RESOLUTION NO. 2024-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF DIRECT AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION WHEREAS, a Municipal General Election is to be held in the City of Pomona, California on November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
“Shall the City Charter be amended to require that at least ten percent (10%) of the City’s annual unrestricted general purpose revenues be allocated to children and youth programs and services by Fiscal Year 2030-2031, to require maintaining current funding for children and youth programs , and to establish a City Department of Children and Youth to administer funding for said programs and services?” 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 August 16, 2024. 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 August 26, 2024. 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. November 5, 2024 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5, 2024, and shall then be repealed.
Section 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 5th day of February, 2024. ___________________________________
Tim Sandoval, Mayor
City of Pomona
Attest:
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Rosalia Butler, MMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF POMONA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2024-___1 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of February, 2024, by the following vote of Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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City Clerk
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