TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Sophia Meyer, City Attorney
SUBJECT:
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Argument for Measure____ to be Published in the November 4, 2026, Voter Guide
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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Review and approve the argument for Measure ___ and authorize the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to sign the argument.
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Decline to submit an argument in favor of Measure ___.
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SUMMARY:
The City Council voted in favor of placing the question “Whether the Offices of the City Clerk and City Treasurer Shall be Appointive” on the November 4th Election Ballot. Council directed the City Attorney to submit an Impartial Analysis. To place an argument in favor of the ballot measure in the Voter’s Guide, Council must submit the argument to the Tehama County Elections Office by August 14, 2026, and at least one councilmember must sign the argument.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council adopted Resolution 21-2026 on 7/21/2026 placing the measure on the November Election.
DISCUSSION:
To place an argument regarding Measure ____ in the Voter Guide, Council should review the proposed argument and either approve it or suggest changes. The argument in favor of Measure _____ is limited to 300-words per the Elections Code. Attached to this report is a DRAFT Argument in favor of Measure _____ containing approximately 270 words. The Council must have the Argument in favor of Measure______ to the Tehama County Elections Office by August 14, 2026.
Council also has the option to not submit an argument in favor of Measure ___. If Council does not issue an argument, any other citizen may do so and the Elections Clerk shall eventually pick from arguments submitted in favor or against the Measure to be included in the voter guide.
CITY FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact to submit an argument.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Measure ____ Argument in Favor