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Attachment C <br />Office of the City Clerk <br />Suggested Timeline for City Council Approval of Tax Measures <br />California Elections Code § 9222 allows members of the City Council to submit an <br />initiative to be voted on at a regular or special election. All material for the ballot <br />must be submitted to the Alameda County ROV no later than the 88th day before <br />the election, or August 12, 2016. <br />The City Attorney must prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the <br />effect of the measure on existing law and the operation of the measure. The <br />analysis shall include a statement indicating the measure was placed on ballot by <br />the governing body of the city. <br />The 88th day deadline for the upcoming November 8, 2016 election is Friday, <br />August 12, 2016. As the City Council is in recess during the month of August, <br />below are dates and a suggested timeline for submission of information to the <br />City Council. <br />Council should adopt resolutions calling for the election and placing measures on <br />the ballot at a City Council meeting prior to the summer recess. <br />July 18, 2016 is the last regular city council meeting before the summer recess <br />and the last regular city council meeting before the August 12, 2016 deadline. <br />Once the council approves the resolution calling for the election, it should be <br />noted that the City Attorney must have sufficient time to prepare a legal analysis <br />to submit by the August 12th deadline. <br />Based on approval of ballot measures at the July 18th city council meeting, the <br />following suggested dates apply: <br />August 17, 2016 Suggested last day to submit direct arguments to the <br />City Clerk <br />August 24, 2016 Suggested last day to submit rebuttal arguments to the <br />City Clerk <br />