Resolution No. 098721
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RESOLUTION NO. 9872
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING
WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL
ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the
City of Vernon, California, on June 2, 2009, at which there will be
submitted to the voters the following measure:
Proposition A
Shall the City Charter be amended to provide
Yes
for regular municipal Elections each April
and for staggered terms of office for members
of the City Council, one of whom shall be
elected each year to five year terms; with
No
the extension of terms for one council office
currently to be elected in 2010 and one council
office currently to be elected in 2012 to
fully effect the staggered elections?
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the City Council authorizes all members of
the City Council to file a written argument in favor of or against
City measure not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, 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 measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
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SECTION 2: That any individual voter or bona fide
association of citizens, or any combination of voters and
associations, may file a written argument, not exceeding 300 words
regarding the proposed measure, accompanied by the printed name(s) and
signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf
of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name
and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the
author of the argument, 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 measure may be
submitted to the City Clerk. The arguments shall be accompanied by
the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
SECTION 3: That rebuttal arguments, not exceeding 250
words, as submitted by the authors of the opposing direct arguments,
may be filed with the clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and
signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf
of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name
and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the
author of the argument, not more than 10 days after the final date for
filing direct arguments, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3,
Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California. The
rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be
Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five
authors. I
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as
Ithe direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow
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the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 4: That the City Council directs the City Clerk to
transmit a copy of the proposed measure to the City Attorney. The
City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the proposed
measure in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, not exceeding 500 words,
showing the effect of the measure on existing law and the operation of
the measure. If the measure affects the organization or salaries of
the office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the
impartial analysis. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date
set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 5: That all previous resolutions providing for the
filing of rebuttal arguments for City measures are repealed.
SECTION 6: That the provisions of Section 3 shall apply
only to the election to be held on June 2, 2009, and shall then be
repealed.
SECTION 7: 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 23rd day of February, 2009.
ATTEST:
KANUELA GIRM, City Clerk
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Name: -,njs Malburg
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 9872, was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular
meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, February 23, 2009, and
thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Vernon.
(SEAL)
,'MANUELA GIRO'N-, �i-Ey Clerk
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