CC RES 1996-066RESOLUTION NO. 96 -66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER
5, 1996 SPECIAL 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 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, 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 City Clerk has selected the arguments for and
against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk
shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the
argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in
favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250
words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not more than 10 days
after the final date for filing direct arguments. 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.
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rebuttal arguments for city measures are repealed.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election to be held on November 5, 1996, and shall then be repealed.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 August 6, 1996.
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CITY CLERK
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 96-66 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 6, 1996.
CITY CLERK
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