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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6026 RESOLUTION NO. 6026 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SETIING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING CITY MEASURES CONCERNING THE UTILITY USER TAX RATE AND A CHARTER REVISION REGARDING THE CITY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATIORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Arcadia, California, on April 14, 1998 at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following measures: A - SHALL ORDINANCE NO. 2083 BE ADOPTED TO INCREASE THE UTILITY USER TAX RATE FROM FIVE PERCENT (5%) TO SEVEN PERCENT (7%) TO REVERT TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) ON APRIL 15, 2002? THE CITY COUNCIL MAY LOWER BUT NOT INCREASE THE SEVEN PERCENT (7% ) TAX RATE AT ANY TIME. B - SHALL THE ARCADIA CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE NON-MANAGEMENT LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THE CITY CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE? NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: , SECTION I. Regarding Measure A - Utility User Tax Rate, the City Council authorizes: (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) members of that body, to file (a) written argument(s) regarding the City measure as specified above 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. SECTION 2, ,Regarding Measure B - Charter Revision regarding Library Employees, the City Council authorizes: (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) (Council Member in Favor/Against) members ofthat bod~, to file (a) written argument(s) regarding the City measure as specified above 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. 2 6026 SECTION 3. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of Measure A and Me~sure B to the City Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the City Attorney are affected. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial I analysis of the measures showing the effect of the measures on the existing law and the operation of the me'asures. If the measures affect 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 4. That the City Clerk shall certifY to the adoption of this Resolution, Passed, approved and adopted this 16th day of December ,1997. /~~ Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: 2".~~ ~~J< . Clerk '\. APPROVED AS TO FORM: , '{tJJ..f ~ ffj~ Ci Attorney 3 6026 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No, 6026 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of December, 1997 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kovacic, Kuhn, Young and Harbicht NOES: None ABSENT: None 4 6026