RESOLUTION NO. 2024-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA
REQUESTING AND CONSENTING TO CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS
AND SETTING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION ORDER
WHEREAS, the City Council has ordered a Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 to fill certain municipal offices; and WHEREAS, other elections may be held in whole or in part of the territory of the City and it is to the advantage of the City to consolidate pursuant to Elections Code Section 10400; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 10242 provides that the governing body shall determine the hours of opening and closing the polls; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 10002 requires the City to reimburse the County in full for the services performed upon presentation of a bill to the City by the County Elections Official; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 13307(3c) requires that before the nominating period opens the governing body must determine whether a charge shall be levied against each candidate submitting a candidate’s statement to be sent to the voters; and WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 12101 requires the publication of a notice of the election once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an election be held in accordance with the following specifications:
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION ORDER
The Election shall be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024. The purpose of the election is to choose successors for the following offices:
Two seats for the Visalia City Council:
Liz Wynn: District 1 - Term of Office (short-term) 12/2022 – 11/2024 Brett Taylor: District 2 - Term of Office 12/2020 – 11/2024 This City Council hereby requests and consents to the consolidation of this Election with other elections which may be held in whole or in part of the territory of the City, as provided in Elections Code 10400.
The City hereby designates the hours the polls are to be kept open shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The City will reimburse the County for the actual cost incurred in conducting the Election upon receipt of a bill stating the amount due as determined by the Elections Official.
The City Council has determined that the candidate will pay for the Candidate’s Statement. The Candidate’s Statement will be limited to 200 words.
The City requests that the Registrar of Voters publish the Notice of Election in the Visalia Times-Delta which is a newspaper of general circulation that is regularly circulated in the City of Visalia.
The City directs that a certified copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Registrar of Voters and the Board of Supervisors of Tulare County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED: May 6, 2024 Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2024-13 passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on May 6, 2024.
Dated: May 7, 2024 Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk
By Michelle Nicholson, Chief Deputy City Clerk