CITY OF HERCULES RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO § 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hercules called a General Municipal Election to be held on November 8, 2022, for the purpose of the election of two (2) Members of the City Council, and; WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the city the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the county election department of the County of Contra Costa canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the purpose of the election of two (2) Members of the City Council.
SECTION 2. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the county election department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 4. That the City of Hercules recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Election Department of Contra Costa County.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 14th day of June 2022 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lauren Berges, CMC
City Clerk