Kelly Kulikoff - Mayor
Ronald Smith - Mayor Pro Tem
Jim Creighton - Councilmember
Michael Kulikoff - Councilmember
LaShelle Cooper - Councilmember
AGENDA
CUTORNA CL
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CALIFORNIA
CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY
CITY COUNCIL/ HOUSING AUTHORITY/ SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING @4:30 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS & VIA ZOOM
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers: Cooper, Creighton, Kulikoff, Mayor Pro Tem Smith & Mayor Kulikoff
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public are welcome to address the City Council only on those items listed on the Closed Session agenda. Each member of the public will be given (3) three minutes to speak.
CLOSED SESSION
CS1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSA/RELEASE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 (B) /1
CS2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 (d)(1):
Number of Cases: 1 Case, Jones v. City of California City, Kern County Superior Court Case Number: BCV-24-100840
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
SPECIAL MEETING @5:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/INVOCATION
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers: Cooper, Greighton, Kulikoff, Mayor Pro Tem Smith, & Mayor Kulikoff
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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NEW BUSINESS
NB1. Request for County to Provide Election Services
Staff Report: Daryl A. Betancur, City Clerk
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California Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Canvass the Returns of a California City Special Municipal Election to be Held on July 30, 2024, and Requesting that the Registrar of Voters of Said County be Permitted to Render Specified Services to the City of California City Relating to the Conduct of Said Special Municipal Election
ADJOURNMENT
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
1, DARYL A. BETANCUR, City Clerk for the City of California City, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing notice was posted at the City of California City, City Hall bulletin and all other official bulletin boards and the City's website at least 24 hours prior to the meeting in compliance with the provisions of the Brown Act. board at 21000 Hacienda Boulevard, California City, CA and on all official City bulletin boards Dated: May 6, 2024
DARYL A. BETANCUR, MMC
City Clerk
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COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MAY 7, 2024
PREPARED BY: Daryl Betancur, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Request for County to Provide Election Services
BACKGROUND
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the City Council adopted its Resolution No. 24-3024, ordering a special municipal election to be held on July 30, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters a ballot measure on a special parcel tax to finance police, fire, and emergency medical services only.
Subsequently, the City Clerk's office investigated available resources and assistance to conduct a stand-alone special municipal election because the City Clerk's office is not currently staffed sufficiently to conduct a citywide election without assistance. Upon inquiring with the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk ("County Registrar"), we were informed that the County Registrar would be able to provide election services with a preliminary cost estimate of $42,500. However, the County Registrar further informed us that a City Council Resolution is required requesting County election services to be submitted to the Board of Supervisors. The next meeting at which the Board of Supervisors will be able to consider the City's request is May 21, 2024, subject to receiving a certified resolution by May 8, 2024.
DISCUSSION
The resolution presented with this agenda report contains a request that the Board of Supervisors order the provision of election services by the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to the City of California City for the City's Special Municipal Election to be held on July 30, 2024. The resolution also authorizes the Board of Supervisors to canvass the returns of the City's Special Municipal Election, and authorizes the Board of Supervisors to permit the Kern County Office of the Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk to:
a) Print and supply ballots for said California City Special Municipal Election; b) Mail the City's sample ballots to the registered voters in the City of California City in the form and manner as required by law; and
c) Perform such other and further services as may be required for the conduct of said California City Special Municipal Election on July 30, 2024. 1 The City obligates itself under the resolution to reimburse the County in full for the election services performed on behalf of the City upon the presentation of a bill by the County.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of requesting the County provide election services for the City's special municipal election to be held on July 30, 2024, is preliminarily estimated at $42,500.
However, the city will be obligated to reimburse the County for its actual costs of providing the election services to the city. The funds to cover this expenditure will be coming from G/L Account # 10-4132-460.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-3026, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Canvass the Returns of a California City Special Municipal Election to be Held on July 30, 2024, and to Request that the Registrar of Voters of Said County be Permitted to Render Specified Services to the City of California City Relating to the Conduct of Said Special Municipal Election.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to Canvass the Returns of a California City Special Municipal Election to be Held on July 30, 2024, and to Request that the Registrar of Voters of Said County be Permitted to Render Specified Services to the City of California City Relating to the Conduct of Said Special Municipal Election
2 RESOLUTION NO. 24-3026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN
TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF A CALIFORNIA CITY
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JULY
30, 2024, AND TO REQUEST THAT THE REGISTRAR OF
VOTERS OF SAID COUNTY BE PERMITTED TO RENDER
SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CALIFORNIA
CITY RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF SAID SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIII A of the California Constitution and Section 50077 et seq. of the California Government Code, the City has the authority to levy a special tax following notice and a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the California Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 2(d) requires a proposed tax to be submitted to the qualified electors at an election; and WHEREAS, on April 17, 2024, the City published notice of the time and place of the hearing on the special tax and a general explanation thereof in the Mojave Desert News, a newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2024, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing where all interested persons were heard on the matter of holding an election in the matter of levying a special tax on parcels of real property in the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of California City adopted its Resolution No. 24-3024 ordering that a ballot measure on the levying of a special tax on parcels of real property in the City be submitted to the voters at a Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53060 authorizes the legislative body of any municipal corporation to contract with any persons for the furnishing to the municipal corporation special services and advice in legal or administrative matters if such persons are specially trained and experienced and competent to perform the special services required; and
WHEREAS, the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for the County (the "County Clerk" has specially trained and experienced staff competent to perform election services for a Special Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes for the County Clerk to canvass the returns of the City's Special Municipal Election to be held on July 30, 2024; and CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY RESOLUTION NO. 24-3026
WHEREAS, the City seeks the provision of election services from the County relating to the conduct of the City's Special Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, the City Council approves the printing of the City's Special Municipal Election information for the election to be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in the foreign languages requiring translation pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 13307 provides that the City may adopt regulations pertaining to the recovery of certain costs associated with the printing, handling, translation, and mailing of candidate statements as filed with the elections officer; and
WHEREAS, the City shall compensate the County for all necessary expenses incurred by the County in performing election services for the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALIFORNIA
CITY, CALIFORNIA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby respectfully requested to order the provision of election services by the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to the City of California City for the City's Special Municipal Election to be held on July 30, 2024.
SECTION 2. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized and respectfully requested to canvass the returns of said California City Special Municipal Election.
SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized and respectfully requested to authorize and permit the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to:
a) Print and supply ballots for said California City Special Municipal Election; b) Mail the City's sample ballots to the registered voters in the City of California City in the form and manner as required by law;
Perform such other and further services as may be required for the conduct of said California City Special Municipal Election on July 30, 2024.
SECTION 4. The City shall reimburse the County in full for the services performed on behalf of the City upon the presentation of a bill by the County.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution and a certified copy of Resolution No. 24-3024 to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern and to the Kern County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. 2 CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY RESOLUTION NO. 24-3026
SECTION 6. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of California City, California, on this 7TH day of May 2024.
Kelly Kulikoff,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Daryl A. Betancur, MPA, MMC
City Clerk
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3 CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY RESOLUTION NO. 24-3026
CERTIFICATION
1, Daryl Betancur, City Clerk of the City of California City, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the 23rd of April 2024, by the following vote, to wit AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of California City, California, this _day of May 2024 Daryl A. Betancur, MPA, MC
City Clerk