CC RESOLUTION 4046RESOLUTION NO. 4046
• 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 TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14,
1998.
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides
that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to material 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. That pursuant to Section 13307 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, on April 14, 1998 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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 P.M. of the next working day after the close
of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall have translated to spanish and printed in the voters
pamphlet only the candidates' statements of those candidates who request translation and
printing.
SECTION 3. No Candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the
sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. 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.
SECTIONS. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidates'
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 the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
• resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS FORTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1997.
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Cindy Mort sen, City, lerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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Sandra Jacobs, or
City of El Seg n , California
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ]
I, Cindy Mortesen, 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. 4046 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 4th day of November, 1997, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor Jacobs, Mayor ProTem Wernick, Councilman Weston,
Councilman Gordon and Councilwoman Friedkin
NOES: None
ABSENT: Nons
ABSTENTION: None
NOT PARTICIPATING None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this Sth day of November,
1997.
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ind y Mo sn City j�Y e Y Clerk
of the City of El Segundo,
California
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