HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-033RESOLUTION NO. 2024-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF PRIMARY
AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE
FILING OF WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE
TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Palm Desert,
California, on November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the
following measure:
“PALM DESERT PUBLIC SAFETY, ROADS, CITY
SERVICES MEASURE.
To maintain Palm Desert’s long-term finances, City services
such as 9-1-1 emergency medical/police/fire response, fire
protection, response to property crime/thefts, keeping public
areas safe/clean, maintaining streets, roads, parks,
youth/senior programs; retain/attract local businesses; and for
general government use, shall the measure establishing a 1¢
sales tax generating approximately $25,000,000 annually until
ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure, f unds
controlled locally, be adopted?”
Yes
No
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Primary Arguments. That the City Council authorizes (i) the City
Council or any member(s) of the City Council, (ii) any individual voter eligible to vote on
the above measure, (iii) a bona fide association of such citizens , or (iv) any combination
of voters and associations, to file a written argument in favor of or again st the City
measure, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s)
submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, and to change the argument until and including th e date fixed
below by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the City measure may
be submitted to the City Clerk.
The deadline to submit arguments for or against the City Measure pursuant to
this Resolution is declared by the City Clerk t o be August 19, 2024, at 5 p.m. Each
argument shall not exceed 300 words and shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and
include the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if
submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed
name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the
argument.
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SECTION 2. Rebuttal Arguments. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, when the City Clerk has selected the primary arguments for and
against the City Measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk
shall send copies of the primary argument in favor of the Measure to the authors of the
primary argument against, and copies of the primary argument against to the authors of
the primary argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by them may prepare
and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be
filed with the City Clerk not later than August 29, 2024, at 5 p.m. Rebuttal arguments
shall be printed in the same manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument
shall immediately follow the primary argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 3. Prior Resolutions. That all previous resolutions providing for the
filing of primary and rebuttal arguments related to City measures are repealed.
SECTION 4. November 5, 2024 Election. That the provisions of Sections 1 and 2
shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5, 2024, and shall then be
repealed.
SECTION 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
ADOPTED ON JUNE 13, 2024.
KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ISRA SHAH
CITY ATTORNEY
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I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2024-033 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on June 13, 2024, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand an d affixed the official
seal of the City of Palm Desert, California, on ___________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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