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RESOLUTION NO. CC- 2212-110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR
THE FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS, REBUTTALS AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS REGARDING CERTAIN MEASURES BE
SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023, AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION
NO CC-2210-079.
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Redondo Beach, California on March 7, 2023, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following charter amendments:
MEASURE CA3
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall the Charter of the City of Redondo Beach be amended to use gender neutral language throughout the Charter?
YES
NO
MEASURE CA4
PROPOSED CHARTER VIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 8.3(c) of the Charter of the City of Redondo Beach be amended to provide an exception to the current requirement that the Mayor sign all contracts, permitting the City Manager, other officer or employee to approve and sign a written contract on behalf of the City when authorized to do so by the City Council? YES
NO
MEASURE CA5
PROPOSED CHARTER XVIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 18.4 of the Charter of the City of Redondo be amended to eliminate runoff elections for elective offices of the City and to require the City Council to adopt an ordinance implementing ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting, for elective offices of the City instead?
YES
NO
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to California Elections Code 9282(b) for measures placed on the ballot by the legislative body may write argument for or against the above measures.
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SECTION 2. That pursuant to the above the City Council does authorize the following member(s) of its body or appointee: Charter Review Advisory Committee Member Craig for CA3, Councilmember(s)____________ for B, Councilmember(s)________________ for CA4, Councilmember(s)___________ for CA5 to file written Argument For or Against not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measures as specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until December 20, 2022 by 5:30 p.m. after which no arguments for or against the City measures may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted. In case any argument is signed by more than five authors, the signatures of the first five shall be printed. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk/Elections Official is directed to follow the format for ballot arguments provided in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of Section 9282 of the California Elections Code.
SECTION 5. That based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and sample ballots and to permit the ten-calendar-day public examination period, the City Clerk/Election Official has fixed December 20, 2022 by 5:30 pm, as the date after which no arguments for or against a City measures may be submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official for printing and distribution to the voters.
SECTION 6. That if more than one argument for or against the measures is submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official within the time prescribed, pursuant to Section 9287 of the California Elections Code, she shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the Measures for printing and distribution to the voters.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall give preference and priority, in the order named, to the arguments of the following:
a. The City Council, or member(s) or members of the body authorized by the City Council. b. The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure. c. Bona fide associations of citizens.
d. Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.
SECTION 8. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(1) of the California Elections Code, after the City Clerk/Elections Official has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Election Official shall send a copy of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure, and a copy of the argument against the measure to the authors of the argument in favor of the measure.
SECTION 9. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(2) of the California Elections Code that author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument or may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.
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SECTION 10. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(3) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words.
SECTION 11. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(4) of the California Elections Code rebuttal arguments relating to a city measure shall be filed with the elections official no later than 10 days after the final filing date for primary arguments, the Election Official has fixed January 3, 2023 by 5:30pm. The rebuttal argument shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
SECTION 12. That rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official, 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 principal officers.
SECTION 13. That pursuant to Section 9285(a)(5) of the California Elections Code all rebuttals may not be signed by more than five persons and shall be printed in the same manner as a primary argument and shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 14. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measures to the city attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the city attorney are affected.
a. That the City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measures not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure.
b. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city.
c. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 15. That the City Council approves the letters designation of CA3, CA4, CA5 for identification of the ballot measures.
SECTION 16. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and shall enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6
th day of December, 2022.
William C. Brand, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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___________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2212-110, CERTAIN MEASURES
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. CC-2212-110 was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 6
th day of December, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
___________________ ___
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk