0657RESOLUTION NO. 657
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 14, 1992.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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 10012 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for
at an Election to be held in the City of Rolling Hills on April 14, 1992, may prepare a
candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The 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. 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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, translating 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 thirty (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 14, 1992 and shall then be repealed.
Section 8. 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 Al
ATTEST:
City C rk
The foregoing Resolution No. 657 entitled:
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 14, 1992.
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of
December, 1991 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Heinsheimer, Murdock, Mayor Pro Tem
Swanson, Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Leeuwenburgh
ABSTAIN: None
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