Resolution - 9027RESOLUTION NO. 9027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD
APRIL 12, 1994
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 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 12, 1994, 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 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The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during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. 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 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 estimate is hereby,set at $350.00. The
City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any cost in
excess of the deposit or shall refund after the election
any unused portion of the deposit.
SECTION 4. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION. The City Clerk shall have all
candidate statements translated and made available in the
following languages: Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog. The
cost for translating shall be borne by.the City.
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
12, 1994 election and shall then be repealed.
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SECTION S. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on October 19, 1993.
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ATTEST:
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 19th day of October, 1993 by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: Herfert, Manners, McFadden, Wong,
Jennings
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk Jan , Berry
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City' --Attorney Elizabeth Hanna
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