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GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, MARCH 4,1997
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Pursuant to federal law, voter information and sample ballots have been translated
and are available in the following language:
If you would like a copy of the ballot and sample ballot in Spanish,
at no cost to you, please telephone:
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call 1-800-481-8683.
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To vote for a candidate whose name appears on the
ballot, remove the ballot card from the security
envelope and completely punch out the circled
cross EB in the voting square to the right of the
candidate's name.
Where two or more candidates for the same office
are to be elected, completely punch out the circled
cross EB after the names of all candidates for that
office for whom you desire to vote, not to exceed,
however, the number of candidates who are to be
elected.
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To vote on any measure, punch out the circled
<?ross EB in the voting square after the word "YES" or
after the word "NO".
All marks except the punch holes are forbidden. All
distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and
make the ballot void. If you wrongly punch, tear or
deface the ballot card, return it to the precinct board
member and obtain another.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
CITY OF CLAREMONT
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, MARCH 4,1997
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No. 1234
I HAVE VOTED - HAVE YOU?
I For MEMBER of the CITY COUNCIL
I Full Term Vote for no more than TWO
JOSEPH W. O'TOOLE
Businessman
I I. PAUL D. HELD
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SUZAN (SUE) SMITH
Incumbent
BILL WIESE
Community Services Commissioner
, ALAN T. KRONER
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TOM LAMB
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CITY OF CLAREMONT
VOTER
INFORMA TION
PAMPHLET
The following pages contain:
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Each Candidate's Statement in this pamphlet is volunteered by the candidate, and is printed at the expense of the
candidate. Although all candidates had the opportunity to submit a statement, some candidates may not have submitted
a statement. A complete list of candidates appears on the sample ballot page of this pamphlet.
BALLOT MEASURES, ANALYSES,
ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS
MEASURES: Some of the following pages may contain proposed measures, propositions or charter amendments.
The portions to be deleted are printed in strikeout type, and the portions to be added are underlined.
ANALYSIS: The Impartial Analysis is an impartial summary of the results of the proposed measure or proposition.
ARGUMENTS: Arguments and/or rebuttal arguments in support of or in opposition to the proposed laws are the
opinions of the authors and have not been checked for accuracy by any official agency.
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on the back page of this Voter Information Pamphlet and mail it to the City Clerk by the deadline stated on the form itself.
YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED
We are looking for volunteers to work as Precinct Board Officers and we are looking for places to use as Polling Places
for this and upcoming elections. If you are interested in serving as a Precinct Officer or letting us use your residence
for a polling place, please call the Office of the City Clerk.
FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JOSEPH W. O'TOOLE, Colonel, (Retired)Air Force
Age: 65
Occupation: Businessman/Owner
Sally and I moved to Claremont 22 years ago to raise our four children
because of community, schools, security, safety, and neighborliness and
in general the "quality of life". Our children graduated from CHS and went
on to graduate schools(Mary, MD; Patricia, JD; Kathy, MBA; Joseph Jr,
Phd Candidate).
I have a BA and completed advance studies in Business Administration
specifically in law, marketing, management, and finance. I have 16 years
in senior level government business and 18 years in
commercial/aerospace business.
I have been on the board of the Chamber of Commerce, member city
manager AD HOC committee; active in Rotary; member Knights of
Columbus; American Legion; and with Our Lady of Assumption. I intend
to continue the "quality of life" but with good fiscal planning to keep the
city affordable for all. I agree with the utility tax but with no CPI.
I Intend to institute the following changes, improvements, controls;
* Provide financial oversight committee/commission to review budget
and all spending and investments and debts. We must stop the current
spend trend and review our income.
* Redevelopment agency management.
* Increasß sales tax.
* Full time library.
/s/ Joseph O'Toole
FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PAUL D. HELD
Age:
Occupation:
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Businessman
Many of us choose to live in Claremont because of its strong community
services, safe neighborhoods, quality schools, social conscience, and
progressive vision. On March 4 we will set a direction for Claremont's
future. Will we continue to develop our sense of community, recognizing
our need for essential public services and concern for the quality of life?
If elected, furthering these goals will be my priority.
