HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 10-C78RESOLUTION NO. 10-C78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR
THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR
CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT A SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011.
WHEREAS, § 9285 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 RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to § 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California,
when the elections official has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be
printed and distributed to the voters, the elections official shall send copies of the arguments in favor
of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure and a copy of an argument against
the measure to the authors of any argument in favor of the measure immediately upon receiving the
argument.
The authors or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure may
prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or may authorize in writing any
other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by m ore than five authors.
The rebuttal argument shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or is submitted on behalf of an organization,
the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at lease one of its principal
officers, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. The rebuttal arguments
shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s)'of Argument.
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct argument. Each
rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for city measures are repealed.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be
held on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 on October 18, 2010.
YOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of October 18, 2010, by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ATTEST: