RESOLUTION NO. 2023-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACTS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 11, 2023 SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. A General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Vernon, California, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, as required by law.
B. Notice of the election was given in time, form, and manner as prescribed by law; an election officer was appointed, vote-by-mail ballots were properly sent to all registered voters, and in all respects the election was held and conducted, the votes were cast, received and canvassed, and the returns were made and declared in the time, form, and manner required by the City Charter, Vernon Municipal Code, California Elections Code, and Federal Voting Rights Act.
C. The official canvass commenced immediately upon the close of the polls. Ballots were counted on April 11, 2023, beginning at 8:01 p.m., and a second and final count was held on April 19, 2023, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
D. The City Clerk prepared the Official Results of the election returns.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The number of ballots legally cast at the April 11, 2023 General Municipal Election was 75.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and certified the results to the City Council, which certification and results are received, accepted, and attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 5. The names, in the order they appeared on the official ballot, and the number of votes cast for each candidate, are as follows:
Dennis E. Gulla 23 votes
Jesus Rivera 52 votes
SECTION 6. The City Council of the City of Vernon declares that Jesus Rivera was elected as member of the City Council for the full term of five years.
Resolution No. 2023-07
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SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall execute a Certificate of Election and administer the Oath of Office.
SECTION 8. Measure W voted upon on the April 11, 2023 General Municipal Election was as follows:
Shall the measure extending the Public Safety Special Parcel Tax, authorizing, for a period of five years, the levy of an annual special parcel tax on non-residential parcels at the rate of $0.03683 per square foot (adjusted annually for inflation), and generating approximately $2,180,000 annually for 5 years, to maintain and improve City services and projects including City police protection services, City health services, and contracted City fire protection services, be adopted?
YES 50
NO 18
SECTION 9. The City Council declares that two-thirds of the voters voting on Measure W (Ordinance No. 1288) voted in favor of the measure, the measure carried, and shall be deemed adopted and ratified.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of May 2023.
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CRYSTAL LARIOS, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
CITY OF VERNON
APRIL 11, 2023 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
OFFICIAL RESULTS
I, Lisa Pope, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, California, do hereby certify that I have canvassed the April 11, 2023 General Municipal Election ballots returned as of April 19, 2023, and find the number of votes cast as follows:
TO ELECT ONE
COUNCIL MEMBER
1st Count
April 11, 2023
2nd Count
April 19, 2023 Total
Dennis E. Gulla 20 3 23
Jesus Rivera 47 5 52
Total Votes 67 8 75
BALLOT MEASURE 1st Count
April 11, 2023
2nd Count
April 19, 2023 Total
Measure W –
Extending Public Safety
Special Parcel Tax
YES 46 4 50
NO 16 2 18
Total Votes 62 6 68
66% voter approval required. Measure W was approved by 73.5% of the votes cast.
VOTER TURNOUT
These results are official and
reflect all ballots received.
Lisa Pope, City Clerk
April 19, 2023
Registered Voters 121
Total Ballots Cast 75
Voter Turnout 62%
Resolution No. 2023-07
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