RESOLUTION NO. 2023-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE MARCH 5, 2024 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, a Primary Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Pomona, California on March 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
“Shall a measure reducing the rate of the City’s Sales Tax from 0.75% to 0.50%, and extending the term of the Sales Tax by repealing its March 31, 2029 expiration date/sunset, be adopted?” Yes
No
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Direct Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (i) the City Council or any member(s) of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on the above measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens or (iv) any combination of voters and associations, to file a written argument in favor of or against the City measure, 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, and to change the argument until and including the date fixed below by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit direct arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant to this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk to be December 15, 2023. Each argument shall not exceed 300 words and shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include 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 principal officers who is the author of the argument.
Section 2. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and against the City Measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the Measure to the authors of the primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to the authors of the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than December 26, 2023. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
Section 3. Prior Resolutions. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of direct and rebuttal arguments related to City measures are repealed.
Section 4. March 5, 2024 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 shall apply only to the election to be held on March 5, 2024, and shall then be repealed.
Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of September 2023.
CITY OF POMONA:
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Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on September 11, 2023 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Diana Robles
Deputy City Clerk
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