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RESOLUTION No. 2022- R____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF
A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 202 2, FOR THE ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF CULVER CITY , AND TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS OF THE
CITY TWO BALLOT MEASURES PERTAINING TO 1) AMENDING
THE CITY CHARTER TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 16 AND
2) AMENDING THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER
11.01 TO UPDATE THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATES ,
CLASSIFICATIONS AND UPDATE VARIOUS OTHER
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 11.01.
WHEREAS, Section 1500 of the City Charter of the City of Culver C ity provides that General Municipal Elections for the filling of all elective offices, other than the Board of Education, shall be h eld in the City on the date of the statewide general election; and
WHEREAS, at its duly noticed Regular Meeting held on June 6, 2022, the City Council determined to submit the proposed City Charter amendment to the voters of the City pursuant to Elections Code section 1405; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed Regular Meeting held on June 13, 2022, the City Council determined to submit the proposed Municipal Code Amendment to the voters of the City pursuant to Elections Code section 1405.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City , DOES RESOLVE, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
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SECTION 2. That pursuant to the requirements of the City Charter related to General Municipal Elections, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Culver City , California, on Tuesday, November 8, 202 2, a General Municipal Election (the “Election”) for the purposes of electing two Members of the City Council for the full term of four years; and,
SECTION 3: That p ursuant to Elections Code section 1405, two measures pertaining to 1) amending the City Charter to lower the voting age to 16 and 2) amending the Municipal Code to update the business license tax ordinance, including tax rates and classifications
SECTION 4. The questions submitted by Section 3 of this Resolution shall appear on the ballot as follows:
Measure ___:
Shall the measure amending the City of Culver City Charter to allow Culver City residents aged 16 and 17, who are
otherwise eligible to vote unde r state and local law, to vote on City and School District candidates and ballot measures, provided that each legislative body has approved budgetary funds and determined logistical systems are in place, and that inclusion would not prevent consolidation of City or School District elections with county elections, be adopted?
YES ____
NO_____
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Measure ___:
Shall the measure updating Culver City’s business license tax to either a flat tax up to $1,000, or 0.13% -0.35% of gross receipts (depending on business type), 4% for oil well
operations, and an additional 0.01% for gross receipts over $100,000,000, exempting the first $200,000 in gross receipts, updating business classifications, generating approximately $10,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, for such general fund services as emergency response, parks, homelessness services, and requiring annual inde pendent audits, be
adopted?
YES ____
NO_____
SECTION 5. That the proposed complete text of the Proposed Charter amendment is submitted to the voters is attached hereto as Exhibit “ A” and that the proposed complete text of the Proposed Municipal Code amendment is submitted to the voters is attached hereto as Exhibit “B.” SECTION 6. Pursuant to Section 2(b) of Article XIII A of the Constitution, each of the measures require approval by a majority of those casting ballots on the measure.
SECTION 7. That the vote centers for the Election shall be open as required during the identified voting period pursuant to California Elections Code sections 4007 and 14401. SECTION 8. That in all part iculars not recited in this resolution, the Election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding general municipal elections.
SECTION 9. That notice of the time and place of holding the Election is hereby given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the Election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
Exhibit A
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A CHARTER AMENDMENT OF THE CITY OF CULVER
CITY, AMENDING CHARTER SECTION 1500 AND ADDING
CHARTER SECTION 1506, TO ALLOW CULVER CITY
RESIDENTS AGED 16 AND 17 TO VOTE IN CITY AND
BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS.
The People of the City of Culver City do hereby amend the City Charter as follows (deletions indicated by strikethrough text; additions indicated by underlined text):
SECTION 1500. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
General municipal elections for the filling of all elective offices, other than the Board of Education, shall be held in the City on the date of the statewide general election.
The election of members of the Board of Education shall be held in accordance with State law, except as provided in Section 1506 . Expenses for Board of Education elections shall be paid by the School District.
SECTION 1506. VOTING AGE.
(a) Culver City residents aged 16 and 17, who are otherwise eligible to vote under state and local law, may vote on City and School District candidates and ballot measures, provided that each legislative body has approved budgetary funds and determined that lo gistical systems are in place to permit such voting , and that inclusion would not prevent consolidation of City or School District elections with County elections.
(b) Subsection (a) above, as it pertains to the City and School District elections separately, shall be subject to all of the following conditions” (1) Equipment, software, systems, and procedures for voter registration and voting are technically ready to han dle voting by persons aged 16 and 17 years old.
(2) Any program for allowing voting by persons aged 16 and 17 years may specify the manner in which, method by which, and times at which, votes by such persons may be cast. The manner, method and time of voting for persons aged 16 and 17 years old need not be the same as for other persons.