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R-8056 CA:RMM:rmdl130/hpca1 City Council Meeting 7-10-90 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 8056(CCS) (City council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1990 WHEREAS, City Charter section 1400 provides that a general municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November of each even numbered year for the purpose of election of elected officers; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three members of the City Council shall be elected for a full term of four years; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three members of the Rent Control Board shall be elected for a full term of four years and one member shall be elected for a term of two years; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, four members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education shall be elected for a full term of four years; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 366 of the California Statutes of 1982 and resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College District, four - 1 - members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees shall be elected for a full term of four years; and WHEREAS, Elections Code section 17050 authorizes the City Council to provide that all ballots cast at the General Municipal Election be counted at a central counting place; and WHEREAS, the Education Code and the Elections Code authorize the consolidation of the election of members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and Santa Monica College District Board of Trustees with the General Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit to the voters, pursuant to Government Code Section 34459, one or more proposed amendments to the City Charter, and other ballot measures have been proposed by initiative, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A general municipal election shall be held in the city of Santa Monica on November 6, 1990, which is the election required for purposes of electing three members of the City Council, four members of the Rent Control Board, four members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and four members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees. SECTION 2. The text of proposed ballot measures, ballot titles, and related issues shall be contained in resolutions approved by the City Council. - 2 - SECTION 3. The ballots to be used at the Regular Municipal Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such as may be required by law. SECTION 4. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment, and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the Regular Municipal Election. SECTION 5. The polls for the Regular Municipal Election shall open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed except as provided in Elections Code section 14301. SECTION 6. The notice of the time and place of holding of the Regular Municipal Election is hereby given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election in the time, form, and manner required by law. SECTION 7. Pursuant to Elections Code section 17050, the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give notice of the central counting place in the time, form, and manner required by law. SECTION 8. Pursuant to Elections Code section 5011, the city Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of each measure to be submitted to the voters to the city Attorney and the City - 3 - Attorney is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of each measure in accordance with the provisions of Elections Code Section 5011. In connection with any ballot measure affecting the office of the city Attorney, the ballot measure shall be transmitted to the law firm of Richards, Watson & Gershon for purposes of assisting the City Clerk in preparing an impartial analysis of the measure. SECTION 9. An election for members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and the Santa Monica College District Board of Trustees shall be consolidated with the General Municipal Election. Separate ballots shall be provided for those voters who reside outside the city of Santa Monica pursuant to Elections Code Section 23304. SECTION 10. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles and to the Registrar of Voters. SECTION 11. In the event the Regular Municipal Election is consolidated with the statewide General Election on the same date, the provisions of this Resolution applicable only in the event the election is conducted by the city shall be of no force or effect. - 4 - SECTION 12. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~V>-.~ ROBERT M. MYERS City Attorney - 5 - Adopted and approved this loth day of July, 1990. ~ ?yoJr^- I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8056(CCS) was duly adopted by the city council of the city of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on July loth, 1990 by the following council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Finkel, Katz, Reed, Mayor Zane Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: Genser, Jennings ATTEST: /) /;;" . <~-i/.(X.~ ,.,.,,,,/"- // City t // ;..>/7 4 /j/ fc- ~~WVL I . / ----- Cler'