3.08.180 - Filing fees (initiative petitions).

Any person(s) filing a notice of intent to circulate an initiative petition in the city shall pay a filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00), to be refunded to the filer if, within one year of the date of filing the notice of intent, the City Clerk certifies the sufficiency of the petition.

(Prior code § 11-3.01)

3.08.190 - Advisory measures.

At any municipal election, the City Council may submit an advisory measure to obtain information for or advice to the City Council. The majority vote on any such measure shall be advisory only, and not binding on the City Council.

(Prior code § 11-3.02)

3.08.200 - Legal analysis of city measure.

Whenever any city measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the City Clerk shall transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial legal analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. The analysis shall not exceed five hundred (500) words in length.

(Prior code § 11-3.03)

3.08.210 - Cost analysis of city measure.

Whenever any city measure qualifies for a placement on the ballot, the City Clerk shall transmit a copy of the measure to the City Auditor. The City Auditor shall determine whether, in his or her opinion, the adoption of the measure will increase or decrease the cost of city government or the city tax rate, and the City Auditor shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure covering its financial impact upon the city government. In preparing the financial analysis the City Auditor shall consult with the Director of Finance and the City Council Rules Committee. The financial analysis shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure, and shall not exceed five hundred (500) words in length.

(Prior code § 11-3.04)

3.08.220 - Notice of date fixed for submission of arguments.

Notice of the date fixed for submission of arguments for or against any city measure shall be published by the City Clerk pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code of the state of California.

(Prior code § 11-3.05)

3.08.230 - Rebuttal arguments—Filing and printing.

Immediately upon the selection by the City Clerk of direct arguments for and against a city measure, the City Clerk shall immediately send copies of the arguments in favor to the persons who filed arguments against. The City Clerk shall also send copies of the arguments against to the persons who filed argument in favor. Such persons shall thereupon be allowed to prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding two hundred fifty (250) words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk on a date established by resolution of the City Council. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut.

(Prior code § 11-3.06)

3.08.240 - Ballot title and summary of city measure.

A.

Whenever any City Council originated measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the City Clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare a ballot title and summary for the measure within fifteen (15) days. The ballot title and summary may differ from the legislative or other title of the measure and shall describe in five hundred (500) words or less the provisions of the measure. In furnishing the ballot title and summary, the City Attorney shall give a true and impartial description of the provisions in such language that the ballot title and summary shall not be an argument or likely to create prejudice either for or against the measure. The ballot title and summary shall be part of the official election materials available to voters.

B.

When any registered voter believes that subsection A of this section has been violated, the voter may obtain a writ of mandate pursuant to applicable state law requiring the ballot title and summary prepared by the City Attorney to be amended.

(Prior code § 11-3.07)

3.08.250 - Presentation of text of city measure.

Upon the qualification for the ballot of a measure which repeals or amends the City Charter or a city ordinance, the City Attorney shall prepare the text so that it contains the provisions of the proposed measure and the existing provisions of the Charter or ordinance repealed or amended by the measure. The provisions of the proposed measure differing from the existing provisions of the Charter or ordinance affected shall be distinguished in print, so as to facilitate comparison. The text shall be prepared within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the measure from the City Clerk, and it shall be part of the official election materials available to voters.

(Prior code § 11-3.08)