HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2018-30RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING DEADLINES AND PRIORITIES FOR FILING OF WRITTEN
ARGUMENT(S) REGARDING A CITY COUNCIL INITIATED TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE
AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code section 9287, the City Council is given
first priority to submit an argument in favor of a proposed City Council initiated measure
and to select its member(s) to draft the argument; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code section 9280, the City Council may
direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, and
WHEREAS, a pursuant to Resolution No. 2018- 28 , the City Council called a
General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Diamond Bar, California, on
November 6, 2018, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following measure
(hereafter, the "Measure"):
Measure to, Fund Diamond Bar Local Services. Shall the
Ordinance to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax paid Yes
solely by hotel guests from its current rate of 10 percent to
14 percent providing approximately $450,000 annually, with
no expiration date to be used for neighborhood sheriff
protection, traffic safety improvements, local parks, trails, No
senior and youth recreation programs and other city services
be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR,.
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Elections Code §9282 and §9286 the deadline for
submitting direct written arguments in favor of and arguments against (not to exceed
300 words) the Measure to the City Clerk for transmittal to the County Registrar of
Voters is hereby set for July 9, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Subdivision (a) of Elections Code
§9285 relating to rebuttal arguments shall not apply.
SECTION 2. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of its body
Manor Ruth Low
Mayor Pro Tem Carol Herrera
to file a single written argument not exceeding 300 words, including title, in favor of the
Measure as specified above, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of
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the author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the
Elections Code of the State of California. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn
until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or
against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. That in the event more than one direct argument is submitted in
favor of or in opposition to the Measure, pursuant to Elections Code §9287, the order of
priority for the City Clerk in selecting the argument shall be: (1) the City Council, or
member(s) of the City Council authorized by the City Council to submit the argument in
favor; (2) an individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or combination thereof,
who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure; (3) bona fide. association
of citizens; and (4) individual voters who are eligible to vote on measure.
SECTION 4. That pursuant to Elections Code §9280 the City Clerk is directed to
transmit a copy of the Measure to the City Attorney and the City Attorney is hereby
directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the Measure (not to exceed 500 words),
showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the Measure,
and shall submit such analysis to the City Clerk for transmittal to the County Registrar of
Voters by July 9, 2018.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of June, 2018.
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Ru h M. Low, Mayor
I, TOMMYE A. CRIBBINS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, does hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the '19th day of June, 2018, by the
following Roll Call Vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Lin, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Herrera,
M/Low
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Tommyg Cribbins, City Clerk
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