CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
October 2, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk
Subject: NOTICE AND CALL OF PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON MARCH 5, 2024 TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL (STATEWIDE) PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND THREE (3) MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICTS 1, 4, AND 6 RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions in order to conduct a Primary Municipal Election on March 5, 2024:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-173 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024, FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO CHARTER CITIES RESOLUTION NO. 2023-174 – 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 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 5, 2024, WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL (STATEWIDE) PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE RESOLUTION NO. 2023-175 – 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 PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
City Council approval of staff’s recommendations will result in the scheduling of the Primary Municipal Election on March 5, 2024 for the Mayor and three (3) Members of the City Council for Districts 1, 4, and 6.
FISCAL IMPACT:
It is estimated that the cost of the Primary Municipal Election for the Mayor and three (3) Members of the City Council for Districts 1, 4, and 6 will be approximately $540,000 which has been allocated in the City Clerk’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Election budget.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
At the November 8, 2022 General Election, the voters in Pomona approved to amend the City Charter, Article IX (“Elections”), Section 901 (“Primary and General Municipal Elections”) to establish local direct primary elections for Mayor and City Council.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Article IX (“Elections”), Section 901(“Primary and General Municipal Elections”) of the City Charter:
Beginning in the year 2024, direct primary elections for the nomination of Mayoral and Council candidates to be voted for at the ensuing general municipal election and for such other purposes as the Council may prescribe shall be held in the City on the same date as the Statewide Primary Election as provided in the Elections Code of the State of California.
If any candidate for Mayor or Council receives a majority of all votes cast for Mayor or for a specific Council office, that candidate shall be declared elected and no general municipal election shall be held for that office. If no candidate for Mayor or for a specific City Council office receives a majority of all votes cast for that office, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for that office at the primary nominating election shall be the candidates and the only candidates for that office whose names shall be printed upon the ballots to be used at the general municipal election.
The Primary Municipal Election is proposed to be consolidated with the Presidential (Statewide) Primary Election to be conducted by the County of Los Angeles on March 5, 2024. 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, November 13, 2023 and will end on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Prepared by:
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Karla Shipman, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2023-173 – Calling and Giving Notice of a Primary Municipal Election Attachment No. 2– Resolution No. 2023-174 – Resolution Requesting the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Consolidate a Primary Municipal Election with the Presidential (Statewide) Primary Election Attachment No. 3 – Resolution No. 2023-175– Resolution Adopting Regulations for Candidates Statements Notice and Call of Primary Municipal Election