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RESOLUTION of the San Leandro City Council Calling a Municipal Election in the City of San Leandro for the Purpose of Submitting to the Voters a Measure Relating to an Increase in the Existing Real Property Transfer Tax; Setting Forth the Statement of the Measure to be Voted Upon; Fixing the Date and Manner of Holding the Election; and Requesting the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County to Provide for the Consolidation of the Municipal Election with the General Election to be Held on November 3, 2020, and to Provide Election Services.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro desires to call a Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2020, for the purposes of submitting to the voters a ballot measure.
SECTION 1. That a measure is to appear on the ballot as follows:
To maintain City of San Leandro services, with revenue that cannot be taken by the State, including:
• repairing potholes/streets;
• supporting seniors, families, and local small businesses through COVID-19 economic recovery;
• preserving 911 emergency response;
• maintaining youth violence prevention programs; and
• general city services;
shall San Leandro increase the existing real property transfer tax rate, collected when property is sold, by $5 per $1,000 in valuation, generating an additional $4,000,000 annually, until repealed by voters, all funds benefiting San Leandro?
YES NO
SECTION 2. That the proposed complete text of the measure (Ordinance) submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to certify the adoption of this resolution and to transmit a copy thereof so certified to the County Clerk of the County of Alameda. The City Clerk is further authorized and directed to prepare, execute, and transmit to the County all documents necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
SECTION 5. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and transmit to the City Clerk the impartial analysis and the official ballot title.
a) The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure.
b) 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.
c) In the event the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information portion of the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point type, the following: “The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure __. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the Election Official’s Office at (510) 577-3367and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.”
d) The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk is directed to publish a synopsis of the measure pursuant to Elections Code Section 12111 and Government Code Section 6061.
SECTION 7. That the City Council shall meet at a regular meeting to review the canvass of the returns of the Municipal Election and declare the results thereof.