San Dimas City Council
December 20, 2023

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2023 6:00 PM
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CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Ryan A. Vienna, Councilmember John Ebiner, Councilmember Eric Nakano, Councilmember Eric Weber
CALL TO ORDER AND FLAG SALUTE
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OB1. Resolution 2023­73 to Appoint Emmett G. Badar to the Office of Mayor and Cancel the March 5, 2024 Election for the Office of Mayor, Due to Only One Person Being Nominated for that Office
RECOMMENDATION:City staff recommends that the City Council:

Adopt Resolution 2023­73 appointing Emmett G. Badar to the office of Mayor for a full term of two years in lieu of an election, and cancelling the March 5, 2024 election for the office of Mayor, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229.

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RECOMMENDATION:City staff recommends that the City Council:

Adopt Resolution 2023­73 appointing Emmett G. Badar to the office of Mayor for a full term of two years in lieu of an election, and cancelling the March 5, 2024 election for the office of Mayor, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229.

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December 15, 2023 Debra Black
Debra Black, City Clerk

Agenda Item Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
For the Meeting of December 20, 2023
From: Chris Constantin City Manager
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney
Subject: Resolution 2023-73 to Appoint Emmett G. Badar to the Office of Mayor and Cancel the March 5, 2024 Election for the Office of Mayor, Due to Only One Person Being Nominated for that Office
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SUMMARY
At the close of the candidate filing period, only one person has been nominated for the March 5, 2024 election to the office of Mayor. State law allows the City Council to appoint the person nominated. Making the appointment in lieu of holding the mayoral election will result in a cost savings to the City of approximately $100,000.

RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends that the City Council:
• Adopt Resolution 2023-73 appointing Emmett G. Badar to the office of Mayor for a full term of two years in lieu of an election, and cancelling the March 5, 2024 election for the office of Mayor, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229.

FISCAL IMPACT
Savings of $100,000. If the election were cancelled for the office of Mayor, the City would save approximately $100,000 in election costs incurred from services rendered by the Los Angeles County Elections Division.

BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-61, calling and giving notice of the holding of a general municipal election for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the full term of two years, one member of the City Council from District 1 for the full term of four years, and one member of the City Council from District 3 for the full term of four years.

As of the close of the nomination period for the office of Mayor on Friday, December 8, 2023, only

Approve Resolution 2023-73 to Appoint Emmett G. Badar to the Office of Mayor Page 2 For the Meeting of December 20, 2023
one person, Emmett G. Badar, had been nominated and filed nomination papers to run for the office of Mayor.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS
Elections Code Section 10229 provides that if by the statutory nomination filing deadline, no one or only one person has been nominated for any office, and there is no citywide contested race, then the City Clerk shall certify those facts to the City Council and publish a notice of the same.

More than five days after publication, the City Council may take one of three courses of action:

1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated; or

2. Appoint to the office an eligible voter if no one has been nominated; or

3. Hold the election.

Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229, the City Clerk provided the required certification to the City Council that only one person has been nominated for the office of Mayor and published a notice of the same on December 14, 2023 in the San Gabriel Valley Daily Bulletin. The required five-day notice period is now complete.

Adoption of Resolution 2023-73 would appoint Emmett G. Badar to the office of Mayor for a full term of two years, and would cancel the March 5, 2024 mayoral election. The elections for City Councilmember in Districts 1 and 3 would still be held.

If no one is appointed by the 75th day before the election (December 21, 2023), then the Elections Code requires that the election for Mayor be held. Therefore, the only possible date to adopt the attached resolution is December 20, 2023.

If appointed, Emmett G. Badar would take office and serve exactly as if elected at the March 5, 2024 election. He would be sworn in and take office with the other newly-elected city councilmembers after the election.

ALTERNATIVES
The City Council may take no action, and the election for the office of Mayor would be held.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this item will have a significant effect on the environment.

Respectfully submitted,
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney
Attachments:

1. Resolution 2023-73

ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION 2023-73

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, APPOINTING EMMETT G. BADAR TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR A FULL TERM OF TWO YEARS IN LIEU OF AN ELECTION, AND CANCELLING THE MARCH 5, 2024

GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTEST FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10229
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-61, calling and giving notice of the holding of a general municipal election for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the full term of two years, and one member of the City Council from District 1 and one member of the City Council from District 3 for the full term of four years; and WHEREAS, as of the close of the nomination period for the office of Mayor on Friday, December 8, 2023, only one person had been nominated and filed nomination papers to run for the office of Mayor; and
WHEREAS, because of the above facts, Section 10229 of the California Elections Code allows the City Council to take one of the following courses of action:

1. Appoint to the office of Mayor the person who has been nominated, or

2. Hold the election for the office of Mayor.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, a notice, attached hereto and incorporated by reference as Exhibit A, was published on December 14, 2023 in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, providing notice of these facts and the courses of action available to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, if by the 75th day before the scheduled General Municipal Election (December 21, 2023), no person has been appointed to this office pursuant to (1) above, then the election for the office of Mayor must be held. If an appointment is made to this office, the General Municipal Election for the office of Mayor must be cancelled, but the General Municipal Election will be held for all other elective offices on the ballot; and
WHEREAS, if the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, the City Clerk / Elections Official shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy for the office of Mayor which is submitted after the appointment is made; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct.

SECTION 2. Pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, the following action is taken:

Resolution 2023-73 Page 2
Appointment to Office of Mayor
December 20, 2023
The following person is appointed to the office to which he was nominated, and is considered the same as being elected, pursuant to Section 10229(a)(1) of the California Elections Code:

NAME OFFICE TERM
Emmett G. Badar Mayor Full two-year term
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229, the election scheduled to be held on March 5, 2024 to elect a candidate for Mayor is hereby cancelled because the City Council has made the above appointment. The General Municipal Election on March 5, 2024 shall still be held to elect candidates for City Councilmember from Electoral District 1 and Electoral District 3.

SECTION 4. The person appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at the General Municipal Election for the office.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and so notify the Los Angeles County Chief Elections Officer of the City Council’s action.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of December, 2023. ____________________________________
Emmett G. Badar, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Debra Black, City Clerk
I, Debra Black, City Clerk, hereby certify that Resolution 2023-73 was adopted by the City Council of San Dimas at a special meeting of December 20, 2023 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Debra Black, City Clerk

Resolution 2023-73 Page 3
Appointment to Office of Mayor
December 20, 2023
Exhibit A

NOTICE THAT ONLY ONE PERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED

FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR
AT THE MARCH 5, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL

ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to the General Municipal Election in the City of San Dimas to be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024:

As of the close of the nomination period on December 8, 2023, only one person has been nominated for the office of Mayor.

The person so nominated is: Emmett G. Badar
That Section 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council for the election of Mayor:
1 Appoint to the office the person(s) who has/have been nominated.

2. Appoint to the office any eligible elector (voter) if no one has been nominated

3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.

The City Council will meet on December 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the City of San Dimas Council Chamber, 245 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas CA, to either make the appointment or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.

If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the office of Mayor pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election for Mayor shall be held.

If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
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Debra Black, MMC
City Clerk
Dated: December 11, 2023
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Published 12/14/2023