Resolution No. 2012-018RESOLUTION NO. 2012-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
JUNE 5, 2012
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of
California provides that the governing body of any local agency shall
adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for
a municipal election, including costs of the candidate's statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS. Pursuant to Section 13307
of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for
elective office to be voted for at the election to be held in the City
of Vernon on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk or Los
Angeles County Registrar. The statement may include the name, age and
occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than
200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by
the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall not include
party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in
partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in
typewritten form in the office of the City Clerk at the time the
candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination
papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of
the nomination period.
SECTION 2: FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
a. Pursuant to state law, the candidate's statement must
be translated and printed in the Voter's pamphlet in Spanish.
b. The City Clerk shall have all candidates' statement
translated into Spanish.
SECTION 3: PAYMENT.
a. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of
printing the candidate's statement in English in the Voter's pamphlet.
b. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of
translating the candidate's statement into Spanish pursuant to State
law. The City Clerk or the Registrar shall select the person who
provides the Spanish translation pursuant to the criteria set forth in
Elections Code Section 13307(b).
C. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of
printing the candidate's statement in Spanish in the voter pamphlet.
d. The City Clerk or if the special election is
consolidated with the Statewide Direct Primary Election, then the
Registrar shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant to
the Elections Code, and require each candidate filing a statement to
pay in advance to the local agency his or her estimated pro rata share
as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's
pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is paid, the estimate is
just an approximation of the actual cost that vary from one election
to another. The actual cost for the current election may be
significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual
number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the City Clerk
and the Registrar are not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata
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basis, bill the candidate for the additional actual expense or refund
any excess amount paid depending on the final actual cost. In the
event of underpayment, the City Clerk or the Registrar may require the
candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the
candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the
election.
e. The City Clerk shall comply with all applicable State
statutes, regulations, standards and guidelines published by the
Secretary of State regarding candidates' statements, ballot
designations and other procedural items.
SECTION 4: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
No candidate will be permitted to include additional
materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5: Each candidate or the candidate's representative
shall be provided a copy of this Resolution at the time nomination
documents are issued.
SECTION 6: All previous resolutions establishing Council
policy on payment for candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 7: This resolution shall apply only to the election
to be held on June 5, 2012 and shall then be repealed.
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SECTION 8: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon or if
appropriate, the Registrar, shall certify to the passage, approval and
adoption of this resolution, and the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's certification to be
entered in the File of Resolutions of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of January, 2012.
Name: William J. Davis
Title: -i�Fa��/ Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
No. 2012-18, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly
held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, and thereafter was duly signed by
the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this [7 day of January, 2012, at Vernon, California.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 18, 2012
TO: William Davis, Mayor Pro-Tem
Richard Maisano, Councilman
W. Michael McCormick, Councilman
Dan Newmire, Councilman
FROM: Willard Yamaguchi, City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 2012-18 — A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Vernon, California, Adopting Regulations For Candidates For Elective Office
Pertaining to Candidate Statements Submitted to the Voters at a Special
Municipal Election to Be Held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2012-18, referenced above, which was
approved by City Council on January 17, 2012.
Thank you.
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Attachment
c: Kristen Enomoto
Mark Whitworth
Resolution No. 2012-18
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DECEIVED
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
City Clerk's Office
DATE: January 11, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor Pro Temp and City Council
FROM: Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk 0%
RE: Special Municipal Election — June 5, 2012
Back rground:
RECEIVED
JAN 1 1 2012
CITY ADMINISTRATION
On June 5, 2012, the City of Vernon will be conducting a Special Municipal Election
("election") for the purpose of electing one member to the City Council to fill the unexpired tern
left by former Mayor Hilario Gonzales.
This requires a resolution calling the election, and a resolution adopting regulations pertaining to
materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election.
In addition, the City Clerk's office is requesting a consolidated election with the Statewide
Direct Primary Election. The City Clerk's office also requires the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Los Angeles to permit the County Election Department to prepare and furnish to the
City, the computer record of the names and addresses of all eligible registered voters in the City,
and regulations regarding candidate statements, so that the City may print labels to be attached to
self -mailer sample ballot pamphlets, and to make available to the City additional election
equipment and assistance according to state law, if necessary.
Recommendation:
I recommend that the following resolutions be approved for the Special Municipal Election to be
held on June 5, 2012:
1. Calling the:election,
2. Regulations regarding candidate statements,
3. Consolidation of Election
4. Engagement of the County of Los Angeles Election Department.
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