CITY OF COMMERCE AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Reciting the Facts and Ratifying the Results of the Special Municipal Election Held on June 2, 2026 MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution ratifying the results of the Special Municipal Election held on June 2, 2026.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City Council adopted Resolution 2026-22 – Calling for a Special Municipal Election scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The purpose of the election was to submit Measure PC which presented the following question to City of Commerce voters:
Commerce Essential Services Protection Measure: To protect local funding threatened by State gaming regulations and maintain police services, 911 emergency response, youth and senior programs, library services, parks, streets, and infrastructure, shall the City of Commerce enact a ¼-cent (0.25%) transactions and use (sales) tax, providing approximately $4.5 million annually for general government use until ended by voters, with annual audits and public disclosure? YES
NO
The City Council also approved Resolution 2026-23 – Requesting specified services from the County of Los Angeles as it relates to the Special Municipal Election. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk completed and certified results on June 26, 2026. Attached is the County’s Certificate of the Election Results and a Resolution reciting the results of the election for ratification by the Commerce City Council.
Pursuant to Elections Code, one (1) measure, Measure PC received 1,651 yes votes and 613 no votes, which is a majority of the ballots cast in this contest; accordingly, the underlying ordinance, Ordinance No. 831 has passed.
Elections Code Section 9217 states, “If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall become a valid and binding ordinance of the city. The ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that the vote is declared by the legislative body and shall go into effect ten days after that date.” City Council’s approval of the attached Resolution certifying and ratifying the election results will, by operation of law, make Ordinance No. 831 valid and binding, and will go into effect ten (10) days after today’s date.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost of the June 2, 2026, Special Election will be determined by the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder office and was estimated at $50,000 and was budgeted in the FY 2025-26 General Fund. Adoption of the attached Resolution does not have any additional fiscal impact.
Respectfully submitted by: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager Recommended by: Pat Jacquez-Nares, Interim City Clerk
Reviewed by: Alvaro Castellon, Finance Director
Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Attachment:
Resolution
Certificate of Election
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