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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK • 990 PALM STREET
wool F-0 0 Post Office Box 321 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0321 • 805/549-7100
July 19, 1985
MEMORANDUM
TO: PERSONS FILING ARGUMENTS OR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR OR AGAINST
CITY MEASURES
FROM: PAMELA VOGES, CITY4K
SUBJECT: CITY MEASURES FOR NOVEMBER 5. 1985. BALLOT
Attached are the measures as approved by the City Council on July 15,
1985, as they will appear on the November ballot.
Pursuant to Elections Code 5010, et seq., the legislative body, any
member(s) of the legislative body authorized by that body, or any
individual voter or bonafide association of citizens, or any combination
of voters and associations, may file a written argument or rebuttal
argument for or against any city measure. Arguments shall not exceed 300
words; rebuttal arguments not to exceed 250 words. (See word count
standard sheet for use in writing arguments.)
Arguments must be titled either "Argument in Favor of Measure It
or
"Argument Against Measure ".
All arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office no later than
Monday, July 29, 1985, at 5:00 p.m. (E1. Code 5015) and in the format as
indicated above. Arguments may be changed or withdrawn by their
proponents until 5:00 p.m., July 30, 1985. Copies of arguments will be
mailed to the person(s) filing the arguments for and arguments against
each measure. Rebuttal arguments may be submitted upon a ten-day public
examination period of the arguments (July 30 - August 8) in a format
similar to that used for arguments.
If more than one Argument For or more than one Argument Against any city
measure is submitted to the City Clerk, the City Clerk shall select one of
the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against giving preference
and priority in the order named as follows: (E1. Code 5016).
A. The legislative body, or member(s) of the legislative body authorized
by that body.
B. The individual voter or bonafide association of citizens, or combin-
ation of voters and association, who are the bonafide sponsors or
proponents of the measure.
City Measures for November 5, 1985, Ballot
July 17, 1985
Page 2
C. Bonafide association of citizens.
D. Individual voters.
No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument. In case any
argument is signed by more than five persons, the signatures of the first
five shall be printed (E1. Code 5014).
NOTE: If submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the
organization and the name of at least one of its principal
officers must be listed.
If you have additional questions, please call the City Clerk's Office at
549-7100.
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Attachments
WORD COUNT STANDARD FOR CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS AND ARGUMENTS
Candidates' Statement of Qualifications - 200 word limit
Candidates' 400 word supplement
City Attorney's Impartial Analysis - 500 word limit
Direct Arguments - 300 word limit
Rebuttal Arguments - 250 word limit
The following are the guidelines for computing the word count:
1. The title and signatures are not counted - only the text is counted.
2. Punctuation and single characters
3. Dictionary words
The words "a", "the", "and", "an" are counted as~individual words. _
4. Abbreviations
Examples are: UCLA, PTA,�U.S.M.C., L.A.P.D.
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one
5. Place names
Examples are: Los Angeles - 1 word New York - 1 word
San Luis Obispo - 1 word Cardiff by the Sea - 1 word
6. Whole numbers:
Digits (1 or 10 or 100, etc.)
Spelled out (one or ten or one hundred)
7. Numeric combinations (1973, 13, 1/2, 1971-73, 5%)
8. Dates:
All digits
Words and digits (April 10, 1984)
one
one for each word
one
one
two
9. Monetary amounts (if the dollar sign is used with figures - $1,000,000)___one
10. Hyphenated words____ _� T_- _ _ _ _one for each word
Unless the dictionary shows it as one word.
If the text exceeds the word limit, author to delete or change a sufficient number
of words, or a sentence, to put it within the required word limit.
MEASURES ON THE BALLOT
FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 5, 1985
Measure C
1. Shall City Charter Section 405 be amended so that time served as a
result of an appointment or election which is less than one-half (1/2)
of the full term not be included in determining the eight (8) year
limitation?
Measure D
2. Shall City Charter Sections 602 and 606 be amended to allow for
changes to the Municipal Code to be done by subsections?
Measure E
3. Shall the City Charter be amended to add Section 908 to require that
annexed lands may only be developed consistent with the General Plan?
FULL TEXT FOR _MEASURE _C
"SECTION 405. Limitation of Terms.
(A) Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Council shall serve in
the same office for more than eight (8) years in succession; provided,
however, that any time in office resulting from a partial term which
is less than one-half (1/2) the length of the full term for that
office, shall not be considered."
FULL TEXT FOR MEASURE D
"SECTION 602. Requirements of Ordinances.
(A) With the sole exception of ordinances which take effect upon
adoption referred to in this article, no ordinance shall be passed by
the Council on the day of its introduction nor within five (5) days
thereafter, nor until its publication at least once in full in a
newspaper of the City of San Luis Obispo at least three (3) days
before its adoption; and in case of amendment being made thereto
before the final adoption of the ordinance, the amended portion or
portions of said ordinance must in like manner be republished at least
one day before its adoption as amended, provided that no less than a
full subsection shall be published. The correction of typographical
or clerical errors shall not constitute an amendment within the
meaning of the foregoing sentence.
MEASURES ON THE BALLOT
NOVEMBER 5, 1985
(B) The publication of ordinances as required by subdivision (A) may
be satisfied by the publication of a summary of the proposed ordinance
in lieu of publication of the full text as required in subdivision
(A). At the time the proposed ordinance is introduced, the Council
shall determine whether the full text of the ordinance shall be
published or whether a summary shall be published; if the Council
fails to so determine, the full text shall be published. If the
Council determines that a summary shall be published, the summary
shall be approved by the City Attorney. A copy of the full text of
the proposed ordinance shall be on file in the office of the City
Clerk on and after the first business day following its introduction,
and shall be available to any interested member of the public."
"SECTION 606. Amending Ordinances.
No ordinance shall be amended by reference to its title, but the
subsections thereof to be amended shall be re-enacted at length as
amended; and any amendments passed contrary to the provisions of this
section shall be void."
FULL TEXT FOR MEASURE E
"SECTION 908. Development of Annexed Lands.
Lands annexed to the City may only be developed at a time and in a
manner consistent with the General Plan adopted by the City and as may
be amended from time to time by the Council."
RECrORC]!NG REQUESTED BY:
C11 -Y 01�- SAN LUIS OI3ISPO
WHEN•RECORDED PLEASE RETURN T�
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IFFICIAL RECORDS '
SAN LUIS OBISPO CO., CAL
SEP 3 0 1986
FRANCIS M. COONEY
CERTIFICATE County Clerk -Recorder
TIME 1: 50 PM
I, Pamela Voges, the duly appointed and qualified acting City Clerk
of the City of San Luis Obispo, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a full, true and correct copy of: Certification of Charter
Amendments Measures "C", 'I D" "� & "E") as ratified by the electors
of the City of San_Luis Obispo on.Tuesday,.November 5. 1985.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of San Luis Obispo this 30th
day of September 1986,
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Pamela Voges, City Cl r
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CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS
(MEASURES "C", "D" & "E") AS RATIFIED BY THE
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
I, Pamela Voges, City Clerk of the City of San Luis Obispo, do hereby
certify that at the General Municipal Election held in the City of San
Luis Obispo, California, on the 5th day of November, 1985, the following
amendments to the San Luis Obispo City Charter were ratified by a majority
of the electors of said City:
CHARTER AMENDMENT
ARTICLE IV. ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
SECTION 405. Limitation of Terms.
(A) Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Council shall serve in
the same office for more than eight (8) years in succession;
provided, however, that any time in office resulting from a partial
term which is less than one-half (1/2) the length of the full term
for that office, shall not be considered.
ARTICLE VI. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
SECTION 602. Requirements of Ordinances.
(A) With the sole exception of ordinances which take effect upon
adoption referred to in this article, no ordinance shall be passed by
the Council on the day of its introduction nor within five (5) days
thereafter, nor until its publication at least once in full in a
newspaper of the City of San Luis Obispo at least three (3) days
before its adoption; and in case of amendment being made thereto
before the final adoption of the ordinance, the amended portion or
portions of said ordinance must in like manner be republished at
least one day before its adoption as amended, provided that no less
than a full subsection shall be published. The correction of
typographical or clerical errors shall not constitute an amendment
within the meaning of the foregoing sentence.
(B) The publication of ordinances as required by subdivision (A)
may be satisfied by the publication of a summary of the proposed
ordinance in lieu of publication of the full text as required in
subdivision (A). At the time the proposed ordinance is introduced,
the Council shall determine whether the full text of the ordinance
shall be published or whether a summary shall be published; if the
Council fails to so determine, the full text shall be published. If
the Council determines that a summary shall be published, the summary
shall be approved by the City Attorney. A copy of the full text of
the proposed ordinance shall be on file in the office of the City
Clerk on and after the first business day following its introduction,
and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
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SECTION 606. Amending Ordinances.
No ordinance shall be amended by reference to its title, but the
subsections thereof to be amended shall be re-enacted at length as
amended; and any amendments passed contrary to the provisions of
this section shall be void.
ARTICLE IX. PUBLIC WORKS AND CONTRACTS
SECTION 908. Development of Annexed lands.
Lands annexed to the City may only be developed at a time and in a
manner consistent with the General Plan adopted by the City and as
may be amended from time to time by the Council.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and caused the
corporate seal o said City of San Luis Obispo to be affixed hereto this
'Illy of G 1985.
END OF DOCUMENT
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Secretary of State
Pamela Voges, City Clerk
P.O. Box 8100
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100
Dear Ms. Voges:
Limited Partnership Division
923 - 12t1i Street, Suite' 301
P.O. Box 704
Sacramento, CA 95803
January 30., 1986
Statutory Certification,
Bonds & Filings Unit
(916) 324-6778
Amendments to the Charter of the City of San Luis Obispo, ratified by the voters
at the election on November 5, 1985 were filed in this office on December 23, 1985.
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Sincerely,
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ixim VALOIS VASCHE'
Assistant Division Chief
Limited Partnership Division
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