HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2026-28 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE,
CALIFORNIA, TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026,
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE DATE PURSUANT TO § 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, called a
General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of the
election of four (4) Members of the City Council and a City Attorney;
WHEREAS, 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 (vote centers) 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, CALIFORNIA 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, California is hereby requested to consent and
agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General election
on Tuesday,November 3, 2026, for the purpose of the election of four (4) Members of the City
Council for the full term of four years, a City Attorney for the 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. The election will be held and
conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide or special election.
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 the holding of the consolidated
election.
SECTION 4. That the 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
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costs.
SECTION 5. That the 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 by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of June, 2026.
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager City Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, LISA LANE BARNES, 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 June 16, 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: Gruel, Kennedy, Twining, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED: None
/17itt , Arn-fri-
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California