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RESOLUTION 2018 — 32
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS AND WRITTEN
ARGUMENTS RELATING TO A MEASURE TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE
REPEALING THE EXISTING VOTER -APPROVED LIMIT OF THREE
CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS UPON THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR,
AND IN ITS PLACE, IMPOSING A LIMIT OF TWO CONSECUTIVE
FOUR YEAR TERMS UPON THE OFFICES OF THE MAYOR, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY CLERK, AND CITY TREASURER
WHEREAS, the City Council has passed a Resolution entitled "Resolution of the
City Council of the City of National City Ordering the Submission of a Measure to the Qualified
Voters of the City of National City at the Special Municipal Election to be held on June 5, 2018,
Relating to Approval of an Ordinance Repealing the Existing Voter -Approved Limit of Three
Consecutive Four -Year Terms upon the Office of the Mayor, and in its place, Imposing a Limit of
Two Consecutive Four -Year Terms upon the Offices of the Mayor, City Councilmembers, City
Clerk, and City Treasurer" (the "Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the election called under the Resolution
be consolidated with any other election to occur on June 5, 2018 in the territory of the City and
that said measure be included on the ballot for said election; and
WHEREAS, Section 9280 of the California Elections Code authorizes the filing of
an impartial analysis and Sections 9281-9283 of said Code authorize the filing of written
arguments for or against any ballot proposition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Request to County to Conduct Election. The Board of Supervisors of the
County of San Diego and the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, are hereby requested and
authorized to properly and lawfully hold and conduct a municipal election in the City on June 5,
2018 pursuant to the Resolution, including but not restricted to the providing and printing of
ballots and polling place cards, election supplies, voting booths, flags, registration lists and any
other materials and services required to lawfully conduct the election.
Section 2. Authorization to file Written Argument. The Mayor and the City Council,
or their designee, are hereby authorized to prepare and file a written argument for or against the
proposition to be submitted at said municipal election. All written arguments for or against the
proposition shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall otherwise conform to and comply
with all applicable provisions of the California Elections Code. The deadline date for the
submittal of arguments, in favor or in opposition, shall be as required by the City Clerk under
Section 9286 of the California Elections Code.
Section 3. City Attorney's Impartial Analysis. The City Clerk is hereby directed to
submit to the City Attorney a certified copy of the Resolution. The City Attorney is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the proposition specified in the
Resolution showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the
measure, said analysis to be submitted by the City Attorney to the City Clerk for printing before
the arguments for and against the measure. The analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length
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and shall otherwise comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of the California
Elections Code. The deadline date for submittal of the analysis shall be as required by the City
Clerk.
Section 4. Consolidation; Manner of Conducting Election. The election hereby
called for June 5, 2018 is hereby ordered consolidated with any other election to be held within
the City on said date. The election shall be held and conducted, election officers appointed,
voting precincts designated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, ballots counted, and
returned, returns canvasses, results declared, and all other proceedings incidental to and
connected with the election shall be regulated and done in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10418 of the Elections Code and as specified herein. The Board of Supervisors of San
Diego County and the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, are hereby requested to order the
consolidation of the municipal election hereby called with any other election to be held within the
City on said date and that said election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
Section 5. Consolidation; Cost. The City of National City recognizes that additional
costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County for any such costs.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of March, 201
ATTEST:
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Mic -el R. Dalla, t ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ttorney
n, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
March 6, 2018 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: Rios.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
a
City Clerk of the City+'of National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-32 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on March 6, 2018.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy