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RESOLUTION NO. 3235
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF TmURON REAFFIRMING POLICY
REGARDING NUMBER OF WORDS IN CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT
OF QUALIFICA nONS, AND PROVIDING THAT THE COST
OF PRINTING AND HANDLING SHALL BE BORNE
BY THE CANDIDATE AND PAID FOR
AT THE TIME NOMINATION PAPERS ARE FILED
WHEREAS, Section 13307 provides that candidates for nonpartisan
elective office in any local agency, including any city, county, or district may
prepare a candidate's statement of qualifications, which statement may
include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief
description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and
qualifications; and
WHE~AS, the governmental body of said local agency may
authorize an increase in the limitations on words for such statement from 200
to 400 words; and
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 961 adopted on November 28,1977,
the Town Council of the Town ofTiburon authorized a decrease in the
limitation on words for such statement from 400 to 200 words due to
increased costs for printing, and further, that in the event a candidate wished
to avail himself/herself of the right to prepare a candidate's statement of
qualifications, the cost of printing and handling of the candidate's statement
of qualifications would be borne by the candidate and not the Town of
Tiburon; and
WHEREAS, the amount for printing 200 words has been estimated by
the County of Marin to be $155.00 for each candidate's statement of
qualifications for the Town ofTiburon;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of
the Town of Tiburon does hereby reaffirm that the number of words of the
candidate's statement of qualifications for all Tiburon General Municipal
Elections shall be 200 words;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event a candidate wishes
to avail himselflherself of the right to prepare a candidate's statement of
qualifications, that the cost of printing will be borne by the candidate and
not by the Town ofTiburon;
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Resolution No. 3235 - StQfemenl a/Qualifications
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the the estimated cost of $155.00 for
printing candidate's statements of qualifications shall be paid for in advance
by the candidate at the time Nomination Papers are filed with the Town
Clerk;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that no additional materials shall be
prepared to be sent on behalf ofthe candidate with the Voters Pamphlet
issued by the County of Marin.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting ofthe Town Council
of the Town of Tiburon on July 16, 1997, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Ginalski, Thayer,
Thompson, Wolf
None
Hennessy
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK
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