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12/18/1975MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL, CITY. OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA December 18, 1975 A special meeting of'the City Council was called to.order. at. :8-00 PM Thursday',' December -l8, 1975'.by Mayor Heinsheimer-at the Administration tu ilding, ` 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, 'Californiao - LL 'GALL s . PRESENT. Councilmen Cocker, Perngll:,,,._.Rgse,..• Mayor .Heinsheimer ALSO PRESENT: Teena Clifton City Manager William Kinley City Attorney June Cunningham Secretary Paul Marshall Martin & Chapman Byron Blue Rancho Palos Verdes M-ts.'"K;'Goldreyer Resident 00 w�l Mrs. Lo Jensen ". cell Mrs*. Vo Matthews " Mrs. Go Swanson " "'RESIGNATION FROM CITY COUNCIL 1358 Mayor Heinsheimer announced that the purpose of the special meeting was to consider a letter dated December 15, 1975 from Councilwoman Dorothy Le Conte, advising that family needs would require her resignation from the Council at an early date.- Mrs. Le Conte stated that inasmuch as filing is now open for the regular election in March, she was submitting her resignation from the Council effective December 15, 1975° The Mayor said it would be necessary for the Council to act on the matter, and they ou x ld consider an appointment to fill the vacancy for the balance of the nepired term; or they could call a Special Election to be held at the ame time as the General Municipal Election. Councilman.Rose moved that the Council accept Mrs. Le Conte's resignation from the Council with regret and expression of appreciation for her service as a member of the Rolling Hills Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Crocker, Pernell, Rose, Mayor Heinsheimer NOES- None ABSENT- None Mr. Paul Marshall, representing Martin and Chapman, election suppliers for Rolling Hills, advised the Council that a special election could be held at the same time as the General Municipal Election, and that candi- dates who file must specify on their Nominatf:on,:P.aper"s.:�whether they are filing for the full term, which will expire in March, 1980, or for a short term to fill the vacancy, which will expire in March, 19780 Mrs. Kip Goldreyer, 3 Quail Ridge Road North, asked that the Council consider making an appointment to the Council, and Councilman Pernell agreed that the Council should consider such action. Councilman Rose aid an appointment.was made when -Mayor Battaglia resigned from the ouncil and Councilman Pernell was appointed to fill the vacancy until xpiration of the term, At that time an appointment was considered the ost expedient and satisfactory method to fill the vacancy; however, in view of the closeness of the next election, Councilman Rose said he con- sidered it more appropriate to. give the electors an opportunity to fill the vacancy by election. RESOLUTION NO. 355 Councilman Rose moved that Resolution No. 355 entitled A RESOLUTION oval NMIAJ December 18, 1975 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1976 FOR THE ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIARRELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES AND ORDERING THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID ELECTION WITH THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 2, 1976 be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Pernell, Rose, Mayor Heinsheimer CLOSE OF FILING 1508 Councilman Pernell asked if there was any way to extend the filing period to give more residents an opportunity to consider filing for the office, in view of the vacancy left by resignation. Mr. Marshall said the filing period could be extended only if an incumbent failed to file; however, both incumbents have taken out papers, and since both cannot fail to file within the specified period, the filing date cannot be extended beyond December 24. Further, Mr. Marshall said that because the City of Rolling Hills has adopted a resolution which specifies that the City Hall close at noon on Christmas Eve, that will be the time of the close of filing. Mr. Kinley explained that the election law which defines the period for filing specifies that the period can be'shortened, but not extended, and based on that, Mr. Kinley has determined that filing will close in the City of Rolling Hills at noon Wednesday, December 240 The Manager was directed to issue a special Newsletter advising residents of the vacancy on the Council, and Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that she had already contacted the Superintendent of Mails and was assured that any printed bulk mail delivered to the Post Office by noon Friday would be delivered to Rolling Hills residents on Saturday, December 200 ADJOURNMENT 1757 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. APPROVED: Mayor -2- City Clerk