REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/10/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Legal and Risk Management
SUBJECT:
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Resolution amending ballot label/ballot question for commercial cannabis business tax measure to be placed on November 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
California Elections Code Sections 13247 and 9051 provide that a ballot label/ballot question may not exceed 75 words. The ballot question for the commercial cannabis business tax measure that was approved by the City Council on July 6, 2022 contains more than 75 words. Resolution No. 2022-108 amends the ballot question so that it complies with the Elections Code. Resolution No. 2022-108 also makes some formatting changes to Ordinance No. 3352, which is the ordinance to be submitted to the voters to establish the tax on commercial cannabis businesses and is attached as Exhibit "A" to Resolution No. 2022-108.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2022-108 amending the ballot label/ballot question for a general tax measure to be placed on the November 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot relating to a proposed ordinance establishing a tax on commercial cannabis businesses operating within the City of Corona.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On July 6, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-102, placing a measure on the November 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot for submission to Corona voters a proposed ordinance amending the Corona Municipal Code to establish a tax on commercial cannabis businesses operating within the City. Elections Code Sections 13247 and 9051 require that the ballot label/ballot question not exceed 75 words. The ballot label/ballot question that was adopted as part of Resolution No. 2022-102 exceeds 75 words.
ANALYSIS:
Resolution No. 2022-108 has been prepared to amend the ballot label/ballot question for the commercial cannabis busi...
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