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SECTION 2. At the Special Municipal Election called for November 7,2000, the
following proposition shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Santa
Monica:
PROPOSITION"." Shall the City Charter be
amended by adding language explicitly
exempting civil fines from the $500.00 limit
applicable to criminal penalties for Municipal
Code violations?
The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition, which is contained in Exhibit 1
attached hereto and incorporated by reference, to be mailed to all qualified voters with the
sample ballot. In addition to other notices and publications required by law, the City Clerk,
not less than forty (40) days and not more than sixty (60) days before the Special Municipal
Election, shall cause the text of the proposition to be published onee in the official
newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of publication.
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PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
City Charter Section 620 is 'amended to read as follows:
Section 620. Ordinances. Violation. Penalty.
A violation of any ordinance ofthe City shall constitute a misdemeanor
and may be prosecuted in the name of the people of the State of Cali fomi a or may
be redressed by civil action. The maximum fine or penalty for any violation of a
City ordinance shall be the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or a term of
imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both such fine and
imprisonment. The City Council may provide by ordinance that persons
imprisoned in the City Jail for violation oflaw or ordinance may be compelled to
labor on public works. This Section does not limit the City's power to establish
civil penalties or fines by ordinance.
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