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APPROVEDBT
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY C"'C'Il,-ITY MANAGER FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: M. ALICIA DUARTE, CMC, CITY CLERK
DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2022
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF THE SIGNATURES QUALIFYING THE REFERENDUM
PETITION CHALLENGING AN ORDINANCE SETTING A MINIMUM WAGE OF TWENTY-FIVE ($25.00) PER HOUR FOR QUALIFYING HEALTHCARE WORKERS WORKING IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY (ORDINANCE NO. 22-1485) AND RECONSIDERATION OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 22-1485
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2. RECONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 22-1485 AND SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
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2) DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 22-1485.
On August 10, 2022, another group of Downey residents timely Ned a signed petition to ref6rend I
(0allenge) the Ordinance adopted by thii City C�6uncfl� Pursuant to California Election$ Code- sootioh 9237, a te"Ourn �pefAion must be sioed by noen p60%of registered voters of the City to qualify.
signatures is Complete and based upon that review, the petition has been determined to be e-ufficient. Certificates to that effect are attached to this report.
Pursuant to Elections Code sections 9114 and 9237, now that the referendum petition has qualified, the effective date of the Ordinance has been suspended and the City Council must reconsider the Ordinance.
Pursuant to Elections Code section 9241, the City Council must select one of the following options:
1 . Reconsider Ordinance 22-1485 and select one of the following options:
1) Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution to Submit Ordinance No. 22-1485 to the Downey Voters at the Next Regular Municipai Election (November 5, 2024) or a Special Election (March 7, 2023 or November 7, 2023)
2) Direct Staff to Prepare an Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 22-1485.
There is no official deadline for the Council to render a decision. However, now that the referendum petition has i ualified the Ordi-i-raco %W"Q U
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Certificate of Sufficiency
Attachment B: Letter of Findings from L.A. County — Signature Verification K
CITY OF DOWNEY
'%.'*ERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY OF LOCAL REFERENDUM PETITION (Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance)
1, Maria Alicia Duarte, City Clerk of the City of Downey, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that:
A petition was timely filed with this Office seeking to challenge by referendum ar Ordinance entitled:
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That each section contains signatures purporting to be signatures ot qua1it`ie_d_eFe_cTo__r_s of the City of Downey, California;
That attached to this petition at the time it was filed, was an affidavit purporting to be the affidavit of the person who solicited the signatures, and containing the dates between which the purported qualified electors signed this petition; MOM. IrM 111-M6100-41KOIT111KAR Z
1. Total number of signatures filed:
17,251
2. Number of signatures verified:
10,871
3. Total number of signatures needed:
6,452
4. Number of signatures found sufficient:
6,452
5. Number of signatures found not sufficient-,
4,419
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal V the City of Downey this 15 th , day of September, 2022. 9j.M_' 1 -
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Number of signatures found sufficient 6,452
Number of signatures found not sufficient 4,419
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