HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3824STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3824
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 3, 2020 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of San Jacinto,
California on November 3, 2020, at which there will be submitted to the voters the
following measure:
“SAN JACINTO EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PUBLIC
SAFETY, LOCAL CITY SERVICES MEASURE: To maintain
San Jacinto’s finances; 911 emergency, medical, fire
protection/ public safety response rates; support local
businesses/ retain jobs; improve local drinking water; address
homelessness; investigate/ prevent property crimes; clean and
maintain public areas; repair roads/ potholes; other general
services, shall the measure establishing a 1¢ sales tax
providing approximately $3,200,000 annually until ended by
voters be adopted, requiring public disclosure, all funds used
in San Jacinto?”
Yes
No
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 Monday, August 17, 2020, at 5:00
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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 which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the
Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the Measure 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 Thursday, August 27, 2020,
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 3, 2020 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and
2 shall apply only to the election to be held on November 3, 2020, 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 21st day of July, 2020.
AYES: Ruiz, Utz, Ledezma, Kotyuk
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Lopez
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
Andrew Kotyuk, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, Records Clerk
City of San Jacinto
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best Best & Krieger LLP
____________________________
Michael Maurer, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
CERTIFICATION
I, Julia Espinoza, Records 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 21st day of July, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 21st day of July, 2020.
____________________________
Julia Espinoza, Records Clerk
City of San Jacinto