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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2024-038City of Atascadero Resolution No. 2024-038 Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION 2024-038 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING CITY MEASURES AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Atascadero, California, on November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measures: BALLOT MEASURE #____ ATASCADERO LOCAL ROADS AND VITAL SERVICES FUNDING EXTENSION MEASURE. To provide funding that cannot be seized by Sacramento, and that will be used locally for such things as repair of neighborhood roads, aging infrastructure along with other vital general government needs, shall the City extend its current ½ cent per dollar sales tax (Measure F-14), providing approximately $3,000,000 annually, until ended by voters; with citizen committee oversight, published annual reporting and independent financial audits? Yes No BALLOT MEASURE #____ Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive? Yes No NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Atascadero: SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of the City Council: Council Member Charles Bourbeau, In Favor Council Member Mark Dariz, In Favor Mayor Pro Tem Susan Funk, In Favor Mayor Heather Moreno, In Favor to file (a) written argument(s), not exceeding 300 words regarding the City measures as specified above by printing 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, on behalf of the City Council. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. City of Atascadero Resolution No. 2024-038 Page 2 of 2 SECTION 2. 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. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measures not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measures on the existing law and the operation of the measures. If the measures affect the organization or salaries of the office of the city attorney, the city clerk shall prepare the impartial analysis. b. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measures were placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city. c. In the event the entire text of the measures is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point type, the following: “The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure _____.” d. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. SECTION 3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9286(b), the deadline for filing (and changing or withdrawing) arguments for or against the City measure described above with the City Clerk shall be not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 25, 2024. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 11th day of June 2024. On motion by Council Member Bourbeau and seconded by Council Member Dariz, the foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Bourbeau, Dariz, Funk, and Mayor Moreno NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Newsom ABSTAIN: None CITY OF ATASCADERO: ________________________________ Heather Moreno, Mayor ATTEST: Lara K. Christensen, City Clerk