HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/1988, 4-C - ADOPTION OF FEES FOR FILING OF INITITIVES RESOLUTION NO. (1988 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO ADOPTING A FEE FOR THE FILING OF INITIATIVES.
WHEREAS, the California Elections Code was amended in 1988 regarding
election filing fees to require that a filing fee be adopted by the City
Council and charged proponents for filing with the City Clerk a notice of
intent to circulate petitions (Elections Code Sections 4002 and 4002.5) ;
and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney is required to prepare a ballot title and
summary within fifteen days of receiving a notice of intent to circulate a
petition: and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk is required to examine the sufficiency of an
initiative petition once signatures have been gathered; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of helping to defray costs
associated with election requirements to determine the sufficiency of
petition signatures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: Any person filing a Notice
of Intent to circulate a petition with the City Clerk shall pay a fee of
two hundred dollars ($200) to be refunded to the filer if, within one year
of the filing the notice of intention, the City Clerk Certifies the
sufficiency of the petition.
On motion of seconded by
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this day of
1988. �C-2
Resolution No. (1988 Series) Page 2
MAYOR RON DUNIN
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK PAM VOGES
Approved:
City Administrative Officer
Cit A rney
Cit Clerk
ELECTIONS CODE 1988 - 4002.5.
authored the material in question shall be named as the real party in interest
(Amended by Stec& 1981, a 1114, ¢9.)
Chapter 3.Municipal Elections
Article L Initiative
4000. Scope of article.
Ordinances may be enacted by and or any Incorporated city pursuant to this
article.
(Added by Stet& 1976, a 248, §I)
400L Proposed ordinance may be 9 ibmitted by petition.
Any proposed ordinance may be su ornitted to the legislative body of the city
by a petition flied with the clerk of the lative body,In the manner hereinafter
prescribed,after being signed by j
1 than the number of voters specified in
this article. The petition may beorate sections, providing that the same
complies with all of the requiremea ails article.The first page of each section
shall contain the title of the petid the text of the measure. The petition
sections shall be designated In thner set forth In Section 3510.
(Added by Stalk 1976, a 248,
400E Notice of intent to elrcnlg,form.
(a) Before circulating an initiaetition is any city,the proponents of the
matter shall file with the clerk ce of Intention to do so, which shall be
accompanied by the written text Initiative and may be accompanied by a
written statement not in excess 0 words, setting forth the reasons for the
proposed petition.The notice shagned by at least one, but not more than
three,proponents and shall be Indally the following form:
Notice of InCirculate Petition
Notice Is hereby given by thens whose names appear hereon of their
Intention to circulate the petitionh the City of for the purpose
of A statement of theof the proposed action as contemplated
In the petition Is as follows:
(b) Any person filing a notice of intent with the clerk shall pay a fee to be
established by the legislative body not to exceed two hundred dollars($200) to be
refunded to the filer If,within one year of the date of filing the notice of Intent,
the clerk certifies the sufficiency of the petition.
(Amended by Slat& 1987, a 767, ¢8.)
40OLL Proposed measure;title an summary.
(a)Any person who Is Interested In my proposed measure shall file a copy of
the proposed measure with the clerk wi h a request that a ballot title and summary
be prepared. This request shall be a ompanled by the address of the person
proposing the measure. The clerk sl all immediately transmit a copy of the
proposed measure to the city attorney. VlUdn 15 days after the proposed measure
Is filed,the city attorney shall provid and return to the city clerk a ballot title
for and summary of the proposed m .The ballot title may differ from any
other title of the proposed measure d shall express in 500 words or less the
purpose of the proposed measure.In roviding the ballot title,the city attorney
shall give a true and impartial statem t of the purpose of the proposed measure .
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