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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -XXX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br />TO SUBMIT WRITTEN ARGUMENTS FOR OR AGAINST <br />THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO UPDATE AND <br />MODERNIZE THE CITY'S UTILITY USERS TAX WHICH IS <br />TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT OF THE GENERAL <br />MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, <br />NOVEMBER 4, 2014 <br />WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 9282 authorizes the filing of <br />written arguments for or against City measures, and Elections Code Section 9287 <br />establishes priorities for filing written arguments in favor of and against City measures; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on April 15, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014- - <br />authorizing the calling and placement on the ballot a proposed ordinance modernizing <br />and reducing the UUT across the board to the rate of five and one -half (5 1/2) percent of <br />all charges made for telecommunication, electricity, gas and water services to be <br />submitted to the electors at the November 4, 2014 general municipal election; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the filing of written arguments <br />for and /or against the adoption of the following ballot measure proposing amendments <br />to the Santa Ana City Municipal Code by the Mayor and /or other members of the City <br />Council in accordance with Elections Code section 9282(b): <br />"Shall the ordinance reducing and reforming the utility users tax <br />YES <br />for telephone, electricity, gas and water services from six (6) <br />percent to five and one -half (5 1/2) percent be adopted ?" <br />NO <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows that: <br />Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby <br />incorporated by reference. <br />Section 2. Authorization to Submit Arguments. Section 9282(b) of the <br />Elections Code of the State of California provides that in a local election, the legislative <br />body may authorize any member(s) of the City Council to write arguments for or against <br />Resolution No. 2014 -XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />50A -15 <br />