R10810City Council Meeting 06 -10 -14
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Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10810 {CGS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE
FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014, FOR ELECTION OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SANTA MONICA CITY CHARTER
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 electing officers; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three members of the City
Council shall be elected to a full term of four year; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three commissioners of the
Rent Control Board shall be elected for a full term of four years; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Education Code, 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 Education Code Section 72034 and
resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College
District, four
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 12109 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 College District Board of Trustees and the
Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District Board of Education with the General Municipal
Election.
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 4, 2014, which is the election required for the purposes of electing three
members of the City of Santa Monica City Council for four -year terms expiring in 2018;
three commissioners of the City of Santa Monica Rent Control Board for four -year terms
expiring in 2018; four members of the Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District Board
of Education; and, four members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of
Trustees, and the placing before the voters of qualified initiatives and referendums.
SECTION 2. The ballots to be used at the General Municipal Election shall be both
as to form and matter contained therein such as may be required by law.
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SECTION 3. 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 General
Municipal Election.
SECTION 4. The polls for the General Municipal Election shall be open at 7:00 a.m.
on 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 14401.
SECTION 5. The notice of the time and place of holding of the General 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
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 12109, 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 7. 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 10409.
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SECTION 8. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the
Board of Supervisors and to the Registrar of Voters /County Clerk of the County of Los
Angeles.
SECTION 9. In the event the General Municipal Election is consolidated with the
Statewide General Election on the same date, the provisions of this Resolution which are
applicable only in the event the election is conducted by the City shall be of no force or
effect.
SECTION 10. 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:
MAR8flA JONES �h/10-
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of June, 2014.
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1, Sarah. P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10810 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 10th day of June, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, Vazquez, Winterer
Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tern O'Day
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: None
ATTEST:
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Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk