HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18 - Consolidate Special Municipal Election on Jun. 5, 2012, with Statewide Primary ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 12-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 2012, WITH THE
STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE DATE PURSUANT TO §10403 OF THE
ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa called a Special Municipal
Election to be held on June 5, 2012, for the purpose of the election to submit to the
voters a question relating to the adoption of a proposed charter by the City; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated
with the Statewide Primary election to be held on the same date and that within the city
the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and
that the county election department of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the
Special Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were
only one election;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the California
Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested
to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the
Statewide Primary election on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, for the purpose of submitting to
the voters a question regarding whether the City shall adopt the proposed charter;
SECTION 2. That a measure is to appear on the ballot as follows:
Y
E
Shall the City of Costa Mesa adopt the Proposed Charter? S
N
0
SECTION 3. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the
returns of the Special 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.
SECTION 4. 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.
SECTION 5. That the City of Costa Mesa recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County for any such additional costs.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the county election department of the
County of Orange.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6t" day of March, 2012.
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Gary Monahan, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J ie Folcik, City Clerk Thomas Du rte, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 12-18 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the
6th day of March, 2012, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MONAHAN, RIGHEIMER, BEVER, MENSINGER
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: LEECE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 7t day of March, 2012,
JULIr= FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)