R11254City Council Meeting: June 9, 2020 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11254 (CCS)
(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 3, 2020, FOR ELECTION OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE AND
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, four members of the City
Council shall be elected to a full term of four-years, though this is subject to change
depending on the outcome of the City’s appeal from the trial court’s order in Pico
Neighborhood Association, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC616804; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, two members of the Rent
Control Board shall be elected for a full term of four years; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter and Section 5220 of the
Education Code, three members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Board of Education shall be elected for a full term of four years; and
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WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 72034 of the Education Code and
resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College
District, three members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of
Trustees shall be elected for a full term of four years; and
WHEREAS, Section 12109 of the Elections Code 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 Community 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 3, 2020, which is the election required for the purposes of electing
four members of the City of Santa Monica City Council for four-year terms expiring in
2024 (subject to change depending on the outcome of the City’s appeal from the trial
court’s order in Pico Neighborhood Association, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC616804); two members of the City of Santa Monica
Rent Control Board for four-year terms expiring in 2024; three members of the Santa
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Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education; and, three 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.
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
law.
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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.
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.
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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:
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GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 9th day of June 2020.
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Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11254 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 9th day of June 2020, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Davis, Jara, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Morena
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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