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RESOLUTION NUMBER 5393
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN
PRIMARY ARGUMENTS REGARDING CITY MEASURES,
AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF SAID MEASURES
WHEREAS, The Seal Beach City Council has ordered that the following measures be I
submitted to the voters at the municipal election to be held on March 28, 2006:
Measure A-06
Shall Ordinance No. 1541, which increases YES -
the transient occupancy tax from 9% to 12%, NO
be adopted? -
Measure B-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended to
change the date of the general municipal
election from March of even-numbered years YES -
to November of even-numbered years and to NO
change the date of the runoff election from -
May of even-numbered years to January of
odd-numbered years?
Measure C-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended YES -
so that the city clerk is appointed by the city
council, rather than elected by the NO -
electorate?
Measure 0-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended to YES -
make state law govem the filling of elective
office vacancies? NO -
Measure E-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended to YES -
delete provisions applicable to elections held
in 1964 and 1966? NO -
Measure F-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended to YES -
make state law govern elections on city
measures? NO -
Measure G-06
Shall the Seal Beach Charter be amended to YES -
revise the Civil Service System?
NO -
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Resolution Number 5393
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes any and all members of the City
Council to file a written argument in favor or against said Measures, or any
individual voter who is eligible to vote on the Measures, or bona fide association
of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, 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, in accordance with Article 4,
Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California and to
change the argument until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after
which no argument for or against the Measures may be submitted to the City
Clerk-November 28. 2005-and no argument shall exceed three hundred (300)
words in length.
Section 2. If more than one argument for 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.
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Section 3. 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 the Measures showing the effect of the Measures on the existing law
and the operation of the Measures. The impartial analysis shall be filed by
November 28. 2005, the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments, and said analysis shall not exceed five hundred (500) words in
length.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach this 14th day of November, 2005 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members (jlliJvJ,. ~v.tVn ~ 1 ~Jml ~
NOES: Council Members 'l1>>n.J
ABSENT: Council Members ~1f
ABSTAIN: Council Members ~I
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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ity Clerk
Resolution Number 5393
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify I
that the foregoing Resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5393
on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 14th day of
November, 2005.
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