RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Calling For The General Municipal Election November 5, 2024; Requesting Approval Of Consolidation With The County Of Alameda; Requesting The County Registrar Of Voters Perform Certain Election Services In Connection With The November 5, 2024 Election; And Authorizing The City Of Emeryville To Reimburse The County Registrar Of Voters For Election Services Performed
WHEREAS, the next statewide General Election will take place on November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, in the City of Emeryville, General Municipal Elections are held in November of even numbered years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville will hold a Regular General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the election of three at-large Council Member seats, each for a full four-year term and currently held by John Bauters, Sukhdeep Kaur, and Courtney Welch; and
WHEREAS, Section 10002 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the governing body of a City may by resolution request the Board of Supervisors of the County to permit the County elections official to render special services to the City relating to the conduct of elections; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the Alameda County Elections Department be permitted to render specified services to the City of Emeryville relating to its conduct of the November 5, 2024 election and consolidate said election with those being held by other jurisdictions on November 5, 2024; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Emeryville, California, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, a general election for the purpose of electing three members of the City Council of the City of Emeryville for the full term of four years; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda to consolidate the Municipal Election and the Statewide General Election on November 5, 2024, which may be held in whole or in part of the territory of the City of Emeryville as provided in Elections Code Sections 10400, 10402 and 10403; and, be it further
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that pursuant to Section 10002 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the City of Emeryville hereby requests the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to permit the Alameda County Elections Department to render to the City of Emeryville the services relating to the conduct of DocuSign Envelope ID: FF075F0F-5A71-4FDE-86D6-7CD5967C459D Resolution No. _____
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City Council Meeting | July 2, 2024
the General Municipal Election of November 5, 2024, and to consolidate said election with other elections being held by other jurisdictions; and, be it further RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the City Clerk of Emeryville is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and upon notification of the granting of such permission, supply the County Elections Department with any and all other information that may be necessary in connection with the conduct of said election; and, be it further RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville for and in consideration of the election services to be rendered by the Alameda County Elections Department, the City of Emeryville agrees to pay to Alameda County the City’s proportionate share of the reasonable expenses of said election, said share to consist of all expenses directly related to the conduct of the City of Emeryville’s Municipal Election and also the City of Emeryville’s proportionate share of expense for election services rendered by Alameda County that are being shared equally with other jurisdictions, if any, in the City of Emeryville on November 5, 2024; and, be it further
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the City will bear the costs for all candidates related to the publication of the Candidate Statements pursuant to Emeryville Resolution 99-90; the limitation on the number of words that a candidate may use in their Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications being 200 words; and be it further RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that, in the event a tie vote has been determined and certified by the County Elections Department, a successful candidate will be chosen by lot.
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ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, July 2, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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