CC RES 2010-092 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING A
WRITTEN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF A CITY MEASURE AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL
ANALYSIS.
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes California, on March 8, 2011, at which there will be submitted to the
voters the following measure:
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES
Shall the ro osed City Charter be adopted to change YES NO
p p Y
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes from a general law city
to a charter city?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council authorizes:
Stefan Wolowicz, Councilmember
Thomas D. Long, Councilmember
Brian Campbell, Councilmember
Anthony M. Misetich, Councilmember
Douglas W. Stern, Councilmember
Members of that body, to file a written argument not exceeding 300 words in favor of the
City measure as specified above, accompanied by the printed names and signatures of
the authors 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 by the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City Clerk") after
which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The argument shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed names
and signatures of the authors submitting it. The argument shall be accompanied by the
Form of Statement To Be Filed By Authors of Argument.
Ballot arguments shall consist solely of written arguments for or against the
measure and shall not contain any pictures or illustrations.
Section 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the
measure to the City Attorney of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City Attorney"). The
City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500
words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the
measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed with the City Clerk by the date set by the
City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall be responsible for complying with provisions of
Section 9295 of the California Elections Code and, after completing of the public
examination period set forth in that provision, shall file the final text of the impartial
analysis and the ballot arguments in favor and against the measure, including argument
author information, with the Election Division of the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office by
the date designated by the Los Angeles City Clerk to enable timely preparation of the
voter information pamphlet for the consolidated election.
Section 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, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON October 5, 2010.
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2010-92 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 5, 2010.
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