HomeMy WebLinkAbout6666RESOLUTION NO. 6666
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, 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
Arcadia, California on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at which there will be submitted to
the voters the following measure:
"Shall an ordinance be adopted to update, with no
increase in rates, Arcadia's existing Utility User's Tax Yes
Ordinance on telephone/telecommunications services to
address current and future technologies in order to No
preserve funding for critical City services, including
police and fire protection, paramedic services, library
and recreational programs, so that all taxpayers are
treated equally regardless of technology used, while
maintaining current low income and disabled
exem tions?"
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes (i) all members of the City
Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above Measure, (iii) a
bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination thereof, to file a
written argument in favor of or against the City Measure, 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 below by the City Clerk
after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the
City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant
to this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be March 3, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with 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.
SECTION 2. The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a
copy of the Measure 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 analysis of the Measure showing the effect of the Measure on the 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 with the City Clerk within ten (10)
days following adoption of the Resolution calling the election.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this i 7ch day of February , 2009.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies
that the foregoing Resolution No. 6666 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 17th day of February, 2009 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Kovacic, Wuo and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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