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Resolution authorizing Councilmembers to submit arguments regarding the City Charter Revision Measure.
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City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution authorizing certain
Councilmembers to submit arguments regarding the City Charter Revision Measure;
and also direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the question.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council, authorized members of the City Council, citizen associations and
private citizens may submit arguments for or against the City Charter Revision
Measure the City Council placed on the April 11, 2006 ballot. Only one ballot
argument for and one ballot argument against each measure and rebuttals to each
may be printed in the sample ballot. The law gives preference to the arguments
submitted by the Council, as a body, or by Councilmembers authorized to submit
arguments.
If the City Council decides to submit an argument as a body, it is automatically
placed on the ballot. If the City Council decides to have some of its members submit
an argument, those members need to be designated in order for their argument(s) to
receive priority.
Meeting Date: 11/28/05 Item Number: C-5
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Culver City, California, Authorizing Certain Councilmembers to Submit
Arguments Regarding the City Charter Revision Measure on the Ballot for the
April 11, 2006 Municipal Election; and Directing Impartial Analysis of the
Question.
Contact Person/Dept.: Ela Valladares Phone Number: 310-253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification:
Master Notification List
Department Approval:
Christopher Armenta
CAO Approval:
Martin Cole for Jerry Fulwood 11/21/05
City Controller Approval:
Marlee Chang 11/22/05City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
The City Council should decide whether it will submit initial and rebuttal arguments
for or against the measure as a body or designate individual Councilmembers to
submit those arguments. If individual members are to be designated, then the City
Council should make those designations at this meeting. Please note that if more
than two City Councilmembers will be working together to write, or intend to give
comments on the same argument, then, pursuant to the Brown Act, those
discussions and comments among those members can only occur during a duly
noticed public meeting.
Direct arguments are due fourteen days after the City Council calls the election and
shall not exceed 300 words in length. The deadline for direct arguments would be
December 12, 2005 if the City Council calls the election at this meeting. Rebuttal
arguments are due 10 days after the direct arguments are due and shall not exceed
250 words. The deadline for rebuttal arguments would be December 22, 2005.
The resolution also formally directs that an impartial analysis of the City Charter
Revision Measure be prepared by the City Attorney and filed with the City Clerk.
The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length. The impartial analysis
shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of the direct arguments.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The estimated cost of the election is included in the FY 05-06 budget. The Election
budget is $60,000.00.
ATTACHMENTS:
ResolutionCity of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
MOTION:
That the City Council:
1a.Submit ballot arguments and rebuttals regarding the City Charter Revision
Measure as a body;
or
1b.Designate the following Councilmembers to submit ballot arguments and
rebuttals regarding the City Charter Revision Measure:
and
2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the City Charter
Revision Measure to be filed with the City Clerk.
MEETING DATE 11/28/05
AGENDA ITEM Consideration of a Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Culver City, California, Authonzmg
Certain Councilmembers to Submit Arguments
Regarding the City Charter Revision Measure on
the Ballot for the Apnl 11, 2006 Municipal
Election, and Directing Impartial Analysis of the
Question
ATTACHMENTS
Pages|109| Resolution 1-2RESOLUTION NO 2005-R
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUBMIT ARGUMENTS
REGARDING A MEASURE TO REVISE THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA WHICH WILL
BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE APRIL 11, 2006,
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND DIRECTING IMPARTIAL
ANALYSIS OF THE MEASURE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Culver City,
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California a General Municipal Election shall be held April 11 2006 at which time there
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will be submitted to the voters the following question
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YES
SHALL THE REVISED AND REORGANIZED
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CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, AS
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SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSED MEASURE BE
ADOPTED'?
NO
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City California,
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DOES RESOLVE as follows
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written initial and rebuttal arguments supporting the measure and members
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and to prepare and file
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written initial and rebuttal arguments opposing the measure
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Code of the State of California, changes to those arguments may be made until and
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including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which for or against the Charter
Amendments may be submitted to the City Clerk|109| That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the
measure to the City Attorney The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of
the measure and file it with the City Clerk at a time mutually agreed to by the City Clerk
and the City Attorney but in any event no later than the deadline for submitting ballot
arguments
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 2005
ALBERT VERA, MAYOR
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
CHRISTOPHER ARMENTA, City Clerk CAROL A C AB City Attorney
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