REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Lane Barnes, City Clerk
PREPARED BY: Lisa Lane Barnes, City Clerk
Subject:
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Petition for An Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section 2.30.100, Entitled "Public Operation of Library Services"
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Statement of Issue:
A citizen initiative petition (Petition) with signatures was submitted to the City Clerk's Office on November 25, 2024, to amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 2.30.100 entitled "Public Operation of Library Services." A prima facie review was conducted on November 25, 2024. On November 26, 2024, the City Clerk's Office delivered the Petition to the Orange County Registrar of Voters (ROV) with a request to conduct a signature verification to determine whether the number of petition signatures qualified the initiative for submission to the voters. The ROV delivered a Certificate to Verification of Signatures on Petition for the Petition on January 2, 2025, confirming qualification for submission to the voters. The City Council is asked to adopt Resolution No. 2025-03 accepting the certificate of verification of signatures from the ROV and to order a "Report of Effect of Proposed Initiative."
Financial Impact:
The cost for the Registrar of Voters to conduct a 100% signature verification exercise to determine voter registration evidence of 17,144 signatures was $58,289.60 ($3.40 a signature).
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-03, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Accepting the Certificate as to Verification of Signatures on Petition from the Orange County Registrar of Voters Regarding the Initiative Petition Entitled "An Ordinance to Amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by Adding New Section 2.30.100, Entitled 'Public Operation of Library Services;'" and,
B) Order a "Report of Effect of Proposed Initiative"...
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