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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6985
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS FOR A MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015
WHEREAS, Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California
authorizes the City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide for the filing of
rebuttal arguments for City measures submitted at municipal elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Sections 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, when the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure which
will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk shall immediately send a copy of the
argument in favor of the measure to the author(s) of the argument against the measure, and a
copy of the argument against the measure to the author(s) of the argument in favor of the
measure.
The author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a City measure
may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words, or may authorize in
writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five authors. Each rebuttal
argument shall be accompanied by a "Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of
Argument."
The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting them or, if submitted on behalf of an
organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of
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its principal officers, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. The
deadline for filing rebuttal arguments will be 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2015.
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments.
Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for City measures are repealed.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to
be held on November 3, 2015, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, shall enter the same into the book of original Resolutions of said City, and shall
make a minute of passage and adoption thereof in the minutes of the meeting at which the
Resolution is adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 14th day of July, 2015.
OF
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR o0he City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
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ty Attorney
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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. 15-6985 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 July 14, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
DiVirgilio, Fangary, Petty, Tucker, Mayor Barragan
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Dated: July 15, 2015
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Elaine Doerfling, City erk