RESOLUTION NO. 24-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO
CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, WITH THE STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lancaster called a Special Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters a proposed measure relating to an ordinance enacting a transactions and use tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special 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 Los Angeles canvass the returns of the Special 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 LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles (“County”) is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters a proposed measure relating to an ordinance approving enacting an amendment to the City’s transactions and use tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
SECTION 2. A measure is to appear on the ballot as follows:
City of Lancaster
YES
Lancaster Essential Services Protection Measure
“Shall an ordinance protecting Lancaster’s long-term
financial stability; maintaining essential city services; repairing streets/potholes; addressing homelessness;
maintaining 911 emergency response; keeping public areas safe/clean for all; retaining local businesses; protecting local water sources; maintaining veterans, senior, mental health, community programs; by amending the city’s sales and use tax ordinance to provide an automatic increase, to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to Lancaster’s sales and use tax rate if, when, and to the extent the rate may lawfully be increased — whether because another use tax NO
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expires, the Legislature increases the statutory aggregate maximum use tax applicable to the City, or otherwise — be adopted?”
SECTION 3. The proposed complete text of the measure (ordinance) to be submitted to the voters is attached as part of Exhibit “A” to Resolution No. 24-34.
SECTION 4. The vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority of the votes cast.
SECTION 5. The County election department is authorized to canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 10418 of the Elections Code and law regulating the statewide election.
SECTION 6. 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 7. The City Council authorizes the City Clerk to administer said election and all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon presentation of a properly submitted bill.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County election department.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th day of July, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ _________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, ___________________________, __________________________, City of Lancaster, CA. do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. ____, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _______, day of ___________________________, __________.
(seal)
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