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RESOLUTION NO. 797
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, MARCH 4,1997.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Section 13307 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 13307 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 March 4, 1997, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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
March 4, 1997 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 ADOPTED this 28th day of October, 1996.
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JOD M DOM
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
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CRAIG R. NEALIS
CITY CLERK
The foregoing Resolution No. 797 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, MARCH 4,
1997.
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 28th day of
October, 1996, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Heinsheimer, Hill, Pernell, Mayor Pro Tem Lay and Mayor
Murdock.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
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CRAIG R. NEALIS
CITY CLERK
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