R 4996 RESOLUTION NO. 4996
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the
governing body of any local agency may adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared
by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidates statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande as
follows:
1. That the following regulations are hereby adopted regarding candidate statements for
candidates for elective office in the City of Arroyo Grande:
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an
Election to be held in the City of Arroyo Grande on November 3, 2020, may prepare
a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The
statement may include the name, age, and occupation of the candidate and a brief
description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and
qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall
not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan
political organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the office
of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The
statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing
nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of
the nomination period.
B. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder's
Office shall have translated into Spanish only those statements as requested by
the candidate, and print any translation(s) of candidates who so request printing in
the voter pamphlet.
C. PAYMENT.
i) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates
statement in English in the voter's pamphlet.
ii) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating and printing
the candidates statement into the foreign language as specified in Section 2 above,
pursuant to State law.
iii)The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder's Office shall estimate the total
cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates statements filed
pursuant to this Section, and the City Clerk shall require each candidate filing a
statement to pay in advance to the City his or her estimated pro rata share as a
condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's pamphlet. In the
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event the estimated payment is required, the estimate is just an approximation of
the actual costs that varies from one election to another election and may be
significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual number of
candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the City Clerk is not bound by the
estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual
expense or refund any excess paid, depending on the final actual cost. In the event
of underpayment, the Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the
cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess
amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within thirty (30)
days of the receipt of the final invoice from the County.
D. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional
materials in the sample ballot package.
2. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's representative a
copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
3. That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 3, 2020
and shall then be repealed.
4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and
enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
On motion of Council Member Barneich, seconded by Council Member Storton, and by
the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Barneich, Storton, Paulding, George, and Mayor Ray Russom
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted on this 9th day of June, 2020.
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CAREN RAY RUS 011, AYOR
ATTEST:
KELLY ET IRE, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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BILL ROBESON, ACT G CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIMOTHY J. CARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached
Resolution No. 4996 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 9th day of June, 2020.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 10th day of
June, 2020.
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KELLY E r ORE, CITY CLERK