HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 90-05RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES
STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1990
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
candidates statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, 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 an Election
to be held in the City of Diamond Bar on April 10, 1990 may
prepare a candidates'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 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may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall
have all candidates statement translated and available upon
request in the City Clerk's office.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidates statements filed pursuant to 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 or
shall refund within 30 days of the election any unused portion of
the deposit.
SECTION S. 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 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 S. 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 Jan 2 , 1990.
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I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond
Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 2nd day of January, 1990, and was
finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Diamond Bar held on the 2nd day of January, 1990, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Forbing, Miller, Werner,
MPT/Horcher and Mayor Papen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
imyclerk of
City of Diamond --.Bar