Resolution - 8756RESOLUTION. NO. 8756
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF'THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATE-
MENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD APRIL-14, 1992
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California
provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regu-
lations 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 WEST COVINA, DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for
elective office to be voted for at the General Municipal Election
of April 14, 1992, may prepare a candidate's statement on an
appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may
include the name, age and 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 n6mination papers are filed. The state-
ment maybe withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for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. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
-additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 3. 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 requireeach 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 4. 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 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this resolution at the time nominating
petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on
payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the April 14, 1992
election and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. That -the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON November 25 1991.
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RESOLUTION NO. 8756'
PACE TWO
IATTEST:
City Clerk
Janet B ry
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council
of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of
November , 1991 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Jennings, Herfert, Manners, McFadden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Tarozzi
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Betsy Ranna
City Clerk Janet Be?,
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