RES-2023-031RESOLUTION NO. 2023-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION
OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO
THE VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES OF THE INITIATIVE
PETITION ENTITLED "HOTEL AND EVENT CENTER
MINIMUM WAGE, WORKER RETENTION, AND HOTEL
WORKER SAFETY AND WORKLOAD INITIATIVE"
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2022 proponents of an initiative measure entitled "Hotel and
Event Center Minimum Wage, Worker Retention, and Hotel Worker Safety and Workload
Initiative" ("Initiative") submitted a Notice of Intention and written text of the measure and
requested that a title and summary be prepared by the City Attorney for the measure in order to
circulate the petition; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022 the City Attorney prepared and provided an official
ballot title and summary for the proposed Initiative for use by the proponents for publication and
circulation of the petition; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Clerk contacted the Orange County Registrar of Voters to
determine the number of registered voters in the City of Anaheim, as of its last report to the
Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code Section 2187, effective September 22, 2022, and
the Clerk determined that the number of registered voters in the City was 168,422; and
WHEREAS, the initiative petition would require at least 16,842 (10%) valid signatures to
be sufficient to qualify for a regular election; and
WHEREAS, the petitions regarding the initiative were accepted for filing by the City
Clerk on March 21, 2023 and were then submitted to the Orange County Registrar of Voters on
March 21, 2023 for signature verification; and
WHEREAS, the results of the signature verification conducted by the Orange County
Registrar of Voters established that 26,149 of the 27,215 signatures on the petition were
examined of which 16,842 were found to be valid; and
WHEREAS, the number of signatures qualified, 16,842, is the minimum number of
signatures required for a regular election pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9215 and 1405;
and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters has prepared the "Certificate as to
the Verification of Signatures on Petition" attached as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9114 requires that the voter initiative petitions be
submitted to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting following the
certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim
hereby accepts the Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition regarding the
initiative petition.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16t' day of May, 2023
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava,
Diaz, Leon, Kurtz, Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF TI 1 'ITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
EXHIBIT A
Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition
CERTIFICATE AS TO VERIFICATION
OF SIGNATURES ON PETITION
State of California)
)ss.
County of Orange)
I, Bob Page, Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange, do hereby
certify that I am the county officer having charge of the registration of voters in
the County of Orange, and I have examined, or caused to be examined, the
signatures contained on the initiative petition submitted to the City of Anaheim,
"Hotel and Event Center Minimum Wage, Worker Retention, and Hotel Worker
Safety and Workload Initiative."
I further certify that from said examination I have determined the following
facts regarding this document:
Number of signatures filed:
27,215
Number of signatures required:
16,842
Number of signatures verified:
26,149
Number of signatures found valid:
16.842
Number of signatures found invalid:
9,307
Invalid because of Duplicate: 308
WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 26th day of April, 2023.
BOB PAGE
Registrar of Voters
Orange County
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2023-031 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 16th day of May, 2023 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Kurtz,
Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of May. 2023.
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(SEAL)