HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-072 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 12-072
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADPTING A CHARGE
TO CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, FOR PREPARATION
OF MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS OF THE CANDIDATE STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
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 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 6, 2012, 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not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 candidate's 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 upon 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 candidate for additional
actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final 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.
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.
SECTION 5: That all previous Resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidate's statements are repealed.
SECTION 6: That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 6, 2012 and shall then be repealed.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption,certification and signatures
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16`" day of May 2012.
AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
ATTEST:
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nice C. Reynolds, City Clerk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, 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 a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 16"' day of May 2012.
Executed this 17"' day of May 2012, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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�rnice C. Reynolds, Ci y Clerk
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