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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10363 Requesting the BOS Consolidate the 11-06-2012 Municipal General Election with the Statewide ElectionRESOLUTION NO . 10363 (2012 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO REQUESTIN G THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDAT E THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012, WIT H THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DAT E WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has called a General Municipal Election to be held on November 6, 2012, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor an d two Members of the City Council ; and WHEREAS,Section 302 of the City Charter establishes November of even-numbere d 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 th e Statewide General 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 Electio n Department of the County of San Luis Obispo canvass the returns of the General Municipa l 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 Lui s Obispo does declare, determine and order as follows : SECTION 1 .Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 10403 of the Elections Code, th e Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo is hereby requested to consent and agre e order the consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to b e held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 for the purpose of the election of a Mayor and two Member s of the City Council . SECTION 2 . The Board of Supervisors is requested to certify the results of the canvass o f the returns of the General Municipal Election to the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, whic h shall thereupon declare the results thereof . SECTION 3 .The Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to issue instructions to th e County Clerk and Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of sai d General Municipal Election . The City will pay its pro rata share of extra costs incurred by th e County in consolidating the elections pursuant to Section 51350 of the Government Code . SECTION 4 .The City Clerk is hereby directed to file certified copies of this resolutio n with the Board of Supervisors, the County Clerk and the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Luis Obispo . SECTION 5 .The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adopt of this resolution . R 10363 Resolution No . 10363 (2012 Series ) Page 2 Upon motion of Council Member Carter seconded by Council Member Smith and on th e following roll call vote : AYES :Council Members Ashbaugh, Carter and Smith, Vice Mayor Carpenter an d Mayor Marx NOES :Non e ABSENT : None The foregoing resolution was adopted this 5 th day of June 2012 . Mayor yvIarx ATTEST : S eryll Schroeder Interim City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM :