HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2018-142 ERRESOLUTION NO. 2018-142
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI,
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018
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
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
cent local sales tax, providing $5,400,000 annually, with independent
citizen oversight, and funds spent locally, be adopted?
WHEREAS, Section 9282 of the California Elections Code authorizes the City Council,
by majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city
measures submitted at municipal elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI DOES RESOLVE,
DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 9285 of the California Elections Code, when the
elections official has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed
and distributed to the voters, the elections official shall send a copy of an argument in favor of
the proposition to the authors of any argument against the measure and a copy of an argument
against the measure to the authors of any argument in favor of the measure immediately upon
receiving the arguments.
The author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure may
prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or may authorize in writing
any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five authors.
The rebuttal 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, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. The
rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the "Form of Statement to be Filed by Author(s) of
Argument".
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 provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to be held
on November 6, 2018, and shall then be repealed.
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.
Dated: July 18, 2018
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-142 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
NNIFE FERRAIOLO
ity Clerk
2018-142