R-6180
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RESOLUTION NO.
6180
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDI~G FOR THE
FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUME~TS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, Section 5014.5 of the Elections Code of the State
of CalIfornia 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;
~OW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA. DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECALRE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That pursuant to Section 5014.5 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, if any person submits an argu-
ment against a city measure, and an argument has been flIed in
favor of the CIty measure, the City Clerk shall immediately send
copies of that argument to the persons filIng the argument in
favor of the CIty measure. The persons filing the argument in
favor of the CIty measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argu-
ment not exceeding 250 words. The City Clerk shall send copies
of the argument in favor of the measure to the persons fillng the
argument against the city measure, who may prepare and submit a
rebuttal argument to the argument in favor of the city measure
not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal argument shall be flIed
with the City clerk not more than 10 days after the final date
for filing dIrect arguments. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed
In the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argu-
ment shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks
to rebut.
SECTION 2: That the prOV1Slons of Section 1 shall apply at
the next ensulng muniCIpal election and at each rnuniclpal election
thereafter, unless repealed by the legIslative body.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S~f~ ,<talAP Strk
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ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
OF ,January J 1981.
13th
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGO lUG RESOLUTION"
1m. q 18 0 J \4AS DU L Y ADOPTED BY THE CITY courK I L OF THE
CITY OF SANTA r10tHCA AT A REGULAR ~1EETIf~G THEREOF HELD ON
.Jq~uary, 13 , 1981 BY THE FOLLO\!ING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIU1EimERS: Yannatta Go1dway, Jennlngs, Reed,
Rhoden, Scott and Bambrick
ttoES: (OUNC I U1Er1BE~S: None
ABSENT: COutK I L~1EMgERS : None
ABSTA IN: COUNCI U1Ef1BERS: None
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK