Resolution - 9490RESOLUTION NO. 9490
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING
OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS CaliforniaElections Code § 9220 and authorized the
City Council, by majority vote,
to adopt provisions to provide for the filing of rebuttal argument for city measures submitted at
municipal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF WEST COVINA DOES RESOLVE AND
DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be
printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies of the argument in favor of the
measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of
the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments 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 all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city
measures are repealed.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be held on
December 9 1997, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1997.
Attest: Mayor min Wong
City Clerk Janet Berry
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
2'd day of September, 1997, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Wlendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
' ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk Janet Berry"
Approved as to Form: ..
City Att6mey Elizabeth Mhqn