Resolution - 9531•
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RESOLUTION NO. 9531
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE
FILING OF. REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR A CITY
MEASURE TO BE CONSIDERED ON TUESDAY, APRIL
28,1998
WHEREAS, the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the City Council, by
majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city
measures submitted at municipal elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, when the 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
arguments which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 2. That the deadline for submitting rebuttal arguments to the City Clerk is hereby set
at 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 1998.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be held on
April 28, 1998, and shall then be repealed.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 January 20, 1998.
Attest:
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City Clerk -Janet Befy
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Clerk of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held
on January 20, 1998, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ANSTAIN: None
City Clerk Janet Be
Approved as to Form:
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City Attorney Betsy MaAyn