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Council Agenda:
Item No.:
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SUNNYVALE APPOINTING LINDA SELL TO THE
CITY COUNCIL TO REPRESENT COUNSIL DISTRICT 1
FOR A FULL-TERM OF FOUR YEARS BEGINNING IN 2023
IN LIEU OF AN ELECTION; AND CANCELLING THE
NOVEMBER 8, 2022, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBER COUNCIL DISTRICT 1,
PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE
SECTION 10229
WHEREAS on June 7, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 1120-22, calling and giving notice of the holding of a general municipal election for the purpose of electing one person each from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 to the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale for full four-year terms; and
WHEREAS, as of the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 12, 2022, only one person filed nomination papers to run for the office of City Councilmember representing District 1; and
WHEREAS, Section 10229 of the California Elections Code allows the City Council to take one of the following courses of action when only one person has filed nomination papers for an office: (1) Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated, or (2) hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, a notice, (Proof of Publication), herein attached and incorporated by reference as Exhibit "A", was published on August 17, 2022, in the San Jose Mercury News, certifying these facts and the options 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 (August 25, 2022), no person has been appointed to this office pursuant to (1) above, the election for Council District 1 is required to be held along with all other elective offices on the ballot. If an appointment is made to this office, the General Municipal Election for Council District 1 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 City Councilmember from Council District No. 1 which is submitted after the appointment is made; and
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WHEREAS, cancelling the unconteste d election for Council Distr ict 1 will s ave the City the unnecessary costs of holding that uncontested election; and WHEREA
S, all
other legal prere quisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW
, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYV
ALE THAT:
1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
2. Pursuant to Section 10229 of the California Elections Code, the following action is taken:
The following person is appointed to the office to which she was nominated, and is considered to be the same as being elected, pursuant to Section 10229(a) of the California Elections Code:
Name Office Term
Linda Sell City Councilmember Council District 1 Full-Term of four years
3. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229, the General Municipal Election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect a candidate for City Council Member from Council District 1 is hereby cancelled because only one person is nominated to be elected in that District, and the City Council has made the above appointment. The General Municipal Election shall still be held to elect candidates for City Council Member from Council Districts 3 and 5.
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 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and Board of Supervisors of the City Council's action, and is authorized to take any other administrative actions necessary to cancel the 2022 general municipal election for Council District 1.
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Adopted by the City Council at a special meeting held on August 22, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________ City Clerk Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
SAN JOSE MURCURY NEWS
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
NOTE: The proof of publication is on the following page.
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