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ATTY/RESO.0047/CC RESO CALLING ELECTION – BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATE REV: 07-24-24 EI Page 3 of 5 set forth in the Ordinance, to a vote of the qualified voters of the City of Redwood City, and hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to consolidate this election with the November 5, 2024, statewide general election. The consolidated election shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed by Elections Code section 10418. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Clerk to take any and all actions necessary to prepare for and conduct said elections consistent with all applicable laws. SECTION 3. Request for Services and Conduct of Election. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo is hereby requested to permit the County Elections Official to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of the election and is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said municipal election, and said election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election and only one form of ballot. The County shall certify the results of the canvass of the returns of said election, to the City Council of this City which shall thereafter declare the results thereof. In all particulars not specified in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. SECTION 4. Submission of Measure to the Voters. Pursuant to the City Charter and the Elections Code, the City Council hereby orders the measure to modernize the categories of businesses subject to the City’s Business License Tax and increase the Business License Tax rate to be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Redwood City at the November 5, 2024 general election, subject to the approval of a majority of the voters voting on the measure at the election called by the adoption of this resolution. The full text of the measure that shall be voted on is attached hereto as Exhibit A. If approved by the voters, the Ordinance shall be in effect until repealed or amended by the voters. SECTION 5. Ballot Question. The City Council, pursuant to Elections Code sections 9222, 13119, and 10403, hereby orders that the abbreviated form of the measure shall appear on the ballot as follows: Shall the measure to maintain local city services, such as: maintaining 911 emergency response/neighborhood police patrols; fixing potholes, repairing streets/sidewalks; maintaining on-duty firefighters/paramedics; and storm drains to prevent flooding; by modernizing the City of Redwood City business license tax base, and per employee rates between $10 and $250, with the highest fee on larger businesses, for general government use, as described in the ordinance, providing approximately $7,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, be adopted? YES NO SECTION 6. Impartial Analysis by City Attorney. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of the measure attached hereto as Exhibit A to the City Attorney, who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure in accordance with Elections Code section 9280. The City Attorney shall submit the impartial analysis to the City Clerk no later than Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5:00 P.M.