As a businessman with a legal background, I am an experienced
negotiator and director of personnel, operational and fiscal matters. As
part of my years as an ac~ve volunteer in the community, I served as a
Claremont School Board trustee 'for 12 years. During a period of tight
budgets, we were able to develop constructive relations with employees,
build new community partnerships, and lay the groundwork for the
district's current class size reduction effort. The skills I developed through
these experiences will be valuable to the City in these uncertain financial
times.
Citizens, government, business and the nonprofit sector must work
together for a better tomorrow. By valuing effective public/private
partnerships, fiscal responsibility, appropriate economic growth, and
citizen participation, together we can build a caring and creative future for
Claremont.
/s/ Paul Held
PARA
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JOSEPH W. O'TOOLE, Coronel (Jubilado) Fuerzas Aéreas
Edad: 65
Ocupación: Hombre de Negocios/Propietario
Sally y yo nos mudamos a Claremont hace 22 años para criar a nuestros
cuatro hijos debido a la comunidad, las escuelas, la seguridad, la amistad
de la gente y en general por "Ia calidad de vida". Nuestros hijos se
graduaron de CHS (Escuela Secundaria Claremont) y asistieron a colegios
de postgraduados (Mary, Doctora de Medicina; Patricia, Abogacía; Kathy,
Maestría en Administración de Empresas; Joseph Jr., candidato para un
Doctorado en Filosofía).
Yo ten go una Licenciatura en Letras y completé estudios avanzados en
Administración de Empresas, específicamente en derecho, mercadeo,
administración, y finanzas. Tengo 16 años en un negocio gubernamental
a nivel superior y 18 años en un negocio comercial/aeroespacial.
He estado en la junta de la Cámara de Comercio, miembro del Comité Ad
Hoc del Administrador; activo en el Club Rotario; miembro de los
Caballeros de Colón; de la Legión Americana; yen Nuestra Señora de la
Asunción.
Tengo el propósito de continuar con la lOcalidad de vida" pero con buenos
planes económicos para que la ciudad tenga accesibilidad financiera para
todos. Estoy de acuerdo con el impuesto sobre servicios públicos pero no
con el CPI.
Tengo el propósito de instituir los siguientes cambios, mejoramientos,
controles:
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Proveer un comité/comisión de vigilancia de finazas para revisar el
presupuesto y todos los gastos e inversiones y deudas. Tenemos que
parar la tendencia presente de gastar, y revisar nuestros ingresos.
La administración de la Agencia de Reurbanización.
Aumentar el impuesto sobre ventas.
Una biblioteca de servicio permanente.
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FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SUZAN (SUE) SMITH
Age: 60
Occupation: Incumbent
Claremont faces major challenges in providing services, maintaining
property values, and protecting our families and neighborhoods.
Community goals must be achieved with sound fiscal management,
especially in light of Proposition 218's passage.
My record of working with groups representing all aspects of our
community, participating on City Commissions, and serving on the
Claremont City Council, demonstrates the leadership necessary to address
these difficult tasks.
Accomplishments of my four years on the Claremont City Council include:
regular neighborhood meetings, development of new revenue and job
producing businesses, new senior apartments, reopening the Youth
Activity Center and start of a green waste program.
I commit to continue:
. Effective leadership open to diverse needs and opinions
. Decisiveness in the policy-making process
. Striving for cost effective quality services
. Economic development and a supportive climate for local businesses
. Human services that address citizen needs
. Cooperation with local organizations and adjacent cities
. Open inclusive Council discussions and communications
I will continue to keep an open-door policy and provide a balanced
perspective as I have during twenty years of active community service.
Together we can preserve the best of Claremont and prepare for the
future.
lask~ryoursupport.
/s/ Susan Smith
FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
BILL WIESE
Age:
Occupation:
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Community Services Commissioner
BA / M.B.A. Michigan State University
Member - Claremont Community Services Commission
Vice Chair - Claremont Facilities Needs Assessment Task Force
Board Member - Claremont Little League
Representative - City of Claremont Sports Committee
Former - A YSO coach and referee
Little League coach
Since moving to Claremont in 1989, I have developed a passion for the
community. My young family is busy in Claremont doing the things
families with young children do. I am the only candidate who will bring this
perspective to the city council.
I am proud to have served on the community services commission for the
last two years. In that capacity, I have demonstrated that I know what it is
to act as a community while respecting the rights of both individual
citizens and property owners.
The citizens of Claremont have a right to expect dependable law
enforcement, well maintained streets, parks, and public facilities, and
evenly enforced city code. These core services must be provided at the
lowest possible cost while delivering the quality level Claremont has come
to expect:
I have come to love Claremont as we know it, and I ask for your vote to
preserve and enhance it.
/s/ Bill Wiese
FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Short Term Ending - March 1999
KAREN M. ROSENTHAL
Age: 52
Occupation: Community volunteer/activist
-. Grew up in Southern California. BA from the University of the Pacific
. Served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia [1967-68]
. Graduate studies ~t San Jose State University, Weber State [Utah],
the Claremont Graduate School
. Claremç>nt resident for 26 years
. Restauranteur in the Village [1982-85]. Member of the Chamber of
Commerce for 111Years. ~edical practice manager for 23 years.
. Appointed member of Planning, Architectural and Parkways and Trees
Commissions. Served on numerous other community organizations.
Claremont is an oasis in the midst of the megalopolis that is Los Angeles
County. Claremonters have worked diligently to maintain a high quality
community life by their concern for and involvement in matters of public
safety, human services, parks and infrastructure planning and
maintenance. For 26 years I have participated in these efforts as a
volunteer. I have the experience, the knowledge, the enthusiasm and the
energy to serve this special community as a member of the city council.
/s Karen Rosenthal
FOR
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Short Term Ending - March 1999
TOM LAMB
Age:
Occupation:
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Urban Planning Consultant
A Claremont resident since 1972, I have decided to seek election to the
City Council because I feel that the actions of the current Council are
leading to serious financial problems for the City in the future. The Council
is committing taxpayers' money to expensive projects and purchases with
little regard or consideration for economic consequences. Too often the
concern seems to be for keeping or increasing taxes and fees rather than
making any effort at economizing or reducing the cost of government.
During the last round of budget forums the overwhelming concern of the
citizens was to enhance and improve the library. To date, other than
support of the Mountjoy legislation, no real effort seems to have been
made to truly support the library.
If elected my goals will be to try to redirect effort to work with the County to
assist the library and to emphasize long term costs and achieving
economies as a consideration of any program or project undertaken by the
City.
/s/ Tom Lamb
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE A
Measure A submits two already existing city revenue sources to the
voters for their approval. The passage of Measure A would enact
Ordinance 97-1. That Ordinance authorizes the City: (1) to continue to
collect its Utility Users' Tax at its present 5 Y2% rate and (2) to continue
to levy its existing Landscaping and Lighting District Assessments.
The Utility Users' Tax was adopted in 1993. It places a 5 112% tax on
gas, electric, telephone, and water bills. The tax was amended in 1994 to
include cellular and long distance telephone calls, and in 1995 to include
non-profit educational institutions and hospitals. The Utility Users' Tax is
a general tax.
The money raised is placed in the City's general fund and may be spent
by the City Council for any City purpose. The tax raised approximately
$2,800,000 in Fiscal Year 1995-96, out of a total of $10,000,000 in the
general fund. If Measure A is passed by the voters, the tax will continue
in effect at its present rate. It could not be increased without voter
approval.
Landscaping and Lighting District No. LLO01 was established by the
City Council in 1990 under the "Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972."
That law authorizes cities to establish districts and levy assessments to
pay the costs of installing, constructing, and maintaining landscaping,
lighting and park and recreational facilities. Different properties are
assigned different assessment levels depending upon the estimated
benefits 'received. For 1996-97, a typical single family residence pays
$105.37. This amount is collected on the real property tax bill. The annual
assessment can only be adjusted by the increase in the Consumer Price
Index. In Fiscal Year 1995-96, the Landscaping and Lighting District
raised approximately $1,300,000. These funds are restricted. They can
only be spent for uses permitted under the Landscaping and Lighting Act
of 1972. Theý have been used in Claremont to install and maintain
landscaping and lighting in the public rights of way, including street trees
and parks:
Proposition 218, which was passed by the voters of the State of
California in November of 1996, places new restrictions on assessment
districts. It requires that assessments comply with its provisions by July
1, 1997. However, under its terms, an existing assessment previously
approved by the voters is exempt from otherwise applicable procedures
and approval processes. Any future increases in the annual assessment
in excess of the limited Consumer Price Index adjustment described
above, would require property owner approval.
THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF
MEASURE A TO ENACT ORDINANCE 97-1. IF YOU DESIRE A COpy
OF THE ORDINANCE, PLEASE CALL THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT
(909) 399-5461 AND A COpy WILL BE MAILED AT NO COST TO YOU.
WYNNE S. FURTH
City Attorney
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ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE A
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Measure A is the most important ballot initiative to come before Claremont
in decades. A new state law requires us to validate some local taxes and
fees we are currently paying. The approval of Measure A WILL NOT
INCREASE TAXES and will allow us to maintain the community services
we need every day.
Measure A funds make up 30% of the City's General Operating Funds and
are used to fund a host of services Claremont residents value, depend on
and require. Measure A funds pay for the police that keep our streets safe;
provide programs for our children, youth and seniors; care for the trees in
our walkways; safely maintain the parks that our children play in; and light
the streets we drive on. These funds protect the investments we have
made in our community, insure the benefits of living in Claremont are
upheld for future generations and result in higher property values to
shareholders of the community.
Claremonters are privileged to live in a City that has achieved a unique
balance between community needs and available resources. In response
to previous public concerns, the City has trimmed costs and improved
efficiencies. Our limited resources are heavily used and must be properly
sustained to preserve Claremont's quality of life. Moreover, regular
maintenance extends infrastructure life and reduces the need for future
major capital expenditures. There is no free lunch. We must pay for the
benefits we receive.
Claremont is running well. We like it here. A vote for Measure A is a vote
to preserve the Claremont achieved through years of citizen input.
Continue the more than 110 years of stewardship of our City in trust of the
future and in memory of the past. VOTE YES ON MEASURE A.
Claremonters for Measure A,
/s/ JOHN ROUNTREE, Chair
The Claremont Chamber of Commerce
/s/ JANET S. JOHNSON, President,
The Claremont Committee on Aging
/s/ BOB LEE, Chair
The League of Women Voters of Claremont
/s/ MARl COLLINS, President,
The Claremont Youth Sports Committee
/s/ HOLLY ALLISON, Chair,
ARGUMENT AGAINST MEASURE A
A NO VOTE is recommended on Claremont Measure A for the following
reasons:
Measure A is an unconstitutional ballot measure. The Landscape and
Lighting District Assessment (L&LDA) was not exempt from the procedures
and voter approval requirements of California Constitution Article XIIID,
Section 4 on the effective date of the Article (November 6, 1996). There
are no provisions in Article XIIID to place a non-exempt assessment on a
general election ballot. On the contrary, all non-exempt assessments must
be processed in accordance with Article XIIID, Section 4 and placed on
mail ballots to each property owner in the district.
Claremont's L&LDA does not conform to the "special benefit" requirements
of Article XI liD, Section 4a. It could never be processed as a
Constitutional property assessment. Therefore, a NO VOTE will eliminate
this unfair, unconstitutional assessment forever as a burden upon
Claremont property owners.
Only a NO VOTE can best assure that Claremont will not be tied up in
costly litigations for a prolonged period of time on this ballot issue.
Concerning the Utility Users Tax - A NO VOTE on March 4, 1997 allows
time for Claremont to declare an emergency election in accordance with
Article XIIIC, Section 2(b) to obtain voter approval of a legal ballot measure
in time for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997.
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DAVID J. WISHART
LESLIE F. BORING
RICHARD G. HALL
DOUGLAS S. THOMPSON
DANIEL J. WALSH
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of the lower extremities, or is suffering from a diagnosed disease or disorder which
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CITY OF CLAREMONT, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, MARCH 4,1997
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