RESOLUTION NO. 2022-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gonzales adopted Resolution No. 2022-58 on August 1, 2022, requesting consolidation of the general municipal election, and consideration of the Gonzales Quality of Life Temporary Tax Measure extension (“Measure P”), to be held in said City on November 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in accordance with law, and the votes cast were received, canvassed, and the returns ascertained, determined, and declared in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, the “Statement of Votes Cast” in the November 8, 2022 election, prepared by the Monterey County Elections Department, was delivered to the City Clerk on December 1, 2022, and is attached as Attachment A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales that:
1. The total number of ballots cast in the City of Gonzales at its Consolidated General Municipal Election was 1356.
2. The ballot measure that appeared and was printed upon the ballots used at said election was as follows:
Measure P: “Gonzales Enhanced Quality of Life Temporary Tax Extension Measure. Shall a measure to extend the term of the existing 1.0% Gonzales Temporary Transactions and Use Tax by twenty years, from 2044 to 2064, subject to continued independent audit and citizen’s advisory committee review, with all funds dedicated exclusively to Gonzales programs, projects and initiatives, and that will generate an estimated $1,500,000 annually, be adopted?” Votes cast: YES NO
602 728
As a result of this vote, Measure P did not pass.
3. The list of candidates nominated for the office of Council Member to be filled at the General Municipal Election, and the names of the candidates which were set forth in the petitions as required by law, and the number of votes cast in favor of each of the candidates are as follows:
Name of Candidate Position Votes Cast
Maria Orozco Council Member 688
Elizabeth Silva Council Member 718
Sean Schmidt Council Member 553
Lorraine Worthy Council Member 710
4. Maria Orozco, Elizabeth Silva, and Lorraine Worthy received the highest number of votes cast for the office of Council Member and were thereby elected Council Members for the full term of four (4) years.
5. The list of candidates nominated for the office of Mayor to be filled at the General Municipal Election, and the names of the candidates which were set forth in the petitions as required by law, and the number of votes cast in favor of each of the candidates are as follows:
Name of Candidate Position Votes Cast
Jose L. Rios Mayor 799
Alberto Jaramillo Mayor 487
6. Jose L. Rios was thereby elected Mayor for the term of two (2) years.
7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to sign and deliver thereto a Certificate of Election and to administer thereto the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California.
8. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to enter this Resolution in the official records of the City as a statement of the results of said Municipal Election.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 5
th day of December, 202022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
I, the undersigned Deputy City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Gonzales, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5
th
day of December, 2022, by the above-stated vote of the members thereof, a majority being present.
Dated: December 5, 2022
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk