HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2012-34 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR THE CHARTER
AMENDMENT RELATING TO LEVY OF PROPERTY TAX FOR MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 6, 2012, AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2012-21
WHEREAS, Section 9285 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 Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. That pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code, 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 favor for the proposition to
the authors of any argument against the measure and a copy of an argument against the measure
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
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, by July 26th at 5:00 p.m. — 10 days after the final date for filing for direct
arguments. The rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement to be Filed
by Author(s) of Argument(See Exhibit A).
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments.
Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for
City measures are repealed. ,
3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall only apply to the election to be held on
November 6, 2012, and shall then be repealed.
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4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 2 n d day of July , 2012.
Mayor
REVI ND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPR VED:
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Exhibit A
REBUTTALS
FORM OF STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY
AUTHORS OF REBUTTALS
All rebuttals concerning measures filed pursuant to Division 9,
Chapter 3 (beginning with section 9200) of the California Election
Code shall be accompanied by the following form statement to be
signed by each proponent, and by each author, if different, of the
rebuttal:
The undersigned proponent(s) or authors(s) of the rebuttal (in favor of/against)
ballot proposition at the Municipal Election for the City of Huntington Beach to
be held on November 6, 2012 hereby state that the rebuttal is true and correct to the
best of his/her/their knowledge and belief.
Printed Name: Date:
Title: Signature:
Printed Name: Date:
Title: Signature:
Printed Name: Date:
Title: Signature:
Printed Name: Date:
Title: Signature:
Printed Name: Date:
Title: Signature:
Res. No. 2012-34
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on July 02, 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Shaw, Harper, Dwyer, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Cit Jerk and ex-officio Uerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California