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City of Morro Bay
Morro Bay, CA 93442
(805) 772-6205
www.morrobayca.gov
CERTIFICATION
I, Dana Swanson, City Clerk for the City of Morro Bay, hereby certify that
the attached Resolution No. 39-18, adopted by the City Council at its regular
meeting held on June 121 2018 is a true and correct copy of the original document.
DATED: June 13, 2018
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Swanson, City Clerk
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THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Morro Bay,
California, on November 6, 2018, at which there will be submitted to the voters a ballot measure
to consider adopting a proposed ordinance for the taxation of commercial cannabis operations
and commercial cannabis cultivation;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Election Code § 9282, the City Council hereby
authorizes the following Councilmember(s) to prepare a written argument for the foregoing
measure:
1. Council Member Davis
2. Council Member McPherson
Section 2. That in the event that more than one argument for or against the
foregoing measure is timely submitted, the City's elections official shall give preference and
priority first, to arguments submitted by members) of the City Council, as authorized by this
Resolution, and second, to individual voters, bona fide associations, or a combination thereof, in
the order set forth at California Elections Code § 9287.
Section 3. That in accordance with the requirements of Division 9, Chapter 3, Article
4 of the California Elections Code, all written arguments. for or against the foregoing measure:
(1) shall not exceed three hundred (300) words in length; (2) shall be filed with the City's
elections official; (3) shall be accompanied by the printed names) and signatures) of the
persons) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the
organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of the principal officers who is
the author of the argument; and (4) shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement to be Filed
by Authors) of Argument as provided for in California Elections Code § 9600. All written
arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City's
elections official, being the close of business. on Friday, July 27, 2018, after which time
no arguments for or against the foregoing measure may be submitted to the elections
official
Section 4. That the City Council hereby directs the City's elections official to transmit
a copy of the foregoing measure to the City Attorney. In accordance with California Elections
Code § 9280, the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the
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measure, not to exceed five hundred (500) words in length, showing the effect of the measure
on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall include a statement
indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite
number of voters or by the governing body of the city. In the event the entire text of the measure
is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall
be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point bold type, a legend
substantially as follows: "The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure
. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the elections official's office
at (insert telephone number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you." The impartial analysis
shall be filed by the date set by the City's elections official for the filing of primary arguments.
Section 6. That the City's elections official shall cause the City Attorneys Impartial
Analysis, and duly selected arguments, to be printed and distributed to voters in accordance
with State law regarding same.
Section 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. This Resolution shall be effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of June 2018.
AYES: Irons, Davis, Headding, Makowetski, McPherson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST: JA L.IRO S,
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ANA SWANSON, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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