RESOLUTION NO. ___-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
CONTRA COSTA TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO §10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE WHEREAS, on June 3, 2024, the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill adopted Resolution No.___-24, calling a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of electing three members of the City Council from Districts 1, 2, and 5, 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 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; and
WHEREAS, all necessary expenses in performing these services shall be paid by the City of Pleasant Hill.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL 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 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 5, 2024, for the purpose of electing three members of the City Council from Districts 1, 2, and 5, 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.___-24
SECTION 5. That the City of Pleasant Hill shall reimburse the County of Contra Costa for all services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of 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 Contra Costa.
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.
ADOPTED ON ________________, 2024.
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MATTHEW RINN, Mayor
ATTEST:
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LYONE P. CONNER
City Clerk
I, Lyone Conner, City Clerk of the City of Pleasant Hill, hereby certify that Resolution No. __-24 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill on _______________________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Pleasant Hill, California, on ___________________. _____________________
LYONE P. CONNER
City Clerk