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DATE: December 10, 1991
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to b@ presented
City Clerk
SUBJECT: SETTING PRIORITIES FOR WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR A CITY MEASURE
Resolution Number: 91-203
DEPARTMENT: City Cle
BACKGROUND
Elections Code section 5016 sets up priorities as to which an argument is chosen
for printing by the City Clerk if two or more arguments are submitted in favor
of or against a measure. Section 5013 states that the legislative body or any
member or members of the legislative body authorized by that body may file a
written argument for or against any City measure. No argument shall exceed 300
words in length.
Resolution 91-203, attached, also states that the City Council direct the City
Clerk to transmit a copy -of the measure to the City Attorney who shall prepare
an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the
existing law and the operation of the measure.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 91-203
ATTACHMENT
Resolution No. 91-203
Adopted:/J, --
Agenda
RESOLUTION NO. 91-203
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES
FOR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY MEASURE
AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City
of Santa Clarita, California, on April 14, 1992, at which there will be
submitted to the voters the following measure:
RESIDENTIAL GROWTH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOV, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That 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 by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary 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 on , 19
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I; Donna M. Grindey, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular
meeting thereof, held on the day of 199 by
the following vote of Council:
AYES:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
City Clerk
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