CITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORTCITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Acting City Manager
SUBJECT: General Municipal Election – Approval of Resolution to Call Election on November 5, 2024, and Approval of Resolution Consolidating Election with Statewide General and Requesting Services from the County of Los Angeles Meeting Date: April 23, 2024
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following:
Resolution Calling and Giving Notice of the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election; Resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to approve for the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to render specified services related to the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024; and
BACKGROUND
In compliance with the California Elections Code, the following resolutions are required to conduct the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election for the election of two members of the City Council for the full term of four years.
Resolution Calling and Giving Notice of Election. Calling for the Election and Filing Period: in order to hold an election for the City Councilmembers, the City is required to officially, by resolution, “call and give notice” of a General Election for November 5, 2024; Resolution requesting specified services from Los Angeles County related to conducting the General Municipal Election. This resolution authorizes the City of Commerce to request the assistance of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to render specified services to the City with respect to the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election; and Pursuant to Election Code 13307, the City previously adopted regulations for the candidate statement regarding preparation and payment requirements. The governing Resolution 2016-144 does not require candidates to pay for the Spanish translation services of the candidate statement.
The City of Commerce has approved 200 words for the candidate statement, and candidates bear the costs of printing their official statements and prepay an estimate of the costs (about $650, not including Spanish translation costs should the candidates opt to translate) at the time of filing their election papers.
There was a recent change in the law that allows candidates to prepare a candidate statement to be posted only on the City’s website. There is a cost for the formatting involved, but the cost is less expensive than printing the candidate statement in voter materials and the costs to mail the statements. Staff recommends keeping candidate statement cost and translation costs the same for the upcoming election.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff’s recommendation; or
Provide alternative direction.
RELATIONSHIP TO 2016 STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda report relates to the strategic goal: “Community Quality of Life.”
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for the November 5, 2024, General Election is estimated to be $40,000 and will be included in the City’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget.
Respectfully submitted by: Vilko Domic, Acting City Manager Recommended by: Lena Shumway, Director of Administrative Services & City Clerk Reviewed by: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
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