R-9297
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CA MJM(JL)A \ELECT98 6B2
City Council Meeting 7-28-98
REVISED
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9297
(City Council Senes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE
OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1998 RELATED
TO AMENDING CITY CHARTER SECTION 602
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 12109 authOrizes the City Council to provide
that all ballots cast at the Special Municipal Election be counted at a central counting
place,
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9280 authonzes the City CouncIl to direct the
City Clerk to transmit a measure appearing on the ballot to the City Attorney to prepare an
Impartial analYSIS,
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9282 et seq PrOVides for procedures for
arguments concerning city measures, and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Sections 9282 and 9285 authOrize the City Council, or
any member or members of the City Council authOrized by the City Council, to file wntten
arguments. Including rebuttal arguments In favor of any City measure,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 A Special Municipal Election shall be held In the City of Santa MOnica
on November 3, 1998, which IS the electIon ordered In accordance With ElectIons Code
Section 9255 for the purpose of submitting InitIatives amending the Santa Monica City
Charter and whIch IS the election ordered In accordance With Government Code Section
43608 for the purpose of submItting a proposition for Incurring bonded debt to the qualifIed
voters of the CIty of Santa Monica
SECTION 2 The follOWIng measure shall appear on the ballot and be submitted
to the voters of the CIty
PROPOSITION" " Shall
Section 602 of the Santa Monica
City Charter be amended to
provide for Council member's
compensation in the amount of
$750 each month, for Mayor's
compensation of $900 each
month, to provide for yearly cost
of living increases equal to the
increase in the Consumer Price
Index, and to provide for
medical and other benefits that
the City customarily provides to
City employees?
YES
NO
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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 The City Clerk shall cause the text of the prOposition to be publIshed In the
offiCIal newspaper and In each edItion thereof dunng the day of publication In the manner
reqUIred by law
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SECTION 3 The ballots to be used at the SpeCial MUniCipal Election shall
be both as to form and matter contained therein such as may be reqUired by law
SECTION 4 The City Clerk IS authOrized, Instructed, and directed to procure
and furnish any and all offiCIal ballots, notices, printed matter, and all supplies, equipment,
and paraphernalia that may be necessary In order to properly and lawfully conduct the
SpeCial MUniCipal Elechon
SECTION 5 The polls for the SpeCial MUniCIpal Election shall be open at
7 00 a m of the day of the election and shall remaIn open contInuously until 8 00 p m of
the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as prOVided In Elections Code Section
14401
SECTION 6 The notice of the time and place of holding of the SpeCial
MUniCipal Election ]s hereby given and the CIty Clerk IS authOrized, Instructed and directed
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to gIve such further or additional notice of the electIon In the time, form and manner
required by law
SECTION 7 Pursuant to Elections Code Section 12109, the City Clerk IS
authonzed, Instructed and directed to give such notIce of the central counting place In the
tIme, form and manner required by law
SECTION 8 Pursuant to ElectIons Code SectIon 9280, the City Clerk IS
directed to transmit a copy of each measure to be submitted to the voters to the City
Attorney and the City Attorney IS dIrected to prepare an ImpartIal analysIs of each measure
showing the effect of the measure on the eXisting law and the operation of the measure In
accordance with the provIsions of Elections Code Section 9280 The Impartial analysIs
shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the fIlIng of pnmary arguments
SECTION 9 In all particulars not recited In thiS Resolution, the Special
MUniCipal ElectIon shall be held and conducted as prOVided by law for holding mUnicipal
electIons In the CIty of Santa MonIca
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SECTION 10 In accordance with Elections Code Sections 9282 and 9283
the City Council authorizes the follOWing Council members and other persons or
organizations to file written arguments as follows
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION
Mayor Robert Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tempore Pam O'Connor, Council
members Ruth Ebner, Michael Feinstein, Ken Genser, Asha Greenberg and
Paul Rosenstein
AGAINST PROPOSITION
SECTION 11 Wntten arguments, not to exceed 300 words In length, are to
be filed with the City Clerk no later than August 11, 1998. Arguments so submItted may
be changed or withdrawn by the author(s) until and Including the date fixed by the City
Clerk after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the City
Clerk Rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words may be submitted by persons for or
against the Measure In accordance With Elections Code Section 9285
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SECTION 12 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution,
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA JONE($ MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT 1
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CMO KEL F \CMGR\COUNCIL\CQUNCIL3 PAY
City Council Meeting July 28, 1998
Santa MOnica, California
PROPOSAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT
OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Section 602 of the City Charter of the City of Santa MonIca IS amended to read as
follows
602 Compensation. The members of the City Council shall receive no
compensation for their services, except as provided for below
(a) The members of the City Council shall receive compensation In the
amount of $75000 each month The Mayor shall receive compensation In the
amount of $900.00 per month,
(b) Notwithstanding the amount provided for In paragraph (a) of this section,
the compensation received by the members of the City Council and Mayor shall be
automatically Increased effective July 1 of each year, In an amount equal to the
Increase In the Consumer Pnce Index (CPI) for the twelve month penod Immediately
precedIng July 1 As used In this section, the CPI shall be the Index for All Urban
Consumers for the Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim Metropolitan Area (All
Items), provided by the United States Bureau of Labor StatistiCS or other
comparable Index as may be developed to take ItS place,
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(c) The members of the City Council and Mayor shall receive medical, dental,
health, and other benefits of employment paid for by the City, provided these
benefits are routinely and customanly available and paid for by the City to City
mIscellaneous employees The members of the City CouncIl and Mayor shall
receive reimbursement and allowance for travel and for other expenses related to
their fulfilling their offiCial duties and the holding of public office upon the same
terms and conditions applicable to City departmental directors. The sums received
pursuant to thIS paragraph shall not be Included for purposes of determining
monthly compensation under paragraph (a) of thiS section
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Adopted and approved this 28th of July, 1998
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9297 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 28th of July, 1998 by the following vote
Ayes Councllmembers
Felnsteln, Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor
Noes Councllmembers
None
Abstain Councllmembers
None
Absent Councllmembers
Ebner, Greenberg, Rosenstein
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk