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RESOLUTION NO. 521
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS OF THE
CANDIDATES STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 10, 1984
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State
of California provides that the governing body of any local agency
adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate
for a municipal election, including costs of the candidates state-
ment;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING
HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, -DECLARE, DETERMINE AND,
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each can-
didate for elective office to be voted for at the General Municipal
Election to be held in the City of Rolling Hills on April 10, 1984,
may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided
by the City Clerk. Such statement may include the name, age and
occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than
400 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed
by the candidate himself or herself. Such statement shall not in-
clude party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity
in partisan political organizations. Such statement shall be filed
in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomin-
ation papers are filed. Such statement may be withdrawn, but not
changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until
5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination
period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE.- The City Clerk shall require
that the ballot .be printed.in English only.in the City of Rolling Hills.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT The City Clerk shall estimate the total
cost of printing, handling,. translating, and mailing the candidate's
statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and require each
candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his or her pro rata
share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the,
voter's pamphlet. The City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any
cost in excess of the deposit and shall refund within 30 days of the
election any unused portion of the deposit.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate.
or the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the
time nominating petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing
Council policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the
municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 10, 1984, and shall
then be repealed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the pass-
age and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of
original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON November 28, 1983.
ATTEST:
. Mayq� o f,///the C�i_ty of
Rolling`Hills, California
City Clerk of the City of
Rolling Hills, California
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No.521 was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 28th day of November, 1983
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Heinsheimer, Leeuwenburgh, Pernell, Swanson
Mayor Murdock
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of
Rolling Hills, California