HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 6494 2014-07-28 RESOLUTION NUMBER 6494
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
AND REBUTTALS REGARDING CITY MEASURES, AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF SUCH MEASURES
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Seal Beach,
California, on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at which time there will be submitted
to the voters the following measures:
(Ballot measure designations will be assigned by the County.)
Seal Beach City Charter Amendment. Shall the office of city YES—
clerk be appointive?
NO
Seal Beach UUT Modernization/Tax Reduction Measure. YES
Shall the City of Seal Beach adopt an ordinance reducing the
utility users tax rate; modernizing its ordinance to require equal NO _
treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology, to maintain
9-1-1 response, police officer patrols, firefighter/paramedic
staffing, senior/transit programs, sewers/storm drains to prevent
toxic pollution from contaminating beaches and coastal waters,
and other city services; and requiring low-income senior
exemptions, annual audits, local control of funds, and no rate
increase without voter approval?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES RESOLVE,
DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council authorizes all members of the City Council to file a
written argument In Favor of or Against City measure(s) not exceeding 300
words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s)
submitting it, in accordance with Elections Code § 9280 et seq. The arguments
may be changed or withdrawn until and including August 7, 2014, the date set by
the City Clerk (end of business day) after which no arguments for or against the
City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed name(s)
and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an
organization, the name of the organization; and the printed name and signature
of at least one of its principal officers who•is_the author of the argument. The
arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By
Author(s) of Argument.
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Section 2. If more than one argument in favor of or more than one argument
against any measure is submitted to the City Clerk by the date set in Section 1,
the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the
arguments against the measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In
selecting the argument, the City Clerk shall give preference and priority, in the
order named, to the arguments of the following:
(a) The City Council, or member or members of the City Council
authorized by the City Council.
(b) Bona fide associations of citizens.
(c) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.
Section 3. Pursuant to Elections Code §9285, after the City Clerk has selected
the arguments for and against each measure to be printed and distributed to the
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voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure
to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the
authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal
arguments not exceeding 250 words or may authorize in writing any other person
or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument. A rebuttal
argument may not be signed by more than five authors.
Rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk accompanied by the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf
of an organization the name of the organization, and the printed name and
signature of at least one of its principal officers not more than 10 days after the
final date for filing primary arguments (August 18, 2014). The rebuttal arguments
shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of
Argument. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct
arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument
which it seeks to rebut.
Any previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for City
measures are hereby repealed to the extent they conflict with this resolution.
The provisions of this Section shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 4, 2014, and shall then expire.
Section 4. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of
the measures to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial
analysis of each measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law
and the operation of the measure. The impartial analysis for each measure shall
be filed by August 7, 2014, the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments and such analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 28th day of July 2014 by the following vote:
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ABSENT: Council Members: 11171
ABSTAIN: Council Members: 54: Q721
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I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6494 on file
in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the Seal Beach
Ci Council . a regular meeting held on the 28th day of July , 2014.
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