SCHEDULED ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ANNETTE JUAREZ, CITY CLERK SERVICES MANAGER
RACHEL H. RICHMAN, CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: AUGUST 17, 2026
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CANDIDATES TO THE
OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER AND OFFICE OF CITY CLERK AND
CANCELLATION OF THE AT-LARGE NOVEMBER 5, 2026 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AS AUTHORIZED BY CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10229
BACKGROUND:
On June 1, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-C31, calling for the General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026 for the election of the following offices, each for a full term of four years:
• Councilmember - District 1
• Councilmember - District 3
• City Treasurer
• City Clerk
The candidate nomination period for the General Municipal Election was held from July 13, 2026 through August 6, 2026. At the close of the nomination period, only the following individuals filed nomination papers for the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer and qualified to be placed on the ballot.
• City Treasurer: Arthur M. Vasquez, Jr.
• City Clerk: Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
No other nominations were submitted, nor were there any other nomination papers pulled. California Elections Code (EC) Section 10229 provides that if by the nomination filing deadline, the number of persons who have been nominated for those offices does not exceed the number to be filled at that election, and if there are also no qualified ballot measures or another office that is elected on a citywide basis, the City Council is authorized to take one of the following courses of action: 1) Appoint to the Adoption of General Municipal Election Resolutions
August 17, 2026
office the person who has been nominated, or 2) hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Discuss the options provided under California Elections Code (EC) Section 10229 and take one of the following courses of action:
a) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-C48 appointing Arthur M. Vasquez, Jr. to the office of City Treasurer, and Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., to the office of City Clerk, each for a full-term of four years in lieu of an election and canceling the at-large General Municipal Election for those two offices only; or
b) Direct staff to continue preparation for the November 3, 2026, at-large General Municipal Election for City Treasurer and City Clerk with the one candidate that has been nominated for each office.
ANALYSIS:
Under EC Section 10229, if by the close of the nomination filing period, the number of persons who have been nominated for those offices does not exceed the number to be filled at that election (and if there are also no qualified ballot measures or other offices elected citywide), then the City’s Election Official shall submit a Certificate of Facts to the governing body of the City and publish a notice of the same in a newspaper of general circulation. After the 5th day following publication the governing body may take one of the following courses of action at a regular or special meeting held before the municipal election:
1) Appoint to the office the person or persons who has/have been nominated; or 2) Vote to hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
The City Council’s decision to appoint the nominees must occur by the 75th day (August 20, 2026), before the General Municipal Election, otherwise, if no person has been appointed to office pursuant to actions above, the Election shall be held.
Should the City Council decide to make the appointments, the persons appointed would take office and serve exactly as if elected, with their term beginning in December 2026. The November 3, 2026 election for these offices would be cancelled and the Elections Official shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy that is submitted after the appointment is made.
The City Clerk has complied with EC Section 10229 by providing the City Council with a Certification of Facts and publishing the required notice in a newspaper of general circulation.
Adoption of General Municipal Election Resolutions
August 17, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the 2026 General Municipal Election was estimated at $153,196.00 and was included in the approved FY 2026-27 budget under Account #10-15-210-000-7060. Without the need for city-wide election services from the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters (ROV), the estimated cost is $48,178.00 which could realize a savings of approximately $105,000.00.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Annette Juarez, MMC Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk Services Manager City Clerk
Reviewed and Approved:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachments:
1) Resolution No. 2026-C48
2) Election Official’s Certification of Facts
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-C48
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING ARTHUR M. VASQUEZ, JR. TO OFFICE
OF CITY TREASURER AND APPOINTING JEFFREY LAWRENCE
CORNEJO, JR. TO THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK EACH FOR A FULLTERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2026 IN LIEU OF AN ELECTION; AND CANCELLING THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026,
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR CITY TREASURER AND CITY
CLERK, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE SECTION
10229
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-C31, calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing a City Councilmember for Districts 1 and 3, a City Treasurer, and a City Clerk, each for a four-year term; and WHEREAS, as of the close of the nomination period on Thursday, August 6, 2026, only one person filed nomination papers to run for the office of City Treasurer and one person filed nomination papers for the office of City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Section 10229 of the California Elections Code authorizes the City Council to take one of the following courses of action when only one person has filed nomination papers for an office: (1) Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated, or (2) hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, a Certification of Facts was published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on August 13, 2026, certifying that there are not more candidates than offices to be elected and the options available to the City Council, herein attached and incorporated by reference as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, if by the 75th day before the scheduled General Municipal Election (August 20, 2026), no person has been appointed to the office, the elections for City Treasurer and City Clerk are required to be held along with all other elective offices on the ballot. If an appointment is made to the office, the General Municipal Election for City Treasurer and City Clerk shall be cancelled, and the General Municipal Election will be held for the all other elective District offices on the ballot; and WHEREAS, when an appointment is made pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, the City Clerk/Elections Official shall not accept for filing any statement of writein candidacy for the offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk, which is submitted after the appointment is made; and
WHEREAS, cancelling the uncontested elections for City Treasurer and City Clerk will save the City the unnecessary costs of holding the uncontested elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, the following action is taken:
The following persons are appointed to the offices to which they were nominated:
NAME OFFICE TERM
Arthur M. Vasquez, Jr. City Treasurer 4 years
(December 2026-December 2030)
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr. City Clerk 4 years
(December 2026-December 2030)
SECTION 2. The persons appointed shall qualify and take office to serve exactly as if elected pursuant to Section 10229(a) of the California Elections Code.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229, the General Municipal Election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect candidates for offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk are hereby cancelled because only one person is nominated to be elected, and the City Council has made the above appointment. The General Municipal Election shall still be held to elect candidates for City Councilmember from Council Districts 1 and 3.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and so notify the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters and Board of Supervisors of the City Council's action, and is authorized to take any other administrative actions necessary to cancel the 2026 General Municipal Election for the offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of August, 2026. __________________________________
Edward J. Alvarez,
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________________
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-C48 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of August, 2026, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
___________________________________
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen
City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
ELECTION OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATION OF FACTS AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY OF AZUSA
ELECTION OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATION OF FACTS THAT
THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED I, Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr., Election Official and City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify, pursuant to California Election Code Section 10229 the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 6, 2026 for the election of one (1) City Treasurer and one (1) City Clerk of said City, each for the full term of four (4) years, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected.
The person so nominated are:
City Treasurer City Clerk
Arthur M. Vasquez, Jr. Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
California Elections Code Section 10229 allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
On August 17, 2026, the City Council will meet to either make the appointment or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office. If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the offices, the election shall be held for such offices.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
Dated: August 11, 2026
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk, City of Azusa