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 PARCEL TAX MEASURE SUBMITTING
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PASADENA THE CITY OF
PASADENA 911 FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC EMERGENCY
MEDICAL/WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS/RESPONSE MEASURE, AND
DIRECTING THE CITY 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 3, 2026, at which there will be submitted to the voters of said City a local ballot measure question in substantially the following form:
City of Pasadena 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency
Medical/Wildfire Preparedness/Response Measure.
To help maintain fire, paramedic, 911 response; prepare for/ respond to wildfires/earthquakes/medical emergencies;
recruit/retain well-trained firefighters; maintain lifesaving equipment/fire alert communication; shall City of Pasadena's measure annually levy 19^ per square foot of improved property, with low-income senior exemption, providing approximately $22,100,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring
accountability, independent audits, oversight, public spending disclosure; all funds must be used to support local fire protection/emergency medical response services, 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 City of Pasadena 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency Medical/Wildfire Preparedness/Response Measure:
In Favoror
In Favor or
In Favor or
Against
Against
Against
1 In Favor or
In Favor or
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 14, 2026, 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 14,2026.
Adopted at a special meeting of the City Council on the _ day of August, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michele Beat Bagneris f /
City Attorney/City Prosecutbr'
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Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
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