HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-055 - City's General Municipal Election with the Statewide General ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 2018-055
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018 FOR
SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER CITY CHARTER SECTIONS 101.2 AND 400
SHALL BE AMENDED REQUIRING CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION FROM HIS OR HER
RESIDENCY WARD AND ONLY BY REGISTERED
VOTERS OF THAT WARD, INSTEAD OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ELECTION BY THE REGISTERED
VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE CITY, AND TO REQUIRE
WARD BOUNDARIES TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND
FEDERAL LAW, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY CONSOLIDATE
THE CITY'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. A general municipal election of the City of Santa Ana will be held on
November 6, 2018.
B. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018-056 submitting to the voters
the question relating to a proposed amendment to the City Charter regarding
changing from at -large election of City Councilmembers to a by -ward election of
City Councilmembers and providing for ward boundaries to be drawn in
accordance with state and federal law.
C. There will be a statewide general election held on November 6, 2018.
D. It is desirable that the general municipal election of the City of Santa Ana on
November 6, 2018 be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held
on the same date and; that within the City of Santa Ana, the precincts and polling
places be the same, and that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange
canvass the returns of both elections, in all respects as if there were only one
election.
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E. The Clerk of Council is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further
notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
Section 2: That pursuant to the requirement of Section 10403 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is
hereby requested to consent to and order consolidation of the November 6, 2018
general municipal election of the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of the proposed
Charter amendment of sections 101.2 and 400 with the statewide general election to be
held on the same date. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the
provisions of law regulation the statewide election.
Section 3: The Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby
authorized to canvass the returns of said general municipal election pursuant to Section
10411 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
Section 4: The City of Santa Ana recognizes the additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County of Orange for any such costs.
Section 5: The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange and a certified copy
of this Resolution with the Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange.
Section 6: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adopting by
the City Council, and the Clerk of Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 171h day of July, 2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: �C�� A- ,
Laura A. Rossini
Senior Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Benavides, Pulido, Sarmiento, Solorio
Tinalero, Villegas (6)
None (0)
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Martinez (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution No.
2018 -055 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana on July 17, 2018.
Date: 7�L0�zJ�33 4'x -D,
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Maria'D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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