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Home My WebLink AboutRES-97-5861 (ELECTION - 11/4/9 CANDIDATE)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO.97-5861 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997 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 statements. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 13307 of the I 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 Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, November 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 200 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 typewritten form 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. A. Pursuant to State law, the candidates statement must be translated and printed in Spanish at the candidates' request. B. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city may be required to translate candidates statements into one or more of the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO.97- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1997 WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California I 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 statements. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, 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 Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, November 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 200 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 typewritten form 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. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. A. Pursuant to State law, the candidates statement must be translated and printed in Spanish at the candidates' request. B. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city may be required to translate candidates statements into one or more of the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog. ii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 C. The City Clerk shall have translated only those statements into Spanish as 1 requested by the candidate and shall print Spanish translations of candidates who request printing in the voters pamphlet pursuant to State law as specified in A. above. The City Clerk shall also have translations made that may be required by the Voting Rights Act as specified in B. above.. Section 3. PAYMENT. 1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in English. 2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate's statement into Spanish, as specified in A. above, pursuant to State law. 3. The candidate shall also be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in Spanish, as specified in A. above, pursuant to State law. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates statements filed pursuant to this section, and shall require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's pamphlet. The required estimated payment is just an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to another election and may be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the clerk is not bound by the estimate and shall, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid, depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the clerk shall require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the election. Section 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package. Section 5. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Section 6. All previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed. Section 7. This resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, and shall then be repealed. Section 8. 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 ON THIS 24TH DAY OF JUKE, 1997. PRESIDED T/af the ATTEST: rgr ��► r APPROVED AS TO FORM: and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 96-5861 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on June 24, 1997. The vote was as follows: AYES: Benz, Bowler, Edgerton, Oakes, Mayor Reviczky NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Dated: June 26, 1997 Elaine Doerfling, City C k