RESOLUTION NO. 2026- 09
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, JUNE 2920269FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE ( 3) MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS
REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RELATING TO CHARTER CITIES
WHEREAS, underthe provisionsof the lawsrelatingto CharterCitiesin the Stateof California, a PrimaryMunicipalElectionshall be held on June2, 2026, for the electionof Municipal Officers;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuantto the requirementsof the laws of the Stateof California relatingto CharterCities, thereis calledandorderedto beheldin the City of Pomona, California, on Tuesday, June2, 2026, a PrimaryMunicipal Electionfor the purposeof electingthree (3 ) Membersof theCity Councilfor Districts2, 3 and5 , for thefull termof four (4) yearsand .
SECTION 2. That the vote requirement for the candidate to be declared elected at the Primary Election is a majority ( 50% + 1 ) of the votes cast.
SECTION 3. Thatif anycandidatefor Councilreceivesa majorityof all votescastfor a specific Council office, that candidateshallbedeclaredelectedand nogeneralmunicipal election shall be held for that office.
SECTION 4. Thatif nocandidatefor aspecificCity Councilofficereceivesamajorityof all votescasefor that office, the two candidatesreceivingthe highestnumberof votesfor that office at theprimarynominatingelectionshallbethecandidatesandtheonly candidatesfor that officewhosenamesshallbeprintedupontheballotsto beusedat thegeneralmunicipalelection.
SECTION 5 . That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as requiredby law.
SECTION6. ThattheCityClerkisauthorized, instructedanddirectedtocoordinatewith theCountyof LosAngelesRegistrar-Recorder/CountyClerkto procureandfurnishanyandall official ballots, notices, printedmatterandall supplies, equipmentandparaphernaliathatmaybe necessaryin orderto properlyandlawfully conducttheelection.
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SECTION 7. That the vote centersfor the election shall be open at seveno ' clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o' clock p. m. 1 ofthesamedaywhenthevotecentersshallbeclosed, pursuanttoElectionsCodeSection10242, exceptasprovidedin Sections14212, 14401oftheElectionsCodeof theStateof California.
SECTION8. Thatin allparticularsnotrecitedinthisresolution, theelectionshallbeheld andconductedasprovidedby law for holdingmunicipalelections. i SECTION 9. Thatnoticeof thetime andplaceof holdingthe electionis givenand the CityClerkisauthorized, instructedanddirectedtogivefurtheroradditionalnoticeoftheelection in time, form, andmannerasrequired by law. i
SECTION10. TheCityCouncilauthorizestheCityClerktoadministersaidelectionand allreasonableandactualelectionexpensesshallbepaidbytheCityuponpresentationof aproperly submitted bill.
SECTION 11 , That the City Clerk shall certify to the passageandadoptionof this Resolutionandit shallbecomeeffectiveimmediatelyuponits approval.
PASSED, APPROVEDAND ADOPTEDthis2nddayofFebruary2026.
CITY OF POMONA:
Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. BuPer, MC
City Attorney City Clerk
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I, HEREBY CERTIFYthattheforegoingresolutionwasduly adoptedby the City Councilof the City of Pomonaat a regularmeetingthereofheld on February2, 2026by the following vote of the Council:
AYES : Martin, Preciado, Garcia, Ontiveros- Cole, Lustro, Canales, Sandoval NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Diana Robles, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 202640
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 JUNE 2, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE
ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, theCity Councilof theCity of PomonacalledaPrimaryMunicipal Election to beheldonJune2, 2026for thepurposeof theelectionof three (3 ) Membersof theCity Council for Districts 2, 3 and 5 , for the full term of four (4) years; and WHEREAS, it is desirablethat the PrimaryMunicipal Election beconsolidatedwith the StatewidePrimary Election to be held on the samedate, and that within the City, the precincts, vote centersandelection officers of the two (2) electionsbethe same, andthat the County Election Departmentof the County of Los Angelescanvassthe returnsof the Primary Municipal Election, andthat the election be held in all respectsasif therewere only one ( 1 ) election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1 . Thatpursuantto therequirementsof Section10403of theElectionsCode, theBoardof Supervisorsof the Countyof Los Angelesis herebyrequestedto consentandagree to the consolidation of a Primary Municipal Election with the StatewidePrimary Election on Tuesday, June2, 2026, for thepurposeof theelectionof three (3) Membersof the City Council for Districts 2, 3 and5 , for the full term of four (4) years.
SECTION 2. That the vote requirement for the candidate to be declared elected at the Primary Election is a majority ( 50% + 1 ) of the votes cast.
SECTION 3. Thatif anycandidatefor Councilreceivesa majority of all votescastfor a specific Council office, that candidateshall bedeclaredelectedandno generalmunicipal election shall be held for that office.
SECTION 4. Thatif nocandidatefor aspecificCity Counciloffice receivesamajority of all votes casefor that office, the two candidatesreceiving the highest number of votes for that office attheprimarynominatingelectionshallbethecandidatesandtheonly candidatesfor that office whosenamesshall beprinted uponthe ballotsto beusedat thegeneralmunicipal election.
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SECTION 5. Thatthe CountyElectionDepartmentis authorizedto canvassthe returns of thePrimaryMunicipalElection. Theelectionshallbeheldin all respectsasif therewereonly oneelection, andonly oneform of ballot shallbeused. TheElectionwill beheldandconducted in accordancewith theprovisionsof law regulatingthestatewideor specialelection.
