HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-112 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 98- 112
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CHARGE
TO CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, FOR PREPARATION
OF MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS OF THE CANDIDATES STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, '1998
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides
that the governing body of any city may adopt a charge against candidates 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 Rancho Cucamonga does
hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION '1:
General Provisions. That pursuant to Section 13307 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective
office to be voted for at the General Municipal Election to be held in
the City of Rancho Cucamonga on November 3, 1998, may prepare
a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
Clerk. Such 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. Such statement shall not include party
affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan
political organizations. Such statement shall be filed in the Office of
the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed.
Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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, including costs incurred as a result
of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), 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 estimate is just an approximation of the
actual cost that varies from one election to another election and may
be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the
actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the Clerk
is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the
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candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid
depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the
Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost
incurred. In the :event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the
excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount
paid.
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.
That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment
for candidates statements are repealed.
That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 3, 1998, and shall then be repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 1998.
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Williams
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
William J. Ale~>afider, Mayor
ATTEST:
DebraJ. Ada ,~C~C, CityCle
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I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at an adjourned meeting of said City Council
held on the 17th day of June, 1998.
Executed this 18th day of June, 1998, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
City Clerk