CITY OF FORT BRAGG
Incorporated August 5, 1889
416 N. Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: (707) 961-2827 Fax: (707) 961-2802
www.FortBragg.com
NOTICE TO VOTERS OF DATE AFTER WHICH NO ARGUMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A
CITY MEASURE MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Fort Bragg on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
MEASURE ____: IMPOSING A 3/8-CENT GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX
Shall the measure generating locally controlled revenue for Fort Bragg for general government use, such as providing for Workforce Housing for the residents of Fort Bragg and the Mendocino Coast for our Firefighters, Police, Plumbers, Hospitality, Carpenters and General Trades, and Retail and Service Workers by levying a 3/8¢ sales tax, raising about $800,000 a year that Sacramento cannot take away, until voters decide otherwise, requiring yearly audits, independent oversight, public review/disclosure of spending, be adopted? YES
NO
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the legislative body of the City, or any member or members thereof authorized by the body, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument, not to exceed 300 words in length, accompanied by 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, for or against the City measure.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, based upon the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and sample ballots for the election, the City Clerk has fixed Thursday, August 18, 2022, during normal office hours, as posted, as the date after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the clerk for printing and distribution to the voters as provided in Article 4. Arguments shall be submitted to the City Clerk, accompanied by 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, at the City Hall, 416 N. Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, California. Arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council has determined that rebuttal arguments, not to exceed 250 words in length, as submitted by the authors of the opposing direct arguments, may be filed with the City Clerk, accompanied by 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, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any ordinance, impartial analysis, or direct argument filed under the authority of the elections code will be available for public examination in the City Clerk’s office for not less than 10 calendar days from the deadline for the filing of the arguments and analysis. Any rebuttal argument filed under the authority of the elections code will be available for public examination in the City Clerk’s office for not less than 10 calendar days from the deadline for filing rebuttal arguments. ________________________________
June Lemos, MMC
City Clerk
Dated: August 9, 2022
Posted in City Notice Case: August 9, 2022
Fort Bragg Planning Commission
AGENDA ITEM NO. ____