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city Council Meeting 7-21-98
California
Santa Monica,
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9287
(City council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 1998, WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID
DATE PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica has
called a General Municipal Election in the City of Santa Monica to
be held on November 3, 1998, for the purpose of electing officers
of the city of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Rent Control Board,
the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board, and the
Santa Monica Community College District Board; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election
be consolidated with the statewide General Election to be held on
the same date; that within the city of Santa Monica the precincts,
polling places and election officers of the two elections be the
same; that the Registrar of voters canvass the returns of the
General Municipal Election; and that the statewide General
Election and General Municipal Election be held in all respects as
if there were only one election,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403, the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby
requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General
Municipal Election with the statewide General Election on Tuesday,
November 3, 1998, for the purpose of electing officers of the city
of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board, and the Santa Monica
Community College District Board.
SECTION 2. The Registrar of Voters is hereby authorized to
canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election which it is
hereby requested to consolidate with the statewide General Election
and said election shall be held in all respects as if there were
only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles is hereby requested to 1ssue instructions to the Registrar
of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of
the consolidated election.
SECTION 4. The City of Santa Monica recognizes that
additional costs shall be incurred by the County of Los Angeles by
reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County of
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Los Angeles for any such costs.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to transmit and file a
certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Los Angeles and with the Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 6. 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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City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 21 st of July, 1998
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9287 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 21st of July, 1998 by the following vote
Ayes Councllmembers
Ebner, Femsteln, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
O'Connor, Rosenstem
Noes Councllmembers
None
Abstain Councllmembers
None
Absent Councllmembers
None
ATTEST
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Marla M Stewart, City Clerk