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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 014-88 FireworksBallotMeasRESOLUTION NO. 14 -88 RESOLUTION RELATING TO BALLOT ARGUMENTS AND IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WHEREAS, an Advisory Election has been called within the City of Dublin for Tuesday, June 7, 1988; and WHEREAS, at such election there will be one advisory measure to be voted on; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to set the last day for filing arguments for or against such advisory measure. 'WHEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED as follows: Paragraph 1. The last day for filing arguments for or against the ballot proposal appearing on the June 7, 1988 Advisory Election, such question being set forth in Paragraph 5 hereafter, shall be March 21 , 1988 at 4:00 p.m., and all such arguments shall be filed with the office of the City Clerk, 6500 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin, California. Paragraph 2. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. No more than five (5) authors' names shall appear with any argument. All authors must be eligible to vote on the measure. If more than one argument for or against the measure is submitted, the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor or one of the arguments agains the measure in accordance with the preference and priority as provided by law. Paragraph 3. When the arguments for and against the measure have been selected by the City Clerk, a copy of the argument in favor of the measure will be sent to the author of the argument against and a copy of the argument against the measure will be sent to the author of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. Rebuttal arguments must be filed in the office of the City Clerk not later than March 31 , 1988 at 4:00 p.m. Paragraph 4. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the ballot proposal to the City Attorney who is hereby directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the ballot proposal not to exceed 500 words. The City Attorney is directed to submit the impartial analysis to the City Clerk on orbefore March 31, 1988. -1- Paragraph 5. The ballot proposal above referred to is as follows: "Should the City Council of the City of Dublin enact an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, sale and use of 'safe and sane fireworks'?" PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25 January , 1988. th day of AYES: NOES: Councilmembers Hegarty, MDffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder & Mayor Jeffery None ABSENT: None ATTEST: C t C1 -2-