HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 1984 107 1984 0620RESOLUTION NO. 84--- 1 0 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELEC'IVE OFFICE, PERTAINING
TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND
THE COSTS OF THE CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS FOR THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984.
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 can-
didates' statements;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIOFRNIA, 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 the General
Municipal Election to be held in the City of Moorpark on Novem-
ber 6, 1984, may preparo a candidate's statement on an appropriate
form provided by the City Clerk. Suc'.1 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 qualifi-
cations expressed by the candidate himself or herself. Such state-
ment shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations. Such
statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the
time the candidate's nomination papers; .Ire filed. Such statement
may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period of filing
nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. ()f the next working day after
the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. CANDIDA'i'.H "S REQUEST FOR SPANISH TRANSLA'T'ION.
The City Clerk shall send to each voter with the sample ballot a
voter's pamphlet which contains the statement of each candidate
in English and Spanish for those candidate's who have requested
the translation pursuant to law. The Ci t•;, Clerk shall provide a
Spanish translation of the candidate's statement which shall. be
made available to anyone requesting t.hc translation.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MA " "ERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include ad itch ior.�� m 3t r i �T� iii the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. Ci t',• Clerk shall estimate
the total cost of printing, handling, tr,:�nslatina, and mailing
the candidate statements f i l (,(i t(-) 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 and
shall refund within 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 any and all previous resolutions
establishing council policy on payment for candidates statements
are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the
next ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election
after that time.
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 ON June 20, 1984.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
-Playor o he Ci o Mooro_ark,
California
-2-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUN'T'Y OF VENTURA
CITE` OF MOOR PA R K )
I,
Doris
D.
Bankus
City Clerk of the Cite of
of the City of
Moorpark at a
regular
Moorpark,
California,
do
herehv ccrtifv
that ttic, foregoing
Resolution No.
84 -107
Was aciol)Led hr
thy: Cits
CUUl1Cil
of the City of
Moorpark at a
regular
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11(210 �).l
the 20
clay of
June 1`) 84 luti th,a< <h ;,lnic Was ailol)tetl bV
the following vote, to wit:
AYE's: Councilmemher s Straughan, Prieto, Harper,
Beaulieu and M,v,loi YaTIC %7- Sutton;
NOES: None;
ABSENT: None.
WITNESS MV hatld and Lhe c)11it'i,ll st2,il of said City this 20
Clay of June
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