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CC - ACTION ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, Certifying and Reciting the Fact of the General Municipal Election Held on November 8, 2022 and Stating the Results of Such Election in Accordance with the City Charter.
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Meeting Date: December 12, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Bocchino, CMC, City Clerk
Phone Number: 310-253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/8/2022)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (12/08/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution certifying and reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on November 8, 2022 and stating the results of such Election.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Section 1500 of the City Charter states, in pertinent part:
“General municipal elections for the filling of all elective offices, other than the Board of Education, shall be held in the City on the date of the statewide general election.”
Section 1503 of the City Charter states:
“Unless otherwise provided by this Charter, all City elections shall be held in accordance with applicable provisions of the then current State law.”
Elections Code Sections 10263(b) and 10264 provide, in pertinent part:
10263. Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution certifying and reciting the fact of the election and the other matters that are enumerated in Section 10264. The governing body shall declare elected the persons for whom the highest number of votes was cast for each office.
10263(b) For a consolidated election, the governing body shall meet at its usual place of meeting no later than the next regularly scheduled city council meeting following presentation of the 28-day canvass of the returns, or at a special meeting called for this purpose, to declare the results and to install the newly elected officers.
10264. As soon as the result of the election is declared, the elections official of the governing body shall enter on its records a statement of the result. The statement shall show:
(a) The whole number of votes cast in the City
(b) The names of the persons voted for
(c) The measures voted upon
(d) For what office each person was voted for
(e) The number of votes given at each precinct to each person and for and against each measure
(f) The number of votes given in the City to each person and for and against each measure
Pursuant to the City Charter and Resolution 2022-R059 adopted by the City Council on July 11, 2022, the General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. At that Election, two members of the City Council were elected, each to a full term of four years; Measure BL passed, and Measure VY failed.
The City Clerk, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, has prepared the Resolution declaring the results of the election held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, and declares other matters as are provided for by law. The Certificate of the Canvass of the Election Returns and the final formatted version of the Ordinance adopted through Measure BL are included with the proposed Resolution (Attachment 1). Note regarding the Measure BL Ordinance: the Ordinance has been formatted and the definitions in Section 11.01.005 have been alphabetized, however, no substantive changes were made.
The voter turnout percentage for this election was 62.8%.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this staff report.
ATTACHMENTS:
2022-12-12_ATT_Proposed Resolution
MOTIONS:
That the City Council:
Adopt a resolution certifying and reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and stating the results of such Election.