HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 7693 (Election 1988)RESOLUTION NO. 7693
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL:
1) CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL,
AND SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE ELECTORS OF
SAID CITY AND ORDERING THE PUBLICATION THEREOF;
2) REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
CONSOLIDATE WITH ANY OTHER ELECTION
CONDUCTED ON THE SAME DATE;
3) REQUESTING ELECTION SERVICES BY THE COUNTY CLERK.
4) REQUESTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL
ANALYSIS OF THE MEASURE.
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the City Council of the City
of San Rafael that a Special Municipal Election be held on Tuesday,
June 7, 1988 at which election the issue to be presented to the voters
shall be:
Submission to the qualified electors of the following Measure,
to wit:
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
PARAMEDIC SERVICE SPECIAL TAX FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
MEASURE B
Shall San Rafael City Ordinance No. 1336, imposing a
Paramedic Service Special Tax be amended to include
authority to impose a tax on non-residential
structures of up to five (5) cents per square foot, /YES/
with a flat tax limitation of $500.00 for each one
(1) cent per square foot tax levied, for funding of
Paramedic Service; and the appropriation limit of the
City of San Rafael be increased for a period of four
(4) years by the total amount collected by the /NO/
Paramedic Service Special Tax as required by Article
XIIIB of the California Constitution? The text of
said Ordinance is set forth as Exhibit "A" of
Resolution No.7693 , passed by the City Council of
the City of San Rafael on Monday, March 7, 1988,
and is now on file in the office of the City Clerk.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Rafael desires to
submit to the qualified electors of said City at a Special Municipal
Election to be held in the City of San Rafael on Tuesday, June 7, 1988,
a proposed ordinance relating to imposition of a Paramedic Service
Special Tax on Non-residential Structures and increasing the appropri-
ation limit for fiscal years 1988/1989 through 1990/1992; and
WHEREAS, consistent with prior Council policy rebuttals shall
not be received to ballot arguments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Rafael may request
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin to consolidate the
Special Municipal Election with any other election conducted on the
same date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Rafael may request
election services by the County Clerk of Marin County, California,
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WHEREAS, Calit..rnia Elections Code Sectio. 5011 provides that
the governing body may direct preparation by the City Attorney of an
impartial analysis of said Measure.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of San Rafael that pursuant to the requirements of laws of the State
of California there is called and ordered held in the City of San Rafael,
County of Marin, State of California, on Tuesday, June 7, 1988, a Special
Municipal Election of the qualified electors of San Rafael.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Marin, is hereby requested to:
1) Consolidate said election with any other election conducted
on the same day; and
2) Authorize and direct the County Clerk, at City expense, to
provide the following election services and to canvass the results
of said election:
Provide Voter Indexes
Provide Voter Count by Precinct
Provide Drayage and Rental of Polling Places
Provide Printing of Sample and Official Ballots
Provide Printing of Measures and Agruments
Appoint and Notify Election Officers
Mail Sample Ballots and Polling Place Notification
Provide Precinct Supplies
Provide Training of Precinct Workers
Provide Processing of Absentee Ballots
Provide Central Counting
Provide Canvass of Votes Cast
Provide such other services as are necessary to conduct
the Special Municipal Election
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a proposed ordinance relating to
imposition of a Paramedic Service Special Tax on Non-residential
Structures and increasing the appropriation limit for fiscal years
1988/1989 through 1990/1992, be submitted for approval of the qualified
electors of the City of San Rafael, attached to this resolution as
Exhibit "A".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ballots to be used at the
election shall be in both form and matter as required by law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the polls for said election shall
be opened at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of said election and shall
remain open continuously from said time until 8:00 o'clock p.m. of
the same day when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in
Section 14301 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in all particulars not recited in
this resolution the election shall be held and conducted as provided
by law for holding municipal elections in said City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notice of the time and place of
holding the election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby autho-
rized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional
notice of said election in time, form, and manner as required by law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to prior Council policy,
rebuttals shall not be received to ballot arguments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to California Elections Code
Section 5011, the City Council of the City of San Rafael hereby directs
preparation by the City Attorney of an impartial analysis of said
Measure.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the order of the City Council calling
for the Special Municipal Election shall be effective March 7, 1988.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to submit
a certified copy of this Resolution to the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Marin.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly intro-
duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said City
on Monday , the 7th day of March , 1988, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Thayer & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boro
JEA M. LEONCINI,�City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. EXHIBIT "A"
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING
SECTIONS 3.28.040 AND 3.28.070 OF CHAPTER 3.28
OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO IMPOSE
SPECIAL TAX FOR FUNDING OF PARAMEDIC SERVICE ON
NON-RESIDENTIAL CLASSED STRUCTURES WITHIN THE
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1. Section 3.28.040 of the San Rafael Municipal
Code is hereby amended to add the followinq additional language
thereto:
3.28.040. Special Tax Imposed. A special tax
of up to five (5) cents per square foot with a
flat tax limitation of $500 for each one (1)
cent per square foot tax levied, is imposed
upon all non-residential classed structures
within the corporate limits of the City of San
Rafael on an annual basis. In imposing the tax
referred to herein, and in revising the basic
tax rate referred to in Section 3.28.060 on an
annual basis, the City Council shall endeavor
to maintain parity between the tax rate for
residential living units and non-residential
occupancies.
DIVISION 2. Section 3.28.070 of the San Rafael Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
3.28.070. Persons Liable for Tax. The special
tax imposed by this chapter for paramedic
service is due from every person who is the
owner of a living unit, or non-residential
classified structure within the City of San
Rafael, as reflected upon the rolls of the
assessor, at the same time ad valorem property
tax is due, and is collected in the same
manner.
The balance of Section 3.28.070 shall read as previously
adopted by the voters of the City of San Rafael as part of Ordinance
No. 1336.
DIVISION 3. The appropriation limit of the City of San
Rafael shall be increased for a period of four (4) years by the
total amount collected by the Paramedic Service Special Tax (Chapter
3.28, San Rafael Municipal Code) as required by Article XIII B of
the California Constitution.
DIVISION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect if adopted
by the voters of the City of San Rafael at the Special Municipal
Election to be held on the 7th day of June, 1988.
Attest:
JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk
LAUPENCE E. MULRYAN, Mayor.