HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 24-071 2024-06-04RESOLUTION 24-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES
FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE
SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of El Paso de Robles, California
on November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
PASO ROBLES LOCAL SERVICES FUNDING CONTINUATION MEASURE.
Shall the measure to extend the existing voter-approved ½¢ sales tax for
general government use including to improve Paso Robles’ long-term
finances, maintain important services such as fixing damaged
streets/roads/infrastructure, repairing potholes, synchronizing traffic
signals, maintaining traffic/pedestrian safety, and improving emergency
evacuation routes, providing approximately $5,500,000 annually until
ended by voters, requiring audits, citizen oversight, public disclosure of all
spending, all funds for Paso Robles, be adopted?
Yes
No
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES, CALIFORNIA, DOES
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Primary Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (i) the City Council or any
member(s) 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 of voters and associations, 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 July 19, 2024, at 5 p.m. Each argument shall not exceed 300 words and
shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include 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. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State
of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and against the City Measure
which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in
favor of the Measure to the authors of the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument
against to the authors of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may
prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed
with the City Clerk not later than July 30, 2024, at 5 p.m. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same
manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary
argument which it seeks to rebut.
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