HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3527 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3527
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY
AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE
FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE
TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of San Jacinto,
California on November 4, 2014, at which there will be submitted to the voters the
following measure:
"San Jacinto City Services Stability Measure. To maintain
current police, firefighter and paramedic service levels, Yes
maintain 9-1-1 emergency response times, maintain
operational levels for existing neighborhood fire stations,
parks, community buildings and infrastructure, and create
jobs; shall the City of San Jacinto establish a 6.5% Utility No
Users Tax for 10 years on utility services within the City, while
exempting low-income seniors, requiring annual audits and
allowing no tax rate increase without voter approval?"
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Primary Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (i) all
members of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above
Measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination thereof, to
file a written argument in favor of or against the City Measure, accompanied by the
printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, 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 below by the City Clerk, after
which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant to
this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be August 19, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. Each
argument shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include 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.
Section 2. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments
for and against the City Measure(s) which will be printed and distributed to the voters,
the Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the Measure(s) to the
authors of the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to
Certification
I, Richard Miller, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution No 3527 is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council at a regular meeting on the 5th day of August, 2014.
Richard Miller, City Clerk
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the authors of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by
them may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The
rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than August 28, 2014 at
5:00 p.m. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary
arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument
which it seeks to rebut.
Section 3. Prior Resolutions. That all previous resolutions providing for the
filing of primary and rebuttal arguments related to City measures are repealed.
Section 4. November 4, 2014 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and
2 shall apply only to the election to be held on November 4, 2014, and shall then be
repealed.
Section 5. Certification. 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 this 5th day of August, 2014 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Ruiz, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: Miller
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
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Alonso Ledezma, Mayor
ATTEST:
Richard Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Jeffrey allinge , ity Attorney
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