HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 00-110 N.C.S. 06/26/2000 1Zesolution No. 00 - 110 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
REQiJESTING THE BOARD OF SIJPERVISOR5 TO
CONSOL~ATE A REGULAR GENERAL MjJNICIPAL
ELECTION ON NOVEIVIBEI~ 7, 2000 WITH THE
STATEW~E GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Petaluma has called a regular General Municipal
Election to be held on November 7, 2000, for the purpose of electing three
Council Members, and two Petaluma Joint Union High School Board Trustees;
and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the regular General Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the City
the precincts, polling places and election officers of the elections be the same, and
that the Election Department of the County of Sonoma canvass the returns of the
Regular Municipal Election, and that the election be held in all respects as if there
were only one election:
N®W, THEREFORE, THE CITE' COiTNCIL OF THE CITE' OF PETALiTIVIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, IDECLARE, DETERIVIINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Petaluma and requirements
of Election Code Section 10403, the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sonoma is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation
of a .regular Municipal Election with the Statewide Primary election on
Tuesday, November 7, 2000, for the purpose electing three Council
Members to the City Council, and two Trustees to the Petaluma Joint
Union School Board for four year terms expiring December 31, 2004;
and
SECTION 2. That, the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the
returns of the regular General Municipal Election. The election shall be
held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form
of ballot shall be used; and
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SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the
holding of the consolidated election; and
SECTION 4. That the City of Petaluma recognizes additional costs may be incurred by
the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County for such costs; and
SECTION 5. That the County Election Department is requested to determine the cost
of processing Absentee Ballots for this election and is further requested
to report said cost to the City Clerk of the City of Petaluma at the
earliest possible time following the election; and
SECTION 6. That the billing for all costs of the City and School Board elections shall
be submitted to the City Clerk of the City of Petaluma. All costs shall
be divided pursuant to Education Code 5227; and
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this resolution with the
Board of Supervisors and with the County Election Department.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said. City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on June 26, 2000 Approved as to
by the following vote: '"-"fo
City Attorney
AYES: Healy, Cader-Thompson, Keller, Vice Mayor Torliatt
NOES: None
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ABSENT: Maguire, Hamilton, Mayor Thompson ~
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ATTEST: ~ G~~` ~
Paulette Lyon, De u City Clerk Pamela Torliatt, Vice Mayor +
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