CC RESOLUTION 36223622
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California provides that the governing body of any local agency
adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate
for a municipal election, including costs of the candidates
statement:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each
candidate of elective office to be voted for at an Election to be
held in the City of El Segundo, may prepare a candidate's statement
on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement
may include the name., age, occupation of the candidate and a brief
description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education
• and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself.
The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate,
nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
The statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the
time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may
be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing
nomination papers and until 5:00 PM of the next working day after
the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have
translated and printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates
statements of those candidates who request translation and
printing.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating and mailing the
candidates statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and
require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his or
her pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in the voter's pamphlet. The City Clerk shall bill each
candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or shall refund
within 30 days of the election any unused portion of the deposit.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or
the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the
time the nomination petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing
council policy on payment of candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
that time.
SECTION 8. 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 JANUARY 3.a 19h0
ty Clerk
Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Ronald L. Hart, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 3622 was duly
passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of
the said Council held on the 3rd day of January, 1989 I and that the same was so
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilm.embers Clutter, West,
Anderson and Mayor Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Dannen
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OFI SAID CITY this 5th day
of January, 1990.
i
ROND L. HART
City Jerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)