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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO RENDER
SPECIFIC SERVICES TO THE CITY CORONADO RELATING TO
THE CONDUCT OF AN ALL-MAIL BALLOT SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, DATE,
2025
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, the City Council of the City of Coronado adopted Resolution No. 2024-74, calling for an all-mail ballot special municipal election to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, for the purpose of the election of one (1) City Councilmember, for the term of office in which a vacancy was created by the election of Councilmember John Duncan to the Office of Mayor, which ends in December 2026; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of California Elections Code Section 4004, this election will be conducted wholly by mail ballot; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the all-mail ballot special municipal election be consolidated and that the County Elections Department of the County of San Diego canvass the returns of the all-mail ballot special municipal election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Elections Code Section 10002, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to consent and agree to permit the County Elections Official to render specific services to the City of Coronado related to the conduct of the all-mail ballot special municipal election. Further pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the City Manager, or her designee, is hereby authorized to reimburse the County for the actual costs incurred in conducting the election upon receipt of a bill stating the amount due as determined by the County Elections Official.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the all-mail ballot special municipal election.
SECTION 2. That the County Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of the all-mail ballot special municipal election.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the County Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the all-mail ballot special municipal election, including the procurement and furnishing of any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election, with the exception that the City Clerk of the City of Coronado shall cause the publication of all notices that are indicated as the responsibility of the City Clerk in the Election Calendar for said election.
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SECTION 4. That the City of Coronado recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for those costs.
SECTION 5. That the County of San Diego shall be reimbursed in full for the services performed by the Registrar of Voters on behalf of the City of Coronado upon presentation of a bill therefore, and that the City agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County, its officers, agents and employees from expense or liability, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, as the result of an election contest arising after conduct of the election, so long as the basis for any such claim arises from the conduct of the City or as a result of the reasonable reliance by the County upon information provided by the City.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Coronado, California, at a regular meeting thereof this Seventeenth day of December 2024, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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JOHN D. DUNCAN, Mayor of the
City of Coronado, California
ATTEST:
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KELSEA HOLIAN, City Clerk of the
City of Coronado, California