RESOLUTION NO. 2024-72
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 5, 2024
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gonzales adopted Resolution No. 2024-39 on June 17, 2024, requesting consolidation of the general municipal election for Mayor at-large and District 2 Council seat to be held in said City on November 5, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gonzales adopted Resolution No. 2024-52 on August 5, 2024, requesting consideration of Measure S- City of Gonzales 2024 Transactions and Use Tax at the afore-referenced consolidated general municipal election to be held in the City on November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 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 5, 2024 election, prepared by the Monterey County Elections Department, was delivered to the City Clerk on December 4, 2024, 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 2185.
2. The ballot measure that appeared and was printed upon the ballots used at said election was as follows:
Measure S: City of Gonzales 2024 Transactions and Use Tax. Shall a measure establishing a new Gonzales sales tax that increases the total tax rate from 1.0% to
1.5% used for general government purposes such as maintenance of infrastructure and improvements (Fire House, streets, roads and sidewalks, parks) adding $800,000 in revenues annually, collected on an ongoing basis until extinguished and requiring all funds to stay local with independent citizen’s committee oversight and annual audits, be adopted?
Votes cast: YES NO
933 1158
As a result of this vote, Measure S did not pass.
3. The candidate nominated for the office of Council Member, District 2 to be filled at the General Municipal Election, and the name of the candidate which was set forth in the petitions as required by law, and the number of votes cast in favor of the candidate is as follows:
Name of Candidate Position Votes Cast
Scott Funk Council Member, District 2 457
4. Scott Funk was thereby elected Council Member, District 2 for the full term of four (4) years.
5. The candidate nominated for the office of Mayor to be filled at the General Municipal Election, and the name of the candidate which was set forth in the petitions as required by law, and the number of votes cast in favor the candidate is as follows:
Name of Candidate Position Votes Cast
Jose L. Rios Mayor 1740
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 at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council on January 13, 2024.
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 special meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 11th day of December, 2024, 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 11th day of December, 2024, by the above-stated vote of the members thereof, a majority being present.
Dated: December 11, 2024
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk