RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024
WHEREAS, a Consolidated General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Cotati on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as required by law; and WHEREAS, notice of said election was duly and legally given, voting precincts were properly established, election officers appointed, election supplies furnished, and that in all respects said election was held and conducted and the votes cast, received, canvassed, and the returns made and declared in time, form, and manner as required by the general laws of the State of California governing elections in cities; and
WHEREAS, the qualified electors, including vote by mail voters, cast ballots at said election for the following offices:
Three Councilmembers, for Terms Ending in 2028
WHEREAS, the qualified electors, including vote by mail voters, cast ballots at said election upon the following proposed measure:
Measure S – Repeal Cotati Roundabout Ban
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters canvassed the returns of the election and on December 3, 2024, the County Clerk filed with the City Clerk a “Statement of the Votes Cast”, attached hereto as “Exhibit A”, certifying the canvass of the votes cast at the Consolidated General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024; and WHEREAS, per Elections Code Section 10262(b), the city elections official, upon receipt of the results of the election shall certify the results to the City Council; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 10263 provides that upon completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and other matters that are enumerated in Elections Code Section 10264.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cotati herby declares, determines, and orders as follows:
Section 1. That said Consolidated General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Cotati on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in time, form, and manner as required by law, that there were voting precincts established for the purpose of holding said election.
Section 2. That the whole number of votes cast in the the City for the Member of City Council office was 4,064, and the whole number of votes cast in the City for Measure S was 3,777.
Section 3. That the names of persons voted for at the election for Member of the City Council are as follows:
• Susan Harvey
• Ben Ford
• George Barich
• Laura Sparks
Section 4. That the measure voted upon at the election was as follows:
YES Measure S
Shall an ordinance be adopted repealing the prohibition of the construction of roundabouts, traffic circles, and other similar features anywhere within the City of Cotati city limits? NO
Section 5. The City does declare and determine that:
1. Susan Harvey, Ben Ford, and Laura Sparks were elected as Members of the City Council for the full term of four years.
2. As a result of the election, a majority of Cotati voters voting on Measure S voted in favor of by the following vote:
YES 2,278
NO 1,499
Section 6. That the number of votes given at all precincts and the number of votes given in the City to each of the person named above for the respective office for which the persons were candidates, and for and against Measure S, are contained in “Exhibit A’ attached and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 7. That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the persons so elected a certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to it and file it in the office of the City Clerk.
Each and all of the persons so elected shall then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
Section 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on December 10, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney