CITY OF COTATI
NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES
THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to the General Municipal Election in the City of Cotati to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 12, 2026, there are not more qualified candidates than offices to be elected.
The persons so nominated are:
KIMBERLYN MOFFET
RYAN LONG
That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
The City Council will meet on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 6:00pm to either make the appointments or direct an election to be held. The persons appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the offices pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
Kevin Patterson
City Clerk
City of Cotat
Pub: August 14, 2026
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