2016-15 J
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides
that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials
prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidates
statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. General Provisions That pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an
Election to be held in the City of Grand Terrace on November 8, 2016, may prepare a
candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may
include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than
200 words of the candidates 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 The statement may be withdrawn but not changed, during the period for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
nomination period.
SECTION 2. Foreign Language� Policy
a. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate's statements will be translated
into all languages required by the County.of San Bernardino. The County is
required to translate candidate statements into the following language in addition
to English: Spanish
b. The County will print and mail sample ballots and candidate's statement to all
voters in English and Spanish.
SECTION 3. Payment =
a. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates
statement into any required foreign language as specified in 2 (a:y above..
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b. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's -
statement in English and Spanish.
c. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and
mailing the candidate's statement filed pursuant to this section, including costs
incurred as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as
amended), and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the
local agency his pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in their voter's pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is required,
the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one
election to another election and may be significantly more or less than the
estimate, depending on the actual number of candidates filing statements.
Accordingly, the clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on the pro rata basis,
bill the candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid
depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the clerk 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.
SECTION 4. Additional Materials No Candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. All previous Resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidate's statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 2016, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. Certification The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and enter it into the Book of Resolutions.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 241h day of May,2016.
D cy Mc aboe, r
ATTEST: /
Pat J - s, City r
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I, PAT JACQUEZ-NARES, CITY CLERK of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 24th day of May, 2016 by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Hussey, Wilson, Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tern Robles
Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Pat Jacque r s, Cit6klerV
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Richard L.Kdams II, City Attorney
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