HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 1998 1476 1998 0617RESOLUTION NO. 98 -1476
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 84 -107
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 MOORPARK,
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 Moorpark, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period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. PAYMENT. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, and mailing
the candidates statements filed pursuant to this section, and require each candidate filing a statement
to pay in advance to the City his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her
statement included in the voter's pamphlet. The estimate 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 City Clerk
is not bound by the estimate and may, 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 City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the
excess amount paid within 30 days of the election or in receipt of County billing.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
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SECTION 4. 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 5. That Resolution No. 84 -107, which previously established Council policy on
payment for candidates statements, is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 6. That this Resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election and at
each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 7. 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 �4is 17h day of JWie/ 1998.
Mayor
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Deborah S. TraffenstedObty Clerk _
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 98 -1476 was adopted by the City Council of the
City of Moorpark at a meeting held on the 17th day of June, 1998, and that the same was adopted
by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Evans, Perez, Teasley, Wozniak and Mayor Hunter
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 26th day of June, 1998.
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Deborah S. Traffenstedt, i y Clerk
(seal)