Reso 2024-031 Balloting Procedures for Stormwater Fee

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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-031 4 obtain or consider any other evidence as to whether the signer of the ballot is an authorized representa�ve of the owner and its determina�on will be final and conclusive. 7. A property owner who has submited a Stormwater Fee Amendment ballot may withdraw the ballot and submit a new or changed ballot up un�l the conclusion of the ballo�ng period. 8. A property owner’s failure to receive a Stormwater Fee Amendment ballot shall not invalidate the proceedings conducted under this sec�on and Ar�cle XIII D, Sec�on 6 of the California Cons�tu�on. 9. The City shall retain all Stormwater Fee Amendment ballots for a period of two (2) years from the date of the close of the ballo�ng period. 10. The period of �me in which ballots may be submited (ballo�ng period) shall end at 5:00 p.m. on the closing date of the ballo�ng. All Stormwater Fee Amendment ballots must be received by this date and �me to be tabulated. 11. A�er the conclusion of the ballo�ng period, the Tabulator shall tabulate the ballots at the direc�on of the City Council. 12. The ballot tabula�on may be con�nued to a different �me or different loca�on accessible to the public, provided that the �me and loca�on are announced at the loca�on at which the tabula�on commenced and posted by the City in a loca�on accessible to the public. The City Clerk may use technological methods to tabulate the ballots, including, but not limited to, punch card or op�cally readable (bar- coded) ballots. 13. Each ballot shall count for as many votes as there are parcels with a fee greater than zero listed on that ballot. If, according to the final tabula�on of the ballots, votes submited against the Stormwater Fee Amendment exceed the votes submited in favor of the Stormwater Fee Amendment, the City Council shall not impose the Stormwater Fee Amendment. Introduced by Councilmember Aguilar and passed and adopted this 2nd day of April 2024 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Aguilar, Azevedo, Ballew, Bowen, Simon, Viveros-Walton, and Mayor González (7) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ATTEST: _________________________________ Kelly B. Clancy, CMC City Clerk