HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2008- 38 RESOLUTION NO. 2008- 38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 4, 2008, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, called a General
Municipal Election to held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the purpose of the election of
three (3) Members of the City Council, a City Clerk for the full term of four years, and a City
Treasurer for the full term of four years; and
It is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide
General election to be held on the same date and that within the city the precincts, polling places
and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the county election department of
the County of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election
be held in all respects as if there were only one election,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the Elections Code, the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and agree to the
consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday,
November 4, 2008, for the purpose of the election of three (3) Members of the City Council for a
full term of four years, a City Clerk for the full terms of four years, and a City Treasurer for a
full term of four years.
Section 2. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the returns of
the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only
one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
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Section 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
county election department to take any and all steps necessary for holding of the consolidated
election.
Section 4. That City of Huntington Beach recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for
any costs.
Section 5. That City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution
with the Board of Supervisors and the county election department of the County of Orange.
Section 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on 7 th day of July , 2008.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on July 7, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Hansen, Hardy, Bohr, Cook, Green, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: Coerper
ABSTAIN: None
Citiberk and ex-officio 6erk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California