STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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7/23/2024
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Date: July 23, 2024
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Allison E. Burns, City Attorney
Subject:A Resolution Amending Resolution Nos. 24-34, 24-46, and 24-47 Relating to an Ordinance to be Submitted to the Voters at a Special Municipal Election to be Held On November 5, 2024, Approving Enacting an Amendment to the City’s Transactions and Use Tax
Recommendations:
Adopt Resolution No. 24-__, amending Resolution Nos. 24-34, 24-46, and 24-47 Relating to an ordinance to be submitted to the voters at a Special Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, approving enacting an amendment to the City’s Transactions and Use Tax.
Fiscal Impact:
The cost to place the ordinance on the ballot is nominal.
Background:
On June 25, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution No. 24-34 (the “Measure Resolution”), which generally ordered that an ordinance be submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 5, 2024, approving and enacting an amendment to the City’s transaction and use tax, directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, setting priorities for filing a written argument relating to the ballot measure, and providing for rebuttal arguments relating to the ballot measure. On July 9, 2024, the City Council approved (i) Resolution No. 24-46 (the “Election Resolution”), which called for the holding of a special municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the submission to the voters a proposed measure relating to an ordinance enacting a transactions and use tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and (ii) Resolution No. 24-47 (the “Consolidation Resolution”), which requested the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consolidate a special municipal election to be held on November 5, 2024, with a statewide general election to be held pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code.
This proposed Resolution (i) amends the ballot title and summary contained in the Measure Resolution, Election Resolution, and Consolidation Resolution, in order to comply with the statutory 75-word limit, and (ii) clarifies that any reference in the Measure Resolution to a “General” Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, means a “Special” Municipal Election.
Attachment:
Resolution No. 24-____