HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3554 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3554
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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 MAY 5, 2015 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held by all mail ballot in the City
of San Jacinto, California on May 5, 2015, 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 5% Utility Users No
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) the City
Council or any member(s) 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
of voters and associations, 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 Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 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
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 March 2, 2015 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. May 5, 2015 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2
shall apply only to the election to be held on May 5, 2015, 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 3rd day of February, 2015 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Ledezma, Miller, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Kotyuk
Abstain: None
City of San acinto
Crystal uiz, Mayor
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Ri and Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I, Richard Miller, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting on the 3rd day of February, 2015, by the following vote to
wit:
Ayes: Bartel, Ledezma, Miller, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Kotyuk
Abstain: None
City of S Jacinto
Richard Miller, City Clerk
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