HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2014-26RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - 26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING A
WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY MEASURE AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Palm Desert,
California, on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at which there will be submitted to the voters
the following measures:
1. Shall Ordinance No. 1270 be adopted to approve an increase in the
City's Transient Occupancy Tax from the current rate of nine percent
(9%) to a rate of eleven percent (11%)?
2. If the City of Palm Desert's Transient Occupancy Tax, as set forth in
Chapter 3.28 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, is increased from 9% to 11 %,
should the City solely allocate the additional revenue for promotional efforts,
including advertising, public relations, special event publicity, marketing
collateral development, the City's monthly BrightSide newsletter, and the
official Palm Desert tourism website, to maintain a consistent image for the
City's local, regional, and national marketing campaigns?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes ALL Members of its body to file a
written argument in Favor of the City Measure, not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by
the printed name(s) and signatures of 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may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after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.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with 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. The arguments shall be accompanied
by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the
measure to the City Attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the
City Attorney are affected. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the
measure, not exceeding 500 words, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law
and the operation of the measure. If the measure affects the organization or salaries of
the office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the impartial analysis. The
analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot
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by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the City.
In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter
information portion of the sample ballot, there shall be printed immediately below the
impartial analysis, in no Tess than 10-point type, the following: "The above statement is an
impartial analysis of Ordinance 1270 or Measure . If you desire a copy of the
Ordinance or Measure, please call the election official's office at (760) 346-0611, Ext. 304,
and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you." The impartial analysis shall be filed by the
date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments.
SECTION 3. 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 by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 10th day of April, 2014, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, HARNIK, SPIEGEL, WEBER, and TANNER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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RA ELLE D. KLASSE CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
VAN G. TA NER,1\IIAYOR
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