Resolution No. 2024 - 12 Page 1 of 2 Jume 19, 2024
RESOLUTION NO. 24 - 12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
ATHERTON CALLING AND ORDERING A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 2024; AND REQUIRING CANDIDAETS TO PAY
THE COST OF PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS WITH THE SAMPLE
BALLOT AND SPECIFYING THE LENGTH OF THE
STATEMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN MATEO
COUNTY CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER TO CONDUCT THE
TOWN’S ELECTION
WHEREAS, under the provisions of State law and the Town of Atherton (“Town”) Municipal Regulations relating to elections, there is to be a General Municipal Election, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for the purpose of electing two members to the City Council to each fill a four-year term; and
WHEREAS, a service agreement will be prepared and forwarded by the City Clerk to the San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer for the purpose of conducting the General Municipal Election for the Town of Atherton; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk will cause a legal notice calling and ordering an election to be published in an adjudicated newspaper; and WHEREAS, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) has been appropriated from the Town’s General Fund in the 2024-25 Fiscal Budget to cover the cost of the San Mateo County’s Registration & Elections Division (“County”) services to the City connected to this election and the Town will receive an invoice from the County in January 2025.
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for municipal election, including costs of the candidate statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the Town of Atherton as follows:
THAT, the Town of Atherton calls and orders a Tuesday, November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election for the Town of Atherton, for the purpose of electing two members to the City Council; and
THAT, the Town authorizes the City Manager to enter into a service agreement with San Mateo County’s Chief Election Officer to conduct the election; and Resolution No. 2024 - 12 Page 2 of 2 Jume 19, 2024
THAT, the Town requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to consolidate a municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, with the Statewide General Election held on that date pursuant to section 10403 of the Elections Codel; and THAT, by the City Council of the Town of Atherton that each candidate who requests that a Statement of Qualifications be published and distributed with the sample ballot for the General Election, to be held on November 5, 2024, shall be charged a deposit of $4000.00 to cover the cost of publication of such Statement of Qualifications, including the cost of translation of such statement into Spanish and Chinese, if requested by the candidate. The Statement of Qualification may not exceed two hundred (200) words in length and will be the only material sent with the sample ballots and no other material will be included for distribution.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Atherton at a Regular meeting thereof held on this 19th day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Holland, Widmer, Lewis, Hawkins NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:1 COUNCILMEMBERS: DeGolia
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: Diana Hawkins-Manuelian, MAYOR
TOWN OF ATHERTON
Anthony Suber, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mona G. Ebrahimi, City Attorney