HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 2024-057 - Resolution adopting standards for Candidates for Elective office for the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday Nov. 5, 2024RESOLUTION NO. 2024-057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE FOR THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
WHEREAS, in accordance with Redding Municipal Code Section 2.17.010, the
City of Redding's (City) general municipal election shall be consolidated with and held
on the same day as the statewide general municipal election; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the State of California Elections Code (Elections
Code) provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining
to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidate's statement; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish standards for candidates to follow for
said election, including, but not limited to, candidate statement, ballot designation, and
deadline for filing nomination papers;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER, AS FOLLOWS:
The nomination period begins July 15, 2024, and ends August 9, 2024, and may
be extended to August 14, 2024. Pursuant to Elections Code Sections 10220-
10225, nomination papers are to be filed with the City Clerk during regular
business hours as posted, not later than Friday, August 9, 2024.
2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 13307, each candidate for elective office to be
voted for at the election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, may prepare a
candidate 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. It may not, however,
include the party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in
partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed, in typewritten and
electronic format, in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's
nomination papers are filed, along with the estimated fee. The statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period of filing nomination papers and
until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing and handling the candidate
statements. The estimate approximates the actual cost 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 shall, 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 City Clerk
shall require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the City Clerk shall refund the excess amount paid. If the candidate
alleges that he or she is indigent and unable to pay the costs, the provisions of
Elections Code Section 13309 shall apply.
4. The City Clerk is to utilize the Secretary of State's ballot designation regulations
as the City's standard.
No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
6. The City Clerk is directed to provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are
issued.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 4th day of June,
2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: - Dacquisto, Mezzano, Munns, Winter, and Audette
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: - None
TENESSA AUDETTE, Mayor
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SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney