HomeMy WebLinkAboutr 10519 Request San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Consolidate General Municipal Election November 4 2014RESOLUTION NO 10i19 (201.1 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CiT17 OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE SAN LUiS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
CONSOLIDATE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2014, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THAT DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has called a General
Municipal Election to be held on November 4 2014 for the purpose of the election of a Mayor
and two Members of the City Council and
WHEREAS, Section 302 of the City Charter establishes November of even -
numbered Years as the date for conducting the City's General Municipal Election and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with
the Statewide Geneial 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 San Luis Obispo canvass the returns of the
General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one
election
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo does declare determine and order as follows
SECTION I Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 10403 of the Elections Code
the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo is hereby requested to consent
and agree to order the consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide
General Election to be held on Tuesday November 4 2014 for the purpose of the election of a
Mayor and two Members of the Citv Council
SECTION 2 The Board of Supervisors is requested to certify the results of the canvass
of the returns of the General Municipal Election to the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
which shall thereupon declare the results thereof
SECTION 3 The Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to issue instructions to
the County Clerk and Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding
of said General Municipal Election The City will pay its pro rata share of extra costs
incurred by the County in consolidating the elections pursuant to Section 51350 of the
Govenunent Code
SECTION 4 The City Clerk is hereby directed to file certified copies of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors the County Clerk and the Registrar of Voters of the
County of San Luis Obispo
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Resolution No 10519 (2014 Series)
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SECTION 5 That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution
Upon motion of Council Member Ashbaugh, seconded by Vice Mayor Christianson and
on the following roll call vote
AYES Council Members Ashbaugh Carpenter and Smith Vice Mayor
Christianson and Mayor Marx
NOES None
ABSENT None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 5`h day of May 2014
Mav an Marx
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
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risnne Dietnck
City Attorney