Resolution No. 70721
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RESOLUTION NO. 7072
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED
AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, Sections 9220 and 9285 of the Elections Code of
the State of California authorize the City Council, by majority
vote, to adopt procedures to provide for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for city measures submitted at municipal elections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance Nos. 1056 and 1057
and Resolution No. 7069 has ordered the following questions
submitted to the qualified voters of the City at the April 14,
1998, general municipal election:
MEASURE A
Shall an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON ADDING ARTICLE II TO
CHAPTER 5 TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA,
1959, RELATIVE TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES AND FEES,
ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD TO APPROVE
THE LEVY OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES CONTAINED HEREIN;
AND DECLARING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY" be approved?
YES
NO
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MEASURE B
Shall an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON ADDING ARTICLE
III TO CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON,
CALIFORNIA, 1959, AND RENUMBERING AND RECODIFYING
SECTIONS 15.36 THROUGH 15.38 AS SECTIONS 5.35
THROUGH 5.39 OF SAID ARTICLE III; ADDING SECTION
5.40 TO SAID ARTICLE III RELATIVE TO ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENT OF TAX RATES; ADDING ARTICLE IV TO SAID
CHAPTER 5 TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL TAX ON PARCELS OF
REAL PROPERTY USED OR DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
WAREHOUSE, TRUCK TERMINAL, FREIGHT TERMINAL OR
OTHER DISTRIBUTION FACILITY; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR
THE ASSESSMENT, LEVY AND COLLECTION OF SAID TAX;
ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD TO
APPROVE THE LEVY OF SAID SPECIAL TAXES; AND
DECLARING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY" be approved?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
true and correct.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the
Elections Code of the State.of California, when the clerk has
selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be
printed and distributed to the voters, the clerk shall send copies
of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the
argument against, and copies of the argument against to the
authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and
submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal
arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not more than ten
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(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 3: All previous resolutions providing for the
filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures are repealed.
SECTION 4: The provisions of Section 2 shall apply only
to the election to be held on April 14, 1998.
SECTION 5: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of January, 1998.
ATTEST:
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 7072, was duly by the City Council of the City of
Vernon at regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
Tuesday, January 6, 1998, and thereafter duly signed by the Mayor
of the City of Vernon.
(SEAL)
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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