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.r ORDINANCE No. 3079 . AN ORDNANCE submitting to the qualified electors of Everett a proposed amendment to Section 9 of the Charter of Everett relating to the organization of Council, and election of i.�ayor of the City of Everett and vice-President of the Council, at a special election to be held on the 1 irst 1uesday following the First m onday in i'ovember, 1946, and requesting the .6lection Board of Snohomish County, Washington, to call said election at said time for said purposes. WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Charter of Everett, a municipal corporation, provides that the Mayor shall be the Commissioner receiving the highest popular vote at election; and WHEREAS, it is desired to submit a proposed amendment to Section 9 of the Charter of Everett, to the qualified elctors of Everett, at a special election to be held on the r'irst Tuesday following the X irst Londay in l ovember 1946. THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: That the proposed amendment to Section 9 of the Charter of Everett in relation to the organization of the Council and election of May or of the City and Vice-President of the Council be submitted to the qualified electors of Everett, at a special municipal election to be held in said City on the First Tuesday following the First Monday in Iwovember 1946. Secticn 2: That Section 9 of the Charter of Everett be amended to read as follows: Section 9: Organization of Council, Election of Mayor of the City and Vice-President of the Council. That the Commissioner of r' inance shall be the President of the Council and Mayor of the City. The Commissioner, other than the Commissioner of Finance, receiving the highest popular vote at his election shall be Vice-President of the City Council. the President of the Council shall be Mayor of the City.' He shall preside at all meetings of the Council, and in his absence or dis- ability the vice-President shall perform the duties as President and Mayor , and when under the provisions of this Charter the Council shall consist of five members, then in the absence or disability of both President and Vice-President the other members of the Council shall select one of their number to perform the duties of President and Mayor. l'he Council shall determine its own procedure. Section 3: £he form of ballot to be used in said election shall be as follows: An Ordinance amending Section 9 of the Charter of Everett and providing that the Commissioner of Finance shall be the President of the Council and Mayor of the City, and that the Commissioner , other than the Commissioner of r'inance, receiving the highest popular vote at his election shall be Vice-President of the City Council. ~hall the ordinance Be Adopted. Yes ( ) No (