UST COY OF THORNS
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES
THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY CLERK, AND CITY TREASURER 1, JOY POST, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 7, 2026, only one person has filed nomination papers to fill each of the two (2) at-large City Council, City Clerk, and City Treasurer offices that are up for election at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election. Therefore, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for Council Member, City Clerk, and City Treasurer.
The person(s) so nominated are:
Tina L. Hansen, for Council Member
Keir Jones, for Council Member
Daritza Perez, for City Clerk
David A. Hopper, for City Treasurer
That Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State or California allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council at a regular or special meeting held before the General Municipal Election:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible elector if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A notice of these facts will be published on August 14, 2026 in a newspaper of general circulation in the City pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointments) and cancel the election for each office or direct an election to be held. The person(s) appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for each office.
If, by the 75"h day before the General Municipal Election, no person has been appointed to the office(s) pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election for City Council Member shall be held along with all other elective offices on the ballot. If an appointment is made to each office, the General Municipal Election for City Council Members, City Clerk, and City Treasurer will be cancelled, but will be held for all other City elective offices on the ballot.
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 for City Council Member, City Clerk, and City Treasurer which is submitted after the appointment is made.
Assistant City Clerk
Dated: August 11, 2026