HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-08-01; City Council; Resolution 54961
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RESOLUTION NO. 5496
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, Section 5014.5 of the Elections Code of the State
of California (effective January 1, 1978) authorizes the City
Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide for the
filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures submitted at munici-
pal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 5014.5 of the Election
Code of the State of California, if any person submits an argument
against a city measure, and an argument has been filed in favor of
the (city measure, the City Clerk shall immediately send copies of
that argument to the persons filing the argument in favor of the
city measure. The persons filing the argument in favor of the city
measiire may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding
250 words. The City Clerk shall send copies of the argument in
favor. of the measure to the persons filing the argument against
the city measure, who may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument to
the argument in favor of the city measure not exceeding 250 words.
The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not more
than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments.
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direc
arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the
direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
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I Section 2. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at
the next ensuing municipal election and+ at each municipal election
thereafter.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Carlsbad held the 1st day of ~uuust
1978, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Packard, Skotnicki, Lewis and Anear
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilwoman Casler
ATTEST:
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(SEAL)