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RESOLUTION NO.83-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.83-02 AS PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED AND ADOPTING IN LIEU THEREOF RESOLUTION NO.83-11,
FINDING AND DECLARING THAT SAID MAYOR AND COUNCIL DEEM THAT FOUR
YEAR STAGGERED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION AND
ORDERING THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF SAID
CITY THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT STAGGERED TERMS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE ADOPTED IN THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION;PROVIDING FOR THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION AND THAT ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY SHALL BE
ENTITLED AND'QUALIFIED TO VOTE AT SAID ELECTION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THAT:
SECTION 1
That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,
deem that the establishment of staggered terms for members of the City
Council,i n the manner described i n Arizona Revised Statutes 9-272(A),
would be beneficial to the citizens of Apache Junction.
SECTION 2
The question of four-year staggered terms i s hereby ordered to be put upon
the ballot at the next general city election to be held on the 17th day of
May,1983,for the purpose of submitting to a vote by the qualified electors
of the City of Apache Junction the question as to whether or not the City
Council shall have four-year staggered terms for its members.
SECTION 3
The Councilmen elected,conditioned upon a favorable vote upon the question
at the City election on the 17th day of May,1983,shall be divided,by lot,
into,two classes.The first class shall consist of three (3)councilmen.
Those i n the first class shall hold office until the next regular city
election i n 1985.The second class shall consist of four (4)councilmen.
Those i n the second class shall hold office until the regular city election
to be held i n 1987.
SECTION 4
At election thereafter,councilmen shall be elected i n classes of three and
four at successive,regular elections and shall hold their office for terms
of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5TH DAY OF
ATTEST:
Kathleen Connelly
City Clerk
PROVED AS TO FORM:
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torney
APRIL
Mayor
,1983.