HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-10 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 92-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMF. CULA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A FILING FEE TO
DEFRAY, IN PART, THE COST TO THE CITY OF PROCESSING
NOMINATION PAPERS FOR COUNCH~MANIC ELECTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section l. Recitals:
1.1 The cost to the City of processing nomination papers for councilmanic
elections exceeds twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each nomination filed.
1.2 Pursuant to Section 22843 of the California Elections Code, the City may
establish and collect a filing fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each nomination
filed, to defray the cost to the City of processing such nomination papers.
1.3 It is in the best interests of the City that a filing fee be established and
collected to defray as much of the cost as possible for processing nomination papers for
councilmanic elections.
1.4 It is also in the best interests of the City that no otherwise eligible person
be excluded from candidacy for City Council membership because such person could not pay the
filing fee connected with such candidacy.
Section 2. Filiqg Fee Established:
2.1 There is hereby set and established a filing fee of twenty-five ($25.00) to
defray, in part, the cost to the City of processing nomination papers for councilmanic elections
within the City of Temecula.
2.2 The filing fee set and established by Section 2.1 of this Ordinance shall be
payable in respect to each such nomination fried and shall be paid upon the filing of the
nomination papers therefor.
2.3 Except as provided in Section 3.1 of this Ordinance, nomination papers for
councilmanic elections shall not be accepted unless accompanied by the filing fee set and
established by Section 2.1 hereof.
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fund of the City.
Filing fees collected pursuant to this Ordinance shall be paid into the general
Section 3. Petition in I,ieu of Fees:
3.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, a candidate for
member of the City Council of the City of Temecula may submit, in lieu of all or part of the
required filing fee, a petition containing four qualified signatures for each dollar of the filing fee
not paid.
3.2 Within the meaning of Section 3 hereof, a qualified signature is the signature
of a person who, at the time of providing such signature, was a registered voter within the City
of Temecula.
3.3 Any petition submitted pursuant to this Section in lieu of all or part of the
required filing fee shall be submitted to the City Clerk with nomination papers related thereto,
together with the amount of the filing fee, if any, remaining to be paid.
Section 4. No Extension of Filing Deadline:
4.1 Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed to extend or
otherwise modify the period of time for filing nomination papers for councilmanic elections.
Section 5. Operation:
5.1 The fding fee set and established by the Ordinance shall be operative for
councilmanic nominations for the general municipal election to be held on November 3, 1992 and
for each special and general municipal election held thereafter for election to membership on the
City Council.
Section 6. Pursuant to Subdivision (a) of Section 36937 of the California government
Code, this Ordinance shall become effective upon the date of its adoption as an ordinance relating
to an election.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published and posted as required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of April, 1992.
Patricia H. Birdsall, Mayor
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Ju , City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, HEREBY DO CERTIFY that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 92-10 was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Temecula on the 28th day of April, 1992, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Lindemans, Mufioz, Parks, Birdsall
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Moore
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