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RESOLUTION•NO. 569
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY -OF
ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1988
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
statement;
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
00 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be
N held in the City of Rolling Hills on April 12, 1988, may prepare a
candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
W Clerk. The statement may include the name, age and occupation of the
[n 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. The statement shall not include party
affiliation of the candidate, nor membership'or activity in partisan
political organizations. The statement shall be filed in the office
of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are
filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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, and mailing the candidates
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 or 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
election to be held on April 12, 1988 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION S. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of
original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED NOVEMBER 23, 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 569 was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills on the 23rd day of November, 1987 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Heinsheimer, Leeuwenburgh, Murdock,
Pernell, Mayor Swanson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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