter stated;- NOW, THLREFOPLE , THE CITY COUNCIL OF = CITY OF EL SE'CL'NDO , CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY R:11SCLVE, DECLARE, FIND AND DET-MIINE AS rOLLO'.'S: That said regular general municipal election was held and conducted in said City of E1 Segundo, California, on Tuesday, the 9th day of April, 1946, in time, form and manner as required by law; That there were nine (9) voting precincts established within the said City for the purpose of holding-said election, consisting of the regular voting precincts established by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, California', for holding of general State and County elections, as follows: Voting Precinct No l consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 1, the polling place of which Baas. in .the_ residence, 841 .Loma_ Vista Street , _in.. said City Voting Precinct No. 2 consisting of E1 Segundo -City Precinct No.•2, the polling place of which iras in the residence, 837 Virginia Street, in said City; Voting Precinct No. 3 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 3, the polling place of which was in the residence, 1227 East Mariposa Avenue, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 4 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 4, the polling place of which was in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 203 Richmond Street, in said City; Voting Precinct No. 5 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 5, the polling place of which was in the residence, 407 Concord Street, in said City; W230, Voting Precinct No. 6 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 6, the polling place.of which was in the residence, 508 Loma Vista Street, in said City; Voting Precinct No. 7 vonsisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 7, the polling place of which was in the Games Room at Recreation Hall, 220 West Palm Avenue, in said City; Voting Precinct No. 8 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. °, the polling place of which was in the 77oman's Club House Building, Southwest corner Standard Street and Mariposa Avenue, in said City; and Voting Precinct No. 9 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 9, the polling place of which was in the residence, 511 E. iv.aple Avenue, in said City. That the whole number of votes (ballots) cast in said City of E1 Segundo and at said election was eleven hundred and one (llC1) votes.(ballots); and the whole number of absentee votes (ballots) cast.was three (3) votes (ballots), making a total of eleven hundred and four (1104) votes (ballots) in all cast at said election. That the proposition or question voted upon; the names of the persons voted for; the office to fill which each person was voted for; the number of votes given at each precinct to each of such persons, and for and against such proposition or question; the number of votes given in the City to each of.such persons, and for and against such proposition or question; the number_ of absentee votes given to each of such persons, and for and against such proposition or question; and the total number of votes given both in said City and in said absentee ballots to each of such persons, and for and against such proposition or question; are as follows: (1) That the proposition or question voted upon was the following proposition or question, to -wit: Shall each member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, : YES hereafter receive the sum of 6,50.00 per month, as Compensation for his services as such member? :.NO That the whole number of votes cast in said City at said election and on said proposition or` question was ten hundred and fifty -six (1056) votes; and that the number.of votes given at each of said precincts for and against such proposition or question was as follows: ' 'a 11 is _VL For (Yes) Against (No) Voting Precinct No. 1 71 35 Voting Precinct No. 2' 89 41 Voting Precinct No. 3 82 33 Voting Precinct No. 4 60 33 Voting Precinct No. 5 99 35 Voting Precinct No. 6 81 50 Voting Precinct No. 7 82 39 Voting Precinct No. 8 90 26 Voting Precinct No. 9 80 32 That the number of votes given in said City for ( "Yes "), or in favor of said proposition, was seven hundred thirty -four (734), and the number of votes given in -said City against { "No "), or not in favor of said proposition, was three hundred tT % *enty -two (322). AHSETMEHE VOTE: That pursuant to the provisions of law in such cases made and provided, there were furnished to absentee voters by the City Clerk of said City a total of three (3) absentee voters' trallots; that three (3) of the said absentee voters' ballots have been returned to the City Clerk and accounted for and same have, pursuant to law, been canvassed by the City Council of said City and the City Clerk thereof; that two (2) of the votes given in said absent voters' ballots were given for ( "Yes "), or in favor of said proposition or question, and-one {1) of the votes given in said absent voters' ballots were given against. ( "No "), or not in favor of said proposition or question. That the total number of votes cast on said-proposition or question' - -all votes -Gast in said _City _and_in_ said_ absent voters' ballots, were ten hundred fifty -nine (1059) votes. That the total number of such votes for ( "Yes "), or in favor of said proposition or question, i ^:as seven hundred thirty -six (736) votes, and that the total number of such votes against ("No "), or not in favor of said proposition or question, was three hundred twenty -three (323) votes. (2) That the names of the candidates or persons voted upon for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years; the.names of the candidates or persons voted upon for member of the City Council of said City for the short term of two years; the number of votes given at each of said precincts for each of such candidates, and the whole number of votes cast in said City at said election for each of such candidates was as follows: For member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the full ter.a of four years, the following persons -respectively received the number of votes hereinafter indicated and tabulated and the respective total- vo- tes.hereinafter set forth and tabulated in the respective colu=s appearing under their respective names, to -wit: R-,,; 9,32 - 3 , N=S OF PERSOIZ V01 'ED FOR Orest 0- Dave "6'Ulburns Precinct Hesser Petarson: E__:Baker7: (Incumbent : 1. R. ldlanson:HarrV Jordan: 62 62 77 2 74- 84 76 3 44 55 95 4 -62--- 67 50 5 73,- 99 81 2 6 Bi-- 85 71 7 66- 75 80 8- 68 90 60 9 71 75 64 Total Votes: 601 692 654 3 For member of the City Council of the City-of-E-1 Segundo, California, � for the short term of two years, the following persons respectively received the number of votes hereinafter indicated and tabulated and.the respective total votes hereinafter set forth and tabulated.in the respective columns appearing under their respective names, to-wit: .NAL'.TS OF PETRSOZZS VOTED FOR : L. Rexford : *Harry Cecil Jordan: Precinct : Thompson : (Laboratory No. : (Incumbent) : Technician) L. L. %Ihipple 1 66 45 2 73 55 3 45 !64 4 51 45 5 107 29 6 93 40 7 68 52 8 89 31 9 65 47 Total Votes: 657 408 1 AH XNTTFIE VOTIEP: That in the ballots furnished to absentee voters hereinabove in this resolution referred to, the following, persons were given respectively the number of votes for member of the City Council of said City, for the full term of four (4) years, set opposite their respective names hereinafter, to -wit: Orest 0. Hesser 1 Vote; Dave W. Peterson 2-Votes; '1ilburn E. Baker 1 Vote. That in the ballots furnished to absentee voters herein - above in this resolution referred to,.the following persons were given respectively the number of votes for member of the City Council of said City, for the short term of two (2) years, set opposite their respective names hereinafter, to -wit: L. Rexford Thompson 1 Vote; Harry Cecil Je_rdan 2 Votes. That the said Crest 0. Hesser above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 602 votes; That said Dave W. Peterson above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 694 votes; That said T.�-ilburn E. faker above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots of - - ). 658 votes; That said A. R. Manson above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years a total (including all votes cast-in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 3 votes; That said Harry Jordan above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 1 vote; That said L. Rexford. Thompson above named received for member of the City Council of said City, for the short term of two (2) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 658 votes; That said Harry Cecil Jordan above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the short term of two (2) years a total (including all votes cast in said City and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 410 votes; That said L. L. +hipple above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the short term of two (2) years a total (including all votes cast in said City.and all votes cast in said absentee ballots) of 1 vote. SAID COUNCIL DOHS THEREFORE HEREBY i- L'RT-19EER RESOLVE, DECLARE, F IivD AND DETERr.L E ThAT AT SAID REGULAR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELDCTION : First: That Dave W. Peterson is the candidate for the office of member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, it 2", R.2341A California, for the full term of four (4) years, who received the highest number of votes for said office, and that there- fore said Dave 'N. Peterson was elected and is hereby declared elected to the office of member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years; Second: That Wilburn E. Ba_zer is the candidate for the Office of member-of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years, who received the second highest number of votes for said office and that therefore said Wilburn E. Baker was elected and is hereby declared elected to the office of member of the City Council ,of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years; Third: That L. Rexford Thompson is the candidate-for the office of member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the short term of two (2) years, who received the highest number of votes for said office and that therefore said L. Rexford Thompson was elected and is hereby declared elected to the office of member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the short term of two (2) years; SAID COUNCIL DOES TK✓REFORE EEREBY•R RTr'R RESOLVE, DECLARE Ai:D =1EINE THAT AT SAID REGULAR Gy ERAL b1UNICIPAL ACTION: That a. majority of those voting on the proposition or question above referred to, to -wit: . " Shall each member of the City Council . of the'City of*El Segundo, California, : YES ; hereafter receive the sum of $50.00 per month, as Compensation for his services as such member? : NO " voted "YES" on said proposition or question; and therefore a majority of those voting on said proposition or question are in favor of the said proposition and in favor of each member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, hereafter receiving the sum of $50.00 per month as Compensation for his services as such member, and said proposition is therefore hereby declared to have carried. AND SAID CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVE, DECLARE, FIND AND DETE? ME, that the City Clerk of said City shall enter on the records of said City-Council a statement of the results of said election showing: (1) The whole number of votes cast in said City of El Segundo; (2) The number of votes cast by absentee voters; (3) -The total number of votes cast inclusive of both the votes cast at the various precincts and the votes cast in absentee voters' ballots; (4) The proposition or question voted upon;. (5) The number of votes given at each precinct for and against such proposition or question--votad upon; (6) The number of votes riven in said City for and against such proposition or question voted upon; (7) The number of votes given in absent voters' ballots for and against such proposition or question voted upon; (8). The total number of votes given in said City and in absent voters' ballots for and against such proposition or question voted upon; (9) The names cf the persons voted for; (10) The office to fill which each person was voted for; (11) The number of votes given at each precinct to each of such persons for each of such offices; (12) The total number of votes given in said City to each of Such nersons for each of such offices; (13) The number of votes given in absent voters' ballots to each of such persons for each of such offices; and (14) The total number of votes given in said City and in absent voters' ballots to each of such persons for each of such offices; AND SAID CITY COUNCIL DOE'S HEREBY FUR=1,'R RESOLVE, DECLARE, DEIEE,_ITd E AhD DIRECT: (A) That -the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of such persons so elected a certificate of election signed by him and duly authenticated, said certificate-to certify respect- ively as follows: (a) That Dave ?:. Peterson was elected as a member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years; - (b) That Y'ilburn E. Baker was elected as a member of the amity Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of.four (4) years; and (c) That L. Rexford• Thompson was elected as a member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the short-term of two (2),years. f(B) That the City Clerk Shall also impose the constitutional oath of office dpon the said Dave r. Peterson and '•+ilburn E. Baker, as members of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years; and upon the said L. Rexford Thompson, as member of the City Council of said City for the short term of'Vro (2) years; and have them subscribe thereto and file the same in the X office of seid City Clerk. R. 236 The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution by the Mayor declared carried ) by vote shown in of the City Clerk, to -wit: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) was carried unanimously (and the following certificate I. the undersigned, VICTOR. D. MCCARTh-f, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of said City of E1 Segundo, California, at an adjourned regular meeting of the said Council held on Tuesday, the 16th day of April, A. D. 19469 and that the same was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Itiiayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Not Voting: Councilmen None. IN '.ITNLSS M' REOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City of El Segundo, California, this 16th day of April, n. D. , 19460 09� .1 e524 Z2��� City Clerk of t E1 egundo, Cali ornia. (SEAL ) The City Clerk then reported that he had caused to be entered on the records of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, a statement of the result of said election, by filing the resolution last hereinabove set forth in his office, and by entering said resolution in.full in the minutes of this meeting on the said records. The City Clerk thereupon issued certificates of election to Councilmen Dave Y. Peterson, �'lilburn E. Baker and L. Rexford Thompson, who immediately thereupon took and subscribed to their respective constitutional oaths of office and filed the same with the City Clerk, who thereupon announced that the said oaths of office were duly filed in his office. Councilmen Elect Dave W. Peterson, I'lilburn E. Baker and L. Rexford Thompson thereupon took their respective seats at the Council Table and the Council thus constituted, thereupon Consisted of the following members, all of whom were present, to -wit: Councilman Dave 'i'v. Peterson, ,Councilman "lilburn E. Baker, Councilman L. Rexford Thompson, Councilman ,Tm. R. Selby, Councilman '."illard J. Skelley. The City Attorney thereupon "advised - the"Couneil that it would be in order for the City Council at this time -to hold its organization meeting and proceed to organize by choosing a•Mayor. -He thereupon presented to the members of the Council elect the following: "Consent and_V7aiver of Notice of Organization ldeeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California", which was subscribed to by all of the members of the City Council as so constituted, and which was thereupon riled with the City Clerk, to -wit: "Consent and Waiver of Notice of Organization Meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California. R 23. "STATE OF CALIF @8DIL4 ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. CITY OF EL SETUITDO ) "KA'O.` ALL KEN BY THESE P.:LESENTS: That we, the undersigned, con- stituting and being all of the members of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, as presently constituted, do hereby give our written consent to the holding of the organization meeting of the said Council following the regular general municipal election April 9, 19469 to be held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall of said City, in said City, beginning at this time, to -wit: the hour of 4:50 o'clock P. 1% on Tuesday, the 16th day of April, 1946, for the purpose of organizing said Council by choosing one of its members as, and to act as, Mayor of said City, and for the purpose of transacting any other business that may properly come before said Council, and we hereby waive any and all notice of the time and place of the holding of said meeting, and do hereby consent and agree that the same may be held at said place, beginning at said time upon said date, and for said purposes. names Notice IN ':ITNESS !7 HEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our respective the 16th day of April, 1946, and filed this Consent and :Waiver of in the office of the City Clerk, to the holding of said meetinp'. iYaEMBER tV SAID COUNC //. INAA �e VVVIYVIL The Council thereupon / p proceeded with th organization meeting referred to in the foregoing Consent and Vaiver of Notice, and upon proceedings duly and regularly taken, William R. Selby was chosen by said Council as Mayor.of said City to continue as such Mayor .during the Pleasure of said Council and until its further order. The IYayor then stated that he would like to give some t4ought to the appointment of Councilmanic Committees before announcing any realignment thereof and requested existing Committeemen to continue to function on the Committees to which they had previously been appointed and asked the new Councilman i.ilburn E. Baker, to assume the committeeship formerly hold by Orest 0. nesser peeling new demmittee designations. ho further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: ,l _ U City Cler . Layor.