HomeMy Public PortalAbout17-114 - Setting Priorities for Written Arguments and Requesting Impartial AnalysisRESOLUTION 17-114
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN
ARGUMENT(S) REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Carson, California, on
November 7, 2017, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following ballot measure:
To maintain and improve Carson services, such as 911 emergency, Sheriff
protection, senior/youth/anti-gang programs; repair streets; improve YES
air/environmental quality, reduce hazardous waste; shall an ordinance be
adopted imposing tax of 1/4th of 1% of gross receipts of operators of facilities
blending, mixing, processing, or refining petroleum or petroleum products
and/or storing petroleum products, to provide approximately $24,000,000 NO
annually until ended by voters, requiring regular compliance audits, with
funds used in Carson?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Election Code Sections 9282 and 9287, the City Council
hereby authorizes, but does not require, any or all members of the City Council to file a written
argument for or against the foregoing measure.
Section 2. That in the event that more than one argument for or against the foregoing
measure is timely submitted, the City Council's duly appointed elections official shall give
preference and priority first, to arguments submitted by a member of the City Council, as authorized
by this Resolution, and second, to individual voters, bona fide associations, or a combination thereof,
in the order set forth at California Elections Code Section 9287.
Section 3. That in accordance with the requirements of Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 4
of the California Elections Code, all written arguments for or against the foregoing measure: (1)
shall not exceed three hundred (300) words in length; (2) shall be filed with the City's designated
elections official; (3) shall be accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(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 the principal officers who is the author of the argument;
and (4) shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement to be Filed by Author(s) of Argument as
provided for in California Elections Code Section 9600. All written arguments may be changed or
withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City's designated elections official, after which
time no arguments for or against the foregoing measure may be withdrawn or submitted to the
elections official.
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Section 4. That the City Council hereby directs the City's designated elections official to
transmit a copy of the foregoing measure to the City Attorney. In accordance with California
Elections Code Section 9280, the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare an impartial analysis of
the measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words in length, showing the effect of the measure on
the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall include a statement indicating
whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters
or by the governing body of the city. In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the
ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately
below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10 -point bold type, a legend substantially as follows:
"The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure. _ _ _. If you desire a
copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the elections official's office at (insert telephone
number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you." The impartial analysis shall be filed by the
date set by the City's designated elections official for the filing of primary arguments.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall cause the City Attorney's Impartial Analysis, and duly
selected arguments, to be printed and distributed to voters in accordance with State law regarding
same.
Section 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution
and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. This Resolution shall be effective immediately
upon passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carson,
California, at a special meeting held on the 7th day of August, 2017.
AT EST: . � I Mayor Albert Rob
ty Clerk Donesia Gause
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, hereby attest to and certify that the
foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 17-114, adopted by the Carson City Council at its
meeting held on the 7`h day of August, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ROBLES, DAVIS-HOLMES, SANTARINA, HICKS, HILTON
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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