CC RESOLUTION 2966RESOLUTION N0; 2966
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING
OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED
AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, Section '5014.5 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 EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 5014.5 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, if any person submits an argument against
a city measure, and an argument has been filed in favor of the city measure,
the City Clerk shall immediately send copies of that argument to the persons
filing the argument in favor of the city measure. The persons filing the
argument in ;favor of the city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argu-
ment not exceeding 250 words. The City Clerk shall send copies of the argu-
ment in favor of the measure to the persons filing the argument against the
city measure, who may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument to the argument
in favor of the city measure 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 the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the
next municipal election to measures or propositions for which the legislative
body called the election on or after the date of this resolution and at all
0 future elections.:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January , 1980.
ATTEST:
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Mayor of t e City of El Segundo, California
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
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I, VALERIE A. BURROWES , City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is
five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2966
was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City
adj gurned
Clerk of said City, all at a /regular meeting of the said Council
held on the 21st day of January 19 80
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel,
Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID
CITY this 23rd day of January lg 80
City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)
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