Attachment 2
July 12, 2022 UUT Ballot Argument Language (Excerpted):
NOTE: City’s Consultant recommends AGAINST express authorization of elected officials to file ballot measures.
7. d) The City Council hereby authorizes Mayor Dion Bailey to prepare and file a ballot argument in favor of the Ballot Measure set forth in this Resolution, which may be signed by members of the City Council, representatives of bona fide associations of citizens, and individual voters eligible to vote on the Measure. Members of the City Council who sign the ballot argument may use their titles. In accordance with Elections Code section 9287, any council members authorized by the City Council to do so may sign the argument in favor of the Measure. ……
8. d) The City Council hereby authorizes Mayor Bailey to prepare and file a rebuttal argument in favor of the Ballot Measure set forth in this Resolution, which may be signed by members of the City Council, representatives of bona fide associations of citizens, and individual voters eligible to vote on the Measure, who may be different from the people who signed the argument in favor of the measure. Members of the City Council who sign the rebuttal argument may use their titles. In accordance with Elections Code section 9287, any council members authorized by the City Council to do so may sign the rebuttal argument for the Measure.
9. In accordance with Elections Code section 9280, the City Attorney is directed to file with the City Clerk, by 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2022, an impartial analysis of the Measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words.
Prior Ballot Argument Language (Excerpted):
NOTE: City’s Consultant recommends adhering to the below prior successful UUT related language regarding ballot arguments as follows:
Section 4. The City Council hereby directs the City Attorney to prepare an impartial written analysis of the measure, not to exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the measure on existing law and the operation of the measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
Section 5. The City Council hereby authorizes its members to file written arguments for or against the measure described above to this resolution. All written arguments filed by any person in favor or against the measure shall be accompanied by the names and signatures of the persons submitting the arguments as required by applicable law and any names, signatures and arguments may be filed until the time and date fixed by the City Clerk, after which no change may be submitted to the City Clerk unless permitted by law.