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PLACENTIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: June 16, 2026
Submitted by: Brooke Lovell
From: City Clerk
Subject:
NOTICE OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2026 Financial Impact:
Estimated Expense: $90,000
Budgeted: $90,000 FY 2026-27 (101002-6299)
Summary:
A General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Placentia on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. At that time, the City will hold District Elections for City Council seats in Districts 2 and 4 and elect a City Clerk at -large.
In accordance with the California Elections Code, resolutions are presented pertinent to the calling and notice of the General Municipal Election, establishing regulations for candidates' statements, and submitting a request to the Orange County Board of Supervisors for consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide Election.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. R-2026-37, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California, Calling for and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to Be Held in the City of Placentia on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Certain Officers, and Requesting the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to Consolidate With the Statewide General Election Being Held on That Date; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. R-2026-38, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California, adopting regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidates' statements submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Strategic Plan Statement:
This action supports Strategic Goal No. 5: Organizational Excellence by ensuring the City conducts its election process in a transparent, compliant, and efficient manner.
Discussion:
The City Charter requires municipal elections be conducted in accordance with the California Elections Code. The City of Placentia is calling for a General Municipal Election to be held on 1 November 3, 2026, and will consolidate this election with the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The November 3, 2026, ballot will include three (3) elected offices: one (1) Member of the City Council from District 2, one (1) Member of the City Council from District 4, and one (1) at -large City Clerk. Each office will be for a full four-year term.
To formally call the election and authorize consolidation with the Orange County Registrar of Voters, the City Council must adopt the proposed resolutions. Staff also recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving 200 -word candidate statements and requiring each candidate who submits a statement to pay a deposit equal to the Registrar of Voters' cost estimate at the time of filing. Following the election, the City will either refund the candidate or invoice them for the actual pro -rata cost of printing as determined by the Registrar of Voters.
Financial Summary:
The estimate for election costs is $90,000 which has been budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2026- 27 General Legislative Budget.
Attachments
CC RES R-2026-37 - Calling a Municipal Election and Consolidating with the General Election.docx
CC RES R-2026-38 - Candidate Statements.docx
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA,
CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF PLACENTIA ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ORANGE COUNTY TO CONSOLIDATE WITH THE STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION BEING HELD ON THAT DATE
A. Recitals
WHEREAS, Section 1100 of the City Charter provides that a General Municipal Election for the filling of elective offices be held in each even -numbered year on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday, in November; and
WHEREAS, the City Council consists of five Councilmembers elected from the City by districts; and
WHEREAS, Section 600 of the City Charter requires that the Councilmembers for the second and fourth districts be elected commencing in the year 2018 and in each fourth year thereafter and that the Councilmembers for the remaining districts be elected commencing in the year 2020 and in each forth year thereafter; and WHEREAS, Section 700 of the City Charter establishes that the election of the City Clerk shall be an at large election, the term of the City Clerk shall be four years, and the election shall be in conjunction with the election for two City Councilmembers; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to call a General Municipal Election for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, (the "Election") and desires that such election be conducted by Orange County elections officials and consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on that date.
B. Resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are correct.
Section 2. Election. Pursuant to the requirements of the Charter, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Placentia, California, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing for a full term of four years (i) the member of the City Council for the Second Council District, (ii) the member of the City Council for the Fourth Council District; and (iii) a City Clerk via an at -large election. For purposes of this Election, the boundaries for the council districts shall be as established by the District Boundary Ordinance, which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and Resolution No. R-2026-37
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Section 3. Candidate Statements. The Candidate Statements will be limited to a maximum of 200 words.
Section 4. Consolidation. Pursuant Section 10400 et seq. of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of Orange County ("Board of Supervisors") is requested to consolidate the Election with any other elections held on the same day in the same territory or in the territory that is in part the same. The consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 10418.
Section 5. County to Canvass. The Board of Supervisors is authorized to canvass the returns of the Election pursuant to Section 10411 of the Elections Code.
Section 6. Hours of Polling. Polls shall be open at the same hours as provided for general elections pursuant to Election Code Section 10242, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
Section 7. County to Conduct Election. Pursuant to Section 10002 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors is requested to permit the Orange County Registrar of Voters to render all necessary services relating to the election, for which services the City agrees to reimburse the County, in accordance with current County pro - rations and allocation procedures.
Section 8. Default Rules. In all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
Section 9. Filing with County. The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors. The City Council authorizes, instructs and directs the City Clerk to coordinate with the Orange County Registrar of Voters to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia necessary to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
Section 10. Notice. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Council authorizes, instructs and directs the City Clerk to give further or additional notice of the election in time, form and manner as required by law.
Section 11. Effect of Tie. If two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office, as certified by the Orange County Registrar of Voters, the City Council, in accordance with Election Code Section 15651(a), shall set a date and time and place and summon the candidates who have received the tie votes to appear and will determine the tie by lot.
Section 12. Insufficient Number of Candidates. If, by 5:00 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election, the number of candidates in any district seat, or for the offices of City Clerk or City Treasurer elected at large, does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, and a petition signed by 10% of the voters of the district, or 50 voters, whichever is less, requesting that the election be held has not been presented to the officer conducting the Resolution No. R-2026-37
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APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2026.
Chad P. Wanke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia held on the 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Resolution No. R-2026-37
5 RESOLUTION NO. R-2026-38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
2026
A. Recitals
WHEREAS, § 13307 of the Election Code of the State of California provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidate's statement.
WHEREAS, All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RECITALS. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are correct.
Section 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant §13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City of Placentia on November 3, 2026, may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may include the name, age, and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the Office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
Section 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates' statements will be translated into all languages required by the County of Orange ("County"). The County is required to translate candidate's statements into the following languages: Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
B. The County will print and mail sample ballots and candidate's Resolution No. R-2026-38
6 statements to all voters in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese or the County will mail separate sample ballots and candidates' statements in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese to only those voters who are on the County voter file as having requested a sample ballot in a particular language. The County will make the sample ballots and candidates statements in the required languages available at all polling places, on the County's website, and in the Election Official's office.
Section 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates statements filed pursuant to this section, including costs incurred as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is required, the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to another election and may be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the City Clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within thirty (30) days of the election.
A. Translations.
1) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A) and (B) of §3, above, pursuant to Federal and/or State law.
2) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate's statement into any foreign language that is not required as specified in (A) and (B) of §3 above, pursuant to Federal and/or State law, but is requested as an option by the candidate.
B. Printing.
1) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's statement in English in the main voter pamphlet. 2) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in a foreign language required in A of §3 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
3) The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in a foreign language requested by the Resolution No. R-2026-38
7 candidate per B of §3 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally certified translators.
B. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other matters relating to elections.
Section 6. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 7. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidates representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
Section 8. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidates' statements are repealed.
Section 9. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 3, 2026, and shall then be repealed.
Section 10. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions and hereby is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2026.
Chad P. Wanke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
Resolution No. R-2026-38
8 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia held on the 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
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