CITY OF
Item No. 1
STAFF REPORT
DATE: August 17, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dr. Sean M. Moore, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ana V. Sauseda, Director of General Services/City Clerk 41,5' SUBJECT: November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election — District 2 Options RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file the certification that there are not more candidates than offices to be elected in District 2 for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election; and
2. Discuss the options as defined by § 10229 of the Elections Code (EC); and
3. Provide further direction to staff.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On May 11, 2026, under the provisions of the laws relating to General Law cities in the State of California, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-09, calling and giving notice of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing one City Council Member for District 1 and 2. As of the close of the Nomination Period on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., only one person filed nomination papers to run for the office of City Council District 2.
According to EC § 10229, if by the 88th day prior to the election, no one or only one person has been nominated for any office, the City's Elections Official shall submit a certificate of these facts to the governing body and publish a notice of the same in a newspaper of general circulation. After the 5th day following publication and 75 days prior to the election, at a regular or special meeting, the City Council may adopt one of the following courses of action:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated;
2. Appoint to the office an eligible elector if no one has been nominated; or
3. Hold an election, if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
Pursuant to EC § 10229(a), on August 7, 2026, the City Clerk executed a Certificate of Facts that there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for City Council Member — District 2 (Attachment 1).
On August 11, 2026, a notice was published in The SUN newspaper advising that there are not more candidates than offices to be filled for City Council Member — District 2. The notice advises the City Council may, as a result of this fact:
1. Appoint to the offices the individuals who have been nominated; or
2. Hold the Election
Option 1
Should the City Council choose to make the appointment, Chris Venable would take office and serve exactly as if elected at the General Municipal Election, starting his term in December 2026 and representing District 2. The election for the office of Member of the City Council, District 2, shall not be held and the Elections Official shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy that is submitted after the appointment is made. The recommendation for this option is that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-35, Appointing Chris Venable as the Qualified Candidate in District 2 as Elected to the Yucaipa City Council, and Cancelling the November 3, 2026 District 2 Election, as a Result of not Having More Candidates than Offices.
Option 2
Should the City Council choose to hold the election instead of making the appointment, there would be a limited opportunity for one or more write-in candidates to qualify for the election. Only write-in candidates who have properly qualified, pursuant to Elections Code Sections 8600-8606, may be considered in the vote tally and must file their completed forms between 57 and 14 days prior to the election. If no official write-in candidates are qualified, the nominee would only need a single vote to be elected to the office. The recommendation for this option is that the City Council direct staff to proceed with the election scheduled as -is.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Should the Council choose Option 1, the City would see a cost saving in the invoice for the General Municipal Election as the election in District 2 would be not be held. Should the Council choose Option 2, there would be no additional costs incurred as the cost for the November 3, 2026 election has already been included in the budget for FY 26/27.
Attachment(s)
1. Certificate of Facts
2. Resolution No. 2026-35
3. Affidavit of Publication
ATTACHMENT 1
CITY OF
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CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN DISTRICT 2
I, Ana V Sauseda, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Yucaipa, California, do hereby certify the following facts, pursuant to California Elections Code § 10229, 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 the City Council seat for District 2. Therefore, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for District 2.
The person nominated is:
Chris Venable — Councilmember District 2, Full -Term
That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council at a regular or special meeting:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated; or
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one else has been nominated; or
3. Hold the Election if either no one or only one person has been nominated A notice of these facts will be published on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in The SUN, a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to § 6061 of the Government Code. After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointment and cancel the election for that district or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the office pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election for District 2 shall be held.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Elections Code § 10229, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made
Ana'V.1Sausecla, MMC
Director of General Services/City Clerk
Dated: August 7, 2026
City of Yucaipa
34272 Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa, CA 92399
909-797-2489
ATTACHMENT 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA,
CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING CHRIS VENABLE TO THE OFFICE OF
MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2, IN LIEU OF
ELECTION PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10229, AND
DIRECTING THAT THE ELECTION FOR THAT OFFICE NOT BE HELD AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2026 the Yucaipa City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-09 Calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing representatives for District 1 and District 2; and
WHEREAS, those wishing to run for office were able to pull papers during the nomination period of July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as of the close of the nomination period on August 7, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for District 2 and that § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
WHEREAS, a notice was published on August 11, 2026, in The SUN, a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to § 6061 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, a certificate reciting the facts that there were not more candidates than offices to be elected in District 2 was received and filed by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
Section 2. Pursuant to Elections Code § 10229(a)(1), Chris Venable, the sole person nominated for the office of Member of the City Council, District 2, is hereby appointed to that office for the full four-year term that otherwise would have been filled at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election.
Section 3. The sole nominee for District 2 is incumbent Councilmember Chris Venable, who timely filed his nomination documents. Accordingly, the five-day extension provided by Elections Code § 10225 when an incumbent fails to file does not apply to District 2, and the nomination period closed on August 7, 2026. 1 Section 4. The election for the office of Member of the City Council, District 2, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, shall not be held.
Section 5. The person appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of August, 2026.
Chris Venable, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ana V. Sauseda, MMC
Director of General Services/City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 3
THE SUN
Local. News. Matters.
sbsun.com
The Sun (San Bernardino)
473 E. Carnegie Drive, Suite 250
San Bernardino, California 92408
(909) 386-3864
0011806569
City of Yucaipa
34272 Yucaipa Blvd
Yucaipa, California 92399
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of San Bernardino
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not party to or interested in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of The Sun (San Bernardino), a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of San Bernardino*, County of San Bernardino, and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of County of San Bernardino, State of California, under the date of 06/20/1952, Case No. 73084. The notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit:
0811112026
1 certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at San Bernardino, California
On this 11th day of August, 2026.
r
Signature
*The Sun (San Bernardino) circulation includes the following cities:
[UNKNOWN LIST]
NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT
MORE CANDIDATES
THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursucmtto § 10229 of the Elections
Code of the State of California
relating to the General Municipal
Election in the City of Yucaipa to
be field on Tuesday, November 3,
2026, that:
As of the close of the nomination
period on Fr9clay, August 7,
2026, only one person has filed
nomination papers to fill the
City Council seat for District 2.
Therefore, there core not more
candidates than offices to be
elected for District 2.
The person so nominated Is
Chris Venable - Councilinernber
District 2, Full-Teron
That § 10229 of the Elections
Code allows one of the following
courses of action to be taken by
the Clty Council:
1. Al7polnt to the office the
persons) who has/hcive been
nominated.
2. Appoint to the office cony
eligible voter 1f no one has been
nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no
one or only one person has been
nominated.
At a Speclal City Council Meeting
to be held on Monclay, August 17,
2026, at 