SECTION 6. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the CountyElectionDepartmenttotakeanyandall stepsnecessaryfor theholdingoftheconsolidated election.
SECTION 7. That the City of Pomonarecognizesthat additionalcostswill beincurred bytheCountyby reasonof thisconsolidationandagreesto reimbursetheCountyfor anycosts.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk is herebydirectedto file a certified copy of this Resolutionwith the Boardof Supervisorsandthe CountyElection Departmentof the Countyof Los Angeles.
SECTION 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passageand adoption of this resolutionandit shallbecomeeffective immediatelyuponits approval.
PASSED, APPROVEDANDADOPTEDthis2"ddayofFebruary2026.
CITY OF POMONA:
Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. But r, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
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February 2, 2026
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoingresolutionwasduly adoptedby the City Council of the City of Pomonaat a regularmeetingthereofheld on February2, 2026by thefollowing vote of the Council :
AYES : Martin, Preciado, Garcia, Ontiveros- Cole, Lustro, Canales, Sandoval NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Diana Robles, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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February2, 2026
RESOLUTION NO, 202641
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 TUE+ DAY,
DUNE 292026
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pomonacalled a Primary Municipal Election to6eheldonJune2, 2026forthepurposeoftheelectionofthree (3 ) MembersoftheCityCouncil for Districts 2, 3 , and5, for the full term of four (4) years; and WHEREAS, Section 13307of the Elections Codeof the Stateof California provides that the governingbody of anylocal agencymay adoptregulationspertainingto materialspreparedby anycandidatefor a municipal election, including costsof the candidate' s statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1 . GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Thatpursuantto Section13307of theElectionsCodeof the Stateof California, eachcandidatefor electiveoffice to bevotedfor at aPrimary Municipal Electionto beheld in the City of Pomonaon Tuesday, June2, 2026 may preparea candidate' s statementon an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statementmay include the name, ageand occupation of the candidateand a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate' s education and qualifications expressedby thecandidatehimselfor herself. Thestatementshallnot includeparty affiliation of the candidate, nor membershipor activity in partisanpolitical organizations. The statementshall befiled in typewritten form in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate' s nomination papersarefiled. The statementmay bewithdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papersand until 5 :00 p.m. of the next working day after the closeof the nomination period .
SECTION 2 . FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A . Pursuantto the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates ' statementswill be translatedinto all languagesrequiredby the County of Los Angeles. The County is requiredto translate candidates' statementsinto the following languages : Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, andVietnamese.
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B . The County will print andmail voter information guidesand candidatesstatementsto all votersin Spanish, Chinese, JapaneseKorean, Tagalog, andVietnameseto only thosevoters who are on the county voter file as having requested a voter information guide in a particular language. The County will make the voter information guides and candidates ' statementsin therequiredlanguagesavailableatall vote centers, on the County' swebsite, and in the Election Official ' s office.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT,
A. Translations :
1 . The candidateshall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate' s statementinto any required foreign languageasspecified in subsectionsA and/or B of Section2, above, pursuantto Federaland/or Statelaw.
2 . The candidateshall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate' s statementinto any foreign languagethat is not requiredasspecifiedin subsectionsA and/or B of Section 2, above, pursuant to Federaland/or Statelaw, but is requestedas an option by the candidate.
B . Printing :
1 . The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate' s statementin English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate ' s statement in a foreign language required in subsection " A" of Section 2, above, in the main voter pamphlet.
The City Clerk shall estimatethe 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 candidatefiling a statementto pay in advanceto the local agencyhis or her estimatedpro rata shareasa condition of havinghis or herstatementincludedin thevoter' spamphlet. In theeventtheestimatedpayment is required, the estimateis only an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to anotherelectionandmay besignificantly moreor lessthan theestimate, dependingontheactual numberof candidatesfiling statements. Accordingly, the Clerk is not boundby the estimateand may, on apro ratabasis, bill the candidatefor additionalactualexpenseor refund anyexcesspaid depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the Clerk may require the candidateto pay the balanceof the costincurred. In the eventof overpayment, the Clerk shall proratethe excessamountamongthe candidatesandrefundthe excessamountpaid within thirty 30) days of the election.
SECTION 4 . MISCELLANEOUS.
A. All translationsshall beprovidedby professionally-certified translators.
B . TheCity Clerkshallallow (boldtype) (underlining) (capitalization) (indentations) (bullets) leadinghyphens) to the sameextentandmannerasallowed in previousCity elections.
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C. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendationsand standardssot forth by the California Secretaryof Stateregarding occupationaldesignationsandother mattersrelating to elections.
SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
No candidatewill bepermittedto include additionalmaterialsin the voter information guide.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate' s representativeacopy of this Resolutionat the time nominatingpetitions areissued.
SECTION 7. That all previousresolutionsestablishingCouncil policy on paymentfor candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION & Thatthis resolutionshallapply only to the Primary Municipal Election to be held on June 2, 2026 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 9. TheCity Clerk shallcertify to thepassageandadoptionof this Resolution and it shall thereupon be in full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVEDANDADOPTEDthis2nddayofFebruary, 2026.
CITY OF POMONA:
Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
Resolution No. 2026- 11
February2, 2026
I. HEREBY CERTIFY thatthe foregoingresolutionwasduly adoptedby the City Council of the City of Pomonaat a regularmeetingthereofheld on February2, 2026 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES : Martin, Preciado, Garcia, Ontiveros- Cole, Lustre, Canales, Sandoval NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Diana Robles, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
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