RESOLUTION NO. ____ -2022
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, FOR THE ELECTION OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law cities in the State of California, a General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the election of City Councilmembers; and WHEREAS, the City, by separate resolution, will be requesting the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to consolidate the City’s municipal election with the Statewide General Election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Fort Bragg, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, a general municipal election for the purpose of electing three (3) members of the City Council for the full term of four (4) years and one (1) member of the City Council for a term of two (2) years.
SECTION 2. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to:
Furnish, distribute and receive all nomination papers;
Receive Candidate’s Statements pursuant to Election Code §13307; Receive Code of Fair Campaign Practices Statements; and Receive Disclosure Statements as required by law.
SECTION 4. The County Clerk, pursuant to Resolution ____-2022, has been requested to and shall conduct the election pursuant to the appropriate provisions of State law.
SECTION 5. The polls for the election shall be open at seven o’clock a.m. on the date of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o’clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code §10242, except as provided in §§ 14212 and 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 6. In all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 7. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
SECTION 8. In the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office) as certified by the County of Mendocino Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, the City Council, in accordance with Election Code §15651(a) shall set a date, time and place and summon the candidates who have received the tie votes to appear and will determine the tie by lot.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember _______, seconded by Councilmember __________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 13th day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
June Lemos, MMC
City Clerk
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