HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 011-88 RESOLUTION NO. 11-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1988
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California provides that the governing body of any local agency
adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any
candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidates statement ;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to
be held in the City of Atascadero on June 7, 1988 may prepare a
candidate ' s statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
Clerk . The statement may include the name, age and occupation of
the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words
of the candidate ' s education and qualifications " expressed by the
candidate himself or herself and shall be typewritten, double
spaced and free of errors, properly punctuated , and use upper
and lower case lettering . The statement shall not include party
affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in
partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed
in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate ' s
nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but
not changed , during the period for filing nomination papers and
until 5:00 p .m. of the next working day after the close of the
nomination period .
SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost of printing , handling , translating and mailing the
candidates statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code and
require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his
or her pro rata share as a condition of having his or her
statement included in the voter 's pamphlet . The City Clerk shall
bill each candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or
shall refund within 30 days of the election any unused portion
of the deposit .
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate
or the candidate 's representative a copy of this Resolution at
the time nominating petitions are issued .
(Res. No. 11-88, cont'd)
SECTION 5. That all previous resolutions establishing
Council policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed .
SECTION 6. That this resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
that time unless superseded by a future resolution of the City
Council .
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of
original resolutions.
ON MOTION BY Councilmember BOURBEAU , seconded by
Councilmember MACKEY , the foregoing resolution is hereby
adopted in its entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS BORGESON, BOURBEAU, MACKEY AND MAYOR NORRIS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN HANDSITY
ADOPTED: 1/26/88
BARBARA NORRIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
iiO-YD -t. .SHARITZ, Cit Clerk
4APPROVED AS TO FORM APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
REY 00 Nr, City Attorney MICHAEL SHELTON, City Manager
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