CC RES 2007-079 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2007 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, Sections 9220 and 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 RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the Elections Code of the
State of California, 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 the argument
in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure, and a copy of the argument
against the measure to the authors of the argument in favor of the measure. The authors may prepare
and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal argument may not be signed by
more than five individuals. 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, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. The rebuttal
arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s)of Argument.
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each
rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument that it seeks to rebut.
Section 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments
for city measures are repealed.
Section 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be held
on November 6, 2007, and shall then be repealed.
Section 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON July 3, 200 .
Attest: Mayor
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City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2007-79 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on July 3, 2007.
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