HomeMy WebLinkAbout090100cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the
Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, at 7:00 P.M. on September 1,
2000.
PRESENT Pat Gilbreath, Mayor
Gary George, Mayor Pro Tem
John L. Freedman, Councilmember
Susan Peppler, Councilmember
Karl N. "Kasey" Haws, Councilmember
Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney
Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk
ABSENT None
Mayor Gilbreath called the special meeting to order for the purpose of
amending the City Council's rebuttal to an argument submitted by William E.
Cunningham against Ordinance No. 2448, an ordinance of the people of the
City of Redlands amending Ordinance No. 1900 to increase the levy of a special
tax for emergency paramedic service which is on the November 7, 2000,ballot.
NEW BUSINESS
Ballot Rebuttal Statement - On August 17, 2000, the City Clerk filed a petition
with the Superior Court for a writ of mandate to direct the County Registrar of
Voters to delete a statement contained in a ballot argument against Measure L.
The ground for the request was the statement, which read: "Nearly all of the
taxes raised by this measure will not go to the paramedics but will go to the
City's general fund to be spent on whatever the council chooses" was false and
misleading in the argument submitted by William E. Cunningham.
Mr. Cunningham agreed during the hearing on August 21, 2000, that the
additional tax revenues raised by the proposed ordinance would go into a
special fund that is limited to expenditures for paramedic services. The
Honorable James A. Edwards, Judge presiding, found that the statement was
false and misleading and ordered it stricken. He further allowed Mr.
Cunningham to submit an amendment to his argument by August 31, 2000, and
the Members of the City Council to submit an amendment by September 1,
2000, to their rebuttal to Mr. Cunningham's argument. At this special meeting,
Councilmembers amended their rebuttal statement by changing the second
paragraph to read: "By Ordinance ALL Paramedic taxes collected must be used
for Paramedic services. This will stop depletion of the General Fund of monies
which could be used for other essential public services." This amendment was
unanimously approved on motion of Councilmember Haws, seconded by
Councilmember Freedman.
Fire Chief Enslow thanked Councilmembers for taking time out of their busy
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day to attend this meeting and support the special paramedic tax.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council meeting adjourned at
7:13 P.M. The next regular meeting will be held on September 5, 2000.
City Clerk
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