HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6524 RESOLUTION NO. 6524
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS
FOR A PROPOSED MEASURE REGARDING FIREWORKS AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Downey, California,
on March 5, 2002, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following question:
Shall the proposed ordinance prohibiting the storage, sale, use or discharge of Yes
fireworks within the City of Downey be adopted?
No
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby authorizes:
Robert Winningham (Council Membr in Favor of / Against)
Rick Trejo (Council Member in Favor of / Against)
Kirk Cartozian (Council Member in. Favor of / Against)
Keith McCarthy (Council Member in Favor of / Against)
to file written arguments regarding the City measure as specified above 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 the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the City
measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Arguments shall not exceed 300 words and shall be
accompanied by the printed names and signatures of the persons 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.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the
proposed measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the
proposed measure showing the affect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the
measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of
direct arguments.
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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 this 27th day of November, 2001.
ROBERT C. WINNING ` , Mayor
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of November, 2001, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members: Trejo, Perkins, McCarthy, Cartozian, Mayor Winningham
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: None
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
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