HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6855RESOLUTION NO. 6855
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED
AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS; Section 5014.5 of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions
to provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures submitted
at municipal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 5014.5 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, if any person submits an argument against a city
measure, and an argument has been filed in favor of the city measure, the City
Clerk shall immediately send copies of that argument to the persons filing
the argument in favor of the city measure. The persons filing the argument in
favor of the city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding
250 words. The City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the
measure to the persons fi.ling the argument against the city measure, who may
prepare and submit a rebuttal argument to.the argument in favor of the city
measure not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with
the City Clerk not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct
arguments. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the
direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct
argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 2. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the
next ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 1979.
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(,/—Mayor of Azup, California
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on
the 17th day of December, 1979, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
City C1 rk of Azusa, California