HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.2 Consolidate City Election with State CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 11, 1986
SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING
Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 11-84 Consolidating
..._._.the City--Municipal Election with the Statewide General -.- -----
Election
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Draft Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION 1 ) Open Public Hearing
2 ) Receive Staff Report and Public Input
3 ) Close Public Hearing
4 ) Waive reading and Adopt Ordinance
5 ) Authorize budget transfer of $1, 800 from Contingent
Reserve
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Approximately $1, 800 for labels and postcards will be
required.
DESCRIPTION At its regular meeting on July 28, 1986, the City
Council introduced an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 11-84 which
consolidates the City Municipal Election with the Statewide General
Election.
Government Code Section 36503 . 5 requires that when a City normally holds
municipal elections in April of an even numbered year and consolidates its
election with a statewide general election, City officers "shall continue in
their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the
general municipal election and until their successors are elected and
qualified" . Section 17088 of the Election Code requires the Clerk to
certify the results of the election and submit it to the governing body
within 28 days of the election.
It is Staff ' s recommendation that after conducting a public hearing, the
Council waive the reading and adopt the ordinance, and authorize a budget
transfer of $1, 800 from Contingent Reserve to cover the costs of a required
mailing to all registered voters within the City of Dublin advising of this
change.
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ORDINANCE NO. - 86
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11-84
CONSOLIDATING THE CITY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows :
Section 1 . CONSOLIDATION
The City of Dublin municipal election shall be consolidated
with the statewide general election which is held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered
years .
Section 2 . EXTENSION OF TERMS OF OFFICE
Pursuant to Section 36503 . 5 (d) of the Government Code, this
section is hereby amended to read "City Councilmembers terms of
office shall expire no later than the fourth Tuesday after the
day of the general municipal election and until their successors
are elected and qualified. "
Section 3 . NOTIFICATION TO REGISTERED VOTERS
.Within 30 days after this ordinance becomes operative, the
City Clerk shall cause a notice to be mailed to all registered
voters informinc the voters of the change in the election date
and as a result of this change, elected City Councilmembers '
terms in office will be changed.
Section 4 . POSTING OF ORDINANCE
The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this
Ordinance to be posted in at least three ( 3 ) public places in the
City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government
Code of the State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Dublin on this day of 1986 by the following vote :
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT:
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk