HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 00-C139RESOLUTION NO. 00-C139
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
REGARDING CITY MEASURES AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS.
WHEREAS, a General Municipal election is to be held in the City of Azusa,
California, on Tuesday, MARCH 6, 2001, at which there will be submitted to the voters
the following measures:
Measure A: Shall Ordinance No. 2000-13 be adopted which amends the City's
business license tax to 1) repeal the exemption that allows some businesses
generating gross receipts of less than $5,000 to pay no tax and 2) require out-of-town
businesses to pay business license taxes based on a formula to ensure that all gross
receipts are counted during a calendar year?
Measure B: Shall Ordinance No. 2000-14 be adopted which amends the City's
business license tax on rental properties (of four or more units) to charge a flat tax on
each unit, indexed to inflation, instead of the current formula based on gross
receipts?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes any and all members of the
City Council to file written arguments in Favor or Against City measures, accompanied by
the printed names and signatures of the persons submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of
an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed names and signature of at
least one of its principal officers, 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 by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measures
may be submitted may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy
of the measures to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial
analysis of the measures showing the effect of the measures on the existing law and the
operation of the measures. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City
Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 3. That 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 41" day of December, 2000.
MAYOR
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 4" day of
December, 2000, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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