2013-38 RESOLUTION NO. 2013-38
A RESOLUTION OF THE. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILINGS OF
REBUTTALS REGARDING. A CITY MEASURE CONCERNING THE
ENACTMENT OF A UTILITY USERS' TAX
WHEREAS, Section .928.5 of the . Elections Code of the State of California
authorizes the City Council; by majority vote, to adopt provisions'to provide for the filing
of rebuttal arguments for City Measures submitted at municipal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE=. CITY COUNCIL OF -THE CITY OF GRAND -
.TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE-AND ORDER AS -
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. -Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, when-the elections official has selected the arguments for and against the
measure which will be printed and distributed-to the .voters, 'the :elections official shall
send a copy-of an argument in 4avor of the measure to the -authors.of any-argument .
against the measure and a copy of an argument against the meas.ure.to the authors of
any argument in favor of the measure immediately upon receiving the arguments.
The author or a majority of the-authors of an argument.relating to a:city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or may authorize
in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal:argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five authors.
The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with_the City Clerk, signed, with the printed
names and signatures of the_ authors submitting it, or -if submitted on behalf of an
organizations.the name of the organization, and the.printed name and .signature of at
least one it its principal officers, no later than August 27, 2013 at 5:00.p.m. -The rebuttal
arguments shall be accompanied by the Form- of Statement To.Be Filed By Authors of
Arguments.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk.shall certify to.the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Grand Terrace at
a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of July, 2013.
iayor of t rand Terrace
and the City Council thereof
. . ATTEST:
City Clerk o )the C y.of Grand=T ace
I,.TRACEY~R. -MARTINEZ, CITY CLERK of the City,of Grand Terrace, California;
do hereby certify that the foregoing. Resolution was adopted att-a regular meeting of the
City .Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the -23rd-day of July, 20.13, by the
following vote:.
AYES: Councilmembers McNaboe, Mitchell and. Robles;- Mayo. rpro Tem Sandoval and
Mayor Stanckiewitz
NOES: None
ABSENT: -None
ABSTAIN: None
Tracey-RNbrtinez, City%Glee k
APPROVED-AS TO FORM:-
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