Res 02-079RESOLUTION NO. 02- 079
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS
FOR A CITY MEASURE SUBMITTED AT A MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, §9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the
City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for City measures submitted at a municipal election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Sections §9285 of the Elections Code of the State
of California, when the City Clerk has selected arguments for and against the measure
which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall send copies of the
argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of
the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare
and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall
be filed with the City Clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the
person(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,
not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. 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 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for City measures are repealed.
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
at the regular meeting this 9th day of July, 2002.
Michael P.
or
ATTEST:
Lori ,~nne Peoples, City Clerkt
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
SS,
I, Lori Anne Peoples, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under the
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 02-079, was duly adopted by the
City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 9th day of July, 2002, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: EMERY,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
GOLDBY, HIGGINSON,
REXFORD, CAFAGNA
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