Resolution No. 73971
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RESOLUTION NO 7397
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. 1076 and
Resolution No. 7395 has ordered the following question submitted
to the qualified voters of the City at the November 16, 1999,
Special Municipal Election:
MEASURE A
Shall an ordinance entitled „AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING SECTION 5.45 OF
ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959, REGARDING A SPECIAL TAX ON
PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY USED OR DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
WAREHOUSE, TRUCK TERMINAL, FREIGHT TERMINAL, A RAILROAD
FACILITY 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 SPECIAL TAXES; AND DECLARING THAT
SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY" be approved
and adopted?
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
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true and correct.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk has
selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be
printed and distributed to the voters, the City 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
(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 November 16, 1999.
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 17th day of August, 1999.
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THOMAS A. YB , Mayor Pro Tem
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
4 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
5 Resolution No. 7397, was duly by the City Council of the City of
6 Vernon at regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999, and thereafter duly signed by the Mayor
8 Pro Tem of the City of Vernon.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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