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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 18, 2012 <br />Resolution - Council <br />File Number: 12 -308 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />TITLE: ADOPT: Resolution Establishing Regulations for Candidate Statements for <br />the 2012 City of San Leandro General Municipal Election (sets the <br />requirements for candidate statements printed in the voter pamphlet) <br />Recitals <br />The City Charter of the City of San Leandro authorizes the Council to provide for the <br />method of conducting Municipal Elections, including regulations with respect to the candidate <br />statement; additional materials to be included in the Voter Pamphlet; charges for the <br />candidate statement and such additional materials; permissible number of words in the <br />candidate statement and other matters relating to the foregoing. Such regulations must be <br />established prior to the opening of the nomination period for the 2012 General Municipal <br />Election to provide adequate notice to potential candidates. The City Council has received <br />the recommendations of the City Clerk and has fully considered all matters pertaining thereto. <br />follows: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />1. That this Council hereby establishes a 200 -word limitation on a candidate <br />statement. <br />2. That the candidates shall, at the time of filing nominating papers and candidate <br />statements, pay a deposit of $1,400.00 for their pro -rata share of the costs of printing, <br />handling, translating and mailing the candidate statements. The candidates shall be refunded <br />any overage or billed for any additional costs within 30 days of the actual accounting of said <br />costs by the City of San Leandro. <br />3. That no additional materials shall be authorized for submission to the City Clerk or <br />shall be submitted by candidates to be mailed in addition to the Sample Ballot and Voter <br />Pamphlet. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 611212012 <br />