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REPORT - REFERENDUM PETITION CHALLENGING ORDINANCE NO. 4072
BACKGROUND: On September 26, 2016, the Petition was filed with the City Clerk. The Petition challenges all provisions of the Ordinance except for one: The Petition does not challenge the provision of the Ordinance that repealed both the 90-day moratorium on rent increases which took effect on July 7, 2016, and the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance which took effect on September 16, 2016.
Currently, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters (“Registrar”) is in the process of reviewing the Petition to determine whether it contains a sufficient number of signatures of qualified voters.
• If the Registrar determines that the petition is insufficient, the challenged portions of the Ordinance will then take effect at the next City Council meeting once the City Clerk reports the Registrar’s determination.
• If the Registrar determines that the petition is sufficient, the City Council must decide whether to (1) repeal the challenged po...
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