HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3640 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3640
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 8, 2016 GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of San Jacinto,
California on November 8, 2016, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following
measure:
"In the event future State or local law permits marijuana activities to
operate in the City of San Jacinto, shall the City enact a tax on Yes
marijuana activities of up to $50 per square foot of space utilized for
marijuana cultivation or manufacturing, and up to 15% of the gross
receipts from marijuana and related products, generating
approximately $1,250,000 annually to pay for general City services, No
such as police, fire, and parks, until ended by voters?"
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE 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 Monday, August 22, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Each
argument shall not exceed 300 words and 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
September 1, 2016 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 8, 2016 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 shalI
apply only to the election to be held on November 8, 2016, 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 8th day of August, 2016 by the following vote:
AYES: Gagnepain, Ledezma, Miller, Ruiz, Kotyuk
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City of San Jacinto
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Andre Kotyuk, Mayor
ATTEST:
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leatron, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Jeffrey S. Ba] inger, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
1, Jan Catron, Deputy City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 3640 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto
at a special meeting thereof, held on the 8th day of August, 2016, by the following vote of
Council:
AYES: Gagnepain, Ledezma, Miller, Ruiz, Kotyuk
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Eiefputy City Clerk
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