2020/06/29 City Council Resolution 2020-064 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-064
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3,2020
WHEREAS, the City will be holding a General Municipal Election on Tuesday,
November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing one (1) Member of the City Council from District
1, one (1) Member of the City Council from District 3, and one (1) Member of the City Council
from District 4 for a term of four years; and
WHEREAS, § 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the
governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any
candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the Candidates' Statement of Qualifications
(SOQ).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park does hereby resolve, declare, determine and adopt the following regulations for candidates
for elective office pertaining to candidates' statements for the election to be held on November 3,
2020:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California,
each candidate for elective office in the election to be held in the City of Rohnert Park on
November 3, 2020, may voluntarily prepare a Candidate SOQ on an appropriate form provided by
the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. Elections Code § 13307 requires that, if the candidate wishes to file a SOQ,
it shall be filed in typewritten form in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's
nomination papers are filed. Therefore,the candidate shall file the SOQ no later than 5:00 p.m. on
August 7, 2020.
SECTION 3. The candidate's SOQ may include the name, age(optional), and occupation
of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words describing the candidate's
education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself.
SECTION 4. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided in Elections Code § 13309,the statement may
be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m.
of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 6. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights
Act and state law, the City may be required to translate a candidate's SOQ into any language at
the candidate's request and at the candidate's expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City
shall pay for the cost of translating and printing the candidate's SOQ in both English and Spanish.
SECTION 7. As described in Section 6, the candidate shall be required to pay for the
actual cost of translating and printing the candidate's SOQ into any other foreign language, if
requested by the candidate, and shall pay the estimated cost in advance at the time of the filing of
nomination papers. The candidate shall be provided with a receipt,that shall provide written notice
that the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to another
election and may be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual number
of candidates filing statements, and that the City is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro
rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on
the final actual cost.
SECTION S. In the event that a candidate is required to pay for estimated costs pursuant
to Section 7, the City Clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the
candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual
cost.
SECTION 9. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample
ballot package.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nomination petitions are issued.
SECTION 11. All previous resolutions establishing City Council policy on payment for
candidates' statements are repealed and this Resolution shall only apply at the general municipal
election to be held within the City of Rohnert Park on Tuesday,November 3, 2020.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
this 291h day of June, 2020.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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Sylvia Lopeztuevas, Assistant City Clerk
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