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OF CALIPATRI
CITY
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AGENDA
Special Meeting of the Calipatria City Council
City Council Chambers
125 North Park Avenue
Calipatria California 92233
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
6:00 PM
Michael Luellen, Mayor Laura Gutierrez, City Manage Christopher Hanks, Acting Fire Chief Fred Beltran, Mayor Pro-Tem Gilbert G. Otero, City Attorne! Cheryl Fowler, Police Chief Sylvia Chavez Coneil Memberr Jane Hurtado, City Clerk Edgar Self, Public Work Director Jesse Rivas, Council Member
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of Calipatria has called a Special Meeting of the Calipatria City Council to consider the item on this agenda. This is a public meeting. Any member of the public is invited to attend.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The City Council welcomes your input. Please remember to shut off all cell phones. Now is the time for any member of the public to speak to the Council. If there is an item on the agenda on which you wish to be heard, we ask that you please step to the podium and state your name and address for the record.
For matters not appearing on the agenda: If you wish to address the City Council concerning a matter and or any item not on the agenda but is within the City Council's jurisdiction you may do so now. We ask that you please step to the podium and state your name and address for the record.
The Mayor reserves the right to place a time limit of three (3) minutes on each person's presentation. It is requested that longer presentations be submitted to the City Clerk in writing 48 hours before the meeting.
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ACTION ITEMS NEW/REGULAR BUSINESS (DISCUSSION/ACTION):
1. Approve/Disapprove: Motion Adopting 2026-2027 Municipal Budget MOTION: SECOND:
ROLL CALL VOTE: FB JA
ACTION ITEMS NEW/REGULAR BUSINESS (DISCUSSION/ACTION):
2. Approve/Disapprove: RESOLUTION 26-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALIPATRIA
ORDERING AN ELECTION, REQUESTING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT
THE ELECTION, AND REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF THE ELECTION
CITY OF CALIPATRIA
MOTION: SECOND:
ROLL CALL VOTE: FB ML SC_ JA_
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MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
I, JANE HURTADO, City Clerk of the City of Calipatria, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the agenda was duly posted at Calipatria City Hall, 125 Park Avenue, Calipatria, California and on the City of Calipatria's website not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954-2.
Dated: June 26, 2026
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RESOLUTION 26-12 RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALIPATRIA ORDERING AN
ELECTION, REQUESTING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION, AND
REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF THE ELECTION
CITY OF CALIPATRIA
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the governing body of any city or district may be resolution request the Board of Supervisors of the county to permit the county elections official to render specified services to the city or district relating to the conduct of an election; and WHEREAS, the resolution of the governing body of the city shall specify the services requested; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the city shall reimburse the county in full for the services performed upon presentation of a bill to the city; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code 10400, whenever two or more elections, including bond the elections; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code 10400, such election for cities and special districts may be either completely or partially consolidated; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403, whenever an election called by a district, city or other political subdivision for the submission of any question, proposition, or office to be filled is to be consolidated with a statewide election, and the question, proposition, or office to be filled is to appear upon the same ballot as that provided for that statewide election, the district, city or other political subdivision shall, at least 88 days prior to the date of the election, file with the board of supervisors, and a copy with the elections official, a resolution of its governing board requesting the consolidation, and setting forth the exact form of any question, proposition, or office to be voted upon at the election, as it is to appear on the ballot, acknowledging that the consolidation election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 10418. Upon such request, the Board of Supervisors may order the consolidation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10418, if consolidated, the consolidated election shall be held and conducted, election boards appointed, voting precincts designated, candidates nominated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, voter challenges determined, ballots counted and returned, returns canvassed, results declared, certificates of election issued, recounts conducted, election contests presented, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election shall be regulated and done in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide or special election, or the election held pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303, as applicable.
WHEREAS, the resolution requesting the consolidation shall be adopted and filed at the same time as the adoption of the ordinance, resolution, or order calling the election; and WHEREAS, various district, county, state and other political subdivision elections may be or have been called to be held on November 3, 2026.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the governing body of the City of Calipatria hereby orders and election be called and consolidated with any and all elections also called RESOLUTION 26-12
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to be held on November 3, 2026 insofar as said elections are to be held in the same territory that is in part the same as the territory of City of Calipatria requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Imperial to order such consolidation under Elections Code Section 10401 10403 and 10418.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that said governing body hereby requests he Board of Supervisors to permit the Imperial County Elections Department to provide any and al ervices necessary for conducting the election and agrees to pay for said services. an E IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Imperial County Election epartment conducts the election for the following offices on the November 3. 2026. ballo
SEATS OPEN OFFICE TERM
THREE CITY COUNCIL FOUR YEAR
Michael Luellen, Mayor
ATTEST:
1, Jane M. Hurtado, City Clerk of the City of Calipatria, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution 26-12 was passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of said City of Calipatria at a regular meeting thereof held on the 30t day of June 2026 and that the same was approved by the Mayor of said City of Calipatria on said date, and that the same was adopted by the following roll AYES:
NAYES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Jane M. Hurtado, City Clerk
City of Calipatria
RESOLUTION 26-12