ATTACHMENT B
(DRAFT RESOLUTION REQUESTING
ELECTION CONSOLIDATION)
RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE
PURSUANT TO §10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, on ________, 2026, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs adopted Resolution No.______, calling a General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing three Members to the City Council representing Districts 1, 2, and 3, each for a full term of four years; and WHEREAS, it is therefore 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 election department of the County of Riverside canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
WHEREAS, all necessary expenses in performing these services shall be paid by the City of Palm Springs.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Request for Consolidation. Pursuant to the requirements of §10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing three Members to the City Council representing Districts 1, 2, and 3, each for a full term of four years.
SECTION 3. Canvass of Returns. The County election department is authorized to canvass the returns and perform all other proceedings incidental to and connected with 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. Pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 10403 and 10418, the election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the Statewide General Election.
SECTION 4. Necessary Steps. 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.
Resolution No. ___
SECTION 5. That the City of Palm Springs shall reimburse the County of Riverside for all services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City a properly approved bill.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters for the County of Riverside.
SECTION 7. Certification. 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 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS THIS ______ DAY OF ______, 2026.
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Scott Stiles
ATTEST: City Manager
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Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
Resolution No. ___
Resolution No. ___
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. ______ is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the ___day of ____, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Springs, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________. ________________________________
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk