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R-2024-041
RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-041
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024,
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Pismo Beach, on November 5, 2024, at which the City Council has ordered the submission of the following measure to the voters:
CITY OF PISMO BEACH
MEASURE _____
The Pismo Beach Essential Services Measure. To maintain the City of Pismo Beach’s long term financial stability and services such as fixing potholes; keeping streets, sidewalks, infrastructure, parks, and public facilities safe, clean, and well-maintained; providing police/fire protection, 9-1-1 emergency services; addressing homelessness; and for general government use, shall the City extend its Measure I sales tax and set the rate at 1¢ per dollar, providing approximately $4,000,000 annually for 12 years; requiring independent audits, with all funds used locally?
YES
NO
WHEREAS, under Elections Code Section 9282, the City Council, or a member or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council, or an individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or a combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument for or against the measure set forth above.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes all members of the City Council to file (a) written argument(s) In Favor of or Against the City measure(s) not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 75B0566A-4BBE-41DB-A31F-492D61913D59
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principal officers who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument, which shall be furnished by the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9287, in the event more than one argument for or against the City measure described above is submitted to the City Clerk within the time prescribed, the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the proposed measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the argument, the City Clerk shall give preference and priority, in the order below, to the arguments of the following:
(a) The Mayor and/or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council;
(b) Bona fide associations of citizens; and
(c) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9286(b), the deadline for filing (and changing or withdrawing) arguments for or against the City measure described above with the City Clerk shall be not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024.
UPON MOTION OF Mayor Pro Tem Reiss, seconded by Council Member Guthrie, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 4th day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 Reiss, Guthrie, Inman, Waage
NOES: 1 Newton
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
RECUSED: 0
Approved: Attest:
________________________ ________________________
Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Pismo Beach, California, on _______________________.
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Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
DocuSign Envelope ID: 75B0566A-4BBE-41DB-A31F-492D61913D59 6/5/2024