HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2018-141 ERRESOLUTION NO. 2018-141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI,
SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING
CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE
AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018
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WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Lodi, California, on
November 6, 2018, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
To make neighborhoods safer, maintain/improve essential City of Lodi YES
services including: reducing crime; maintaining neighborhood police
patrols/gang violence intervention/prevention; fixing potholes/city
streets; maintaining neighborhood fire stations; enhancing rapid
police/fire response times by restoring firefighter and adding police
positions; maintaining recreation facilities/programs; and other general
fund purposes; shall the City of Lodi measure enacting an ongoing half NO
cent local sales tax, providing $5,400,000 annually, with independent
citizen oversight, and funds spent locally, be adopted?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI DOES RESOLVE,
DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes ALL members of the City Council to file a
written argument In Favor of or Against the above City ballot measure not exceeding
300 words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it,
in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the California Elections Code. 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arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk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.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed name(s) and
signature(s) of the author(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
who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the "Form of
Statement to be Filed by Author(s) of Argument".
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the ballot
measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the
measure not exceeding 500 words pursuant to Section 9280 of the California Elections Code.
The impartial analysis for the ballot measure shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for
the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 3. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments
for city measures are repealed.
SECTION 4. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be held
on November 6, 2018, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Dated: July 18, 2018
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-141 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held July 18, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Kuehne, Mounce, and
Mayor Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNI+EM.FERRAIOLO
ity Clerk
2018-141