Town of Yountville
Resolution Number 26-4427
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE CALLING AND
GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR, TWO COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF ONE QUESTION RELATED
TO MEASURE Y (INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION (GANN) LIMITS), REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA TO CONSOLIDATE AND RENDER
SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE TOWN RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF THE STATEWIDE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE. ___________________________________________________________________________ Recitals
A. Yountville Municipal Code Section 2.04.070 states the general municipal election for the Town shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of evennumbered year beginning November 2006.
B. The Town Council of the Town of Yountville desires to call a General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, for the purpose of the election of Mayor and two (2) Councilmembers of the Town Council; and
C. The Town Council desires to submit to the voters the question relating to Measure Y (Increase of Appropriation (Gann) Limits).
D. It is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Municipal Election to be held on the same date and that within the Town the precinct, polling place (vote centers) and election of officers and ballot measures of the two elections be the same, and that the Napa County Election Division canvass the returns of the Statewide General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
Now, therefore, the Town Council of the Town of Yountville does resolve as follows:
1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to General Law Cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the Town of Yountville, Napa, County, California, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two Councilmembers of the Town Council to each serve the full four-year term of office.
2. That the Town Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does order submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election the following question:
A. That Measure Y (Increase of Appropriation Limits – Gann Limit) is to appear on the ballot as follows:
Yes
“To fully utilize TOT and sales tax generated
from visitors for public services, parks and
recreation, police, and fire emergency
programs, shall the appropriations limit set by
Article 13B of the California Constitution be
increased by $3,000,000 plus 1/4 of TOT
revenues for the prior fiscal year, for each year
for a four year period commencing FY
2027/2028? By approving this appropriation
limit, no existing tax is increased and no new
taxes are created.”
No
3. That the proposed complete text of Measure Y shall be printed in the voter information section of the sample ballot submitted to the voters.
4. That pursuant to the requirements of Elections Code section 10403, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 for the purpose of the election of a Mayor and two Councilmembers of the Town Council to each serve a full four-year term of office and for submitting Measure Y to the voters.
5. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.
6. That the Town Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election; and to perform all other acts necessary or required by law to implement this Resolution and related to the election.
7. For the purposes of said Election, the Town of Yountville is hereby divided into the following precincts: VBM-351611, VBM-351612, VBM-351613, and VBM-351614.
8. That the polls (vote centers) for the election shall be open at 7:00 o’clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 o’clock p.m. of the same day when the polls (vote centers) shall be closed.
9. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the Town Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
10.Council Regulations adopted by Resolution Number 3178-14 on June 3, 2014, for Candidate Statements of Qualifications and foreign language requirements, is incorporated herein by reference except as modified in the following manner: The Town shall pay the cost of translation services for candidate statements.
11.Additional Materials. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
12.That the Town Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate’s representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
13.That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidate’s statements are repealed.
14.That the Town Clerk is directed to provide a copy of each Measure to the Town Attorney and the Town Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of each measure.
The analysis of each measure shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall be filed in the Office of the Yountville Town Clerk, 6550 Yount Street, Yountville, California, not later than August 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
15.The Town Council wishes to establish deadlines for filing of arguments for and against the Measures and to provide for rebuttal arguments as follows:
a. Printed arguments shall be titled either "Argument In Favor Of Measure” or “Argument Against Measure.” Arguments in favor of or in opposition to any measure may not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed at the office of the Yountville Town Clerk, 6550 Yount Street, Yountville, California, not later than August 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
b. Printed rebuttal arguments shall be titled either "Rebuttal; Argument In Favor Of Measure” and "Rebuttal Argument Against Measure”. Rebuttal arguments for any measure may not exceed 250 words in length and shall be filed with the Office of the Yountville Town Clerk, 6550 Yount Street, Yountville, California, not later than August 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
c. If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any Town measure is submitted, the Town Clerk shall select one of the arguments in favor and one argument against the measure, as set forth in Elections Code section 9287.
16.That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the Napa County Election Division to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
17.That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
18.That the Napa County Election Division is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
19.The Town Council recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the Napa County Election Division by reason of this consolidation and authorizes the Town Clerk to administer said election and the Town shall reimburse the Napa County Election Division in full for the services performed upon presentation of a properly submitted itemized bill to the Town, as set forth in Elections Code section 10002.
20.The Town Clerk is authorized and directed to take any other step and/or action necessary or convenient to accomplish the election called for in this Resolution.
21.The Town Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Napa County Election Division.
22.The Town Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
23.The Resolution is hereby adopted and becomes effective and in full force immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Yountville, State of California, held on this 16th day of June 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Margie Mohler, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Hilary Gaede, Communications Director/Town Clerk