RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN
ARGUMENTS RELATED TO A MEASURE SUBMITTING TO THE
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 4.109 OF TITLE 4 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE, LIBRARY SPECIAL TAX, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTES CAST BY VOTERS
VOTING ON THE PROPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY OF PASADENA, AND DIRECTING THE CITlf ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL
ANALYSIS OF THE MEASURE
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Pasadena, to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at which there will be submitted to the voters of said City a local ballot measure question in substantially the following form:
Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure
To keep libraries well-maintained; provide library
books/materials, youth reading/homework programs; maintain library hours/days open; retain qualified librarians; ensure computer access; shall the City of Pasadena continue the voter- approved annual parcel tax, currently $41 for single-family residences and condominium units and specified rates for other parcel types, generating $2,800,000 annually for 15 years, limiting annual increases to the Consumer Price Index; requiring audits, locally controlled funds, be adopted?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pasadena does resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the following member(s) of its body to file written arguments related to the Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure:
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
In Favor or
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Arguments submitted in favor or against the measure shall not exceed 300 words, in accordance with the Elections Code of the State of California, Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9, Sections 9280 et seq., and may be changed until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk, August 19, 2022, after which no arguments in favor or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall cause to be prepared an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The impartial analyses shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments, August 19, 2022.
Adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council on the _ day of July, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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3 Lisa Hosey
Assistant City Attorney
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