RESOLUTION NO. 2024-059
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Fontana, California on November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
“CITY OF FONTANA SALES TAX MEASURE.
Shall the measure providing funding for the City of Fontana’s general government use, such as maintaining 911 response, fire/police protection; recruiting/retaining well-trained police officers; helping prevent property crimes/thefts/burglaries; keeping public areas/parks safe/clean; addressing homelessness; protecting local drinking water sources; repairing streets/potholes by establishing a 1% sales tax providing approximately $46,000,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits, spending disclosure, all funds locally controlled, be adopted?” Yes
No
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Primary Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (i) the City Council or any member(s) of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination of voters and associations, to file a written argument in favor of or against the City measure, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, and to change the argument until and including the date fixed below by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant to this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be August 19, 2024, at 12 p.m. Each argument shall not exceed 300 words and shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument.
Section 2. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and against the City Measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the Measure to the authors of the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to the authors of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than August 23, 2024, at 5 p.m. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to rebut.
Section 3. Prior Resolutions. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of primary and rebuttal arguments related to City measures are repealed.
Section 4. November 5, 2024 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5, 2024, and shall then be repealed.
Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of July 2024.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, California, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of July, 2024, by the following vote to-wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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City Clerk of the City of Fontana
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Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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