CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
June 6, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Rosalia A. Butler, City Clerk
Subject: NOTICE AND CALL OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE (3) MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICTS 2, 3, AND 5; AND FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF EIGHT (8) BALLOT MEASURES RELATING TO CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION 2020 RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions in order to conduct a General Municipal Election on November 8, 2022:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-102 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO CHARTER CITIES AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS EIGHT (8) QUESTIONS RELATING TO AMENDING THE CITY’S CHARTER RESOLUTION NO. 2022-103 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 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 SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE RESOLUTION NO. 2022-104 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
City Council approval of staff’s recommendations will result in the scheduling of the General Municipal Election on November 8, 2022 for three (3) Members of the City Council for Districts 2, 3, and 5, and the submittal of eight (8) ballot measures, to the voters of the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
It is estimated that the cost of the General Municipal Election three (3) Members of the City Council for Districts 2, 3, and 5 and eight (8) ballot measures will be approximately $415,000 which has been allocated in the City Clerk’s Fiscal Year 2022-23 Election budget.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On October 18, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-98 (Attachment No. 1) which accepted the final report of the Charter Review Commission 2020 (“Commission”) and the Commission’s request to place proposed amendments on the November 8, 2022 ballot. The Commission also requested that the City Council designate members of the Charter Review Commission to have priority in writing arguments in support of the ballot measures.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Article IX, Section 901 of the City Charter, the General Municipal Election for the election of City Councilmembers and Mayor shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year. Consequently, the terms for City Councilmembers for Districts 2, 3, and 5, shall expire in November 2022 and shall be filled at the November 8, 2022 Election.
The General Municipal Election is proposed to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be conducted by the County of Los Angeles on November 8, 2022. The County will provide the majority of the election services. The City Clerk will be responsible for providing and transmitting the necessary documents to the County in order to hold the election, and provide for receipt of all candidates’ statements and related documents, including dissemination of information to prospective candidates. The candidate nomination period will begin on Monday, July 18, 2022 and will end on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Prepared by:
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Karla Shipman, CMC
Deputy City Clerk II
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – October 18, 2021 Staff Report and attachments Attachment No. 2 – Resolution No. 2022-102 – Calling and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election Attachment No. 3 – Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2022-102 & Resolution No. 2022-103 Attachment No. 4 – Resolution No. 2022-103 – Resolution Requesting the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Consolidate a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election Attachment No. 5 – Resolution No. 2022-104 – Resolution Adopting Regulations for Candidates Statements Notice and Call of General Municipal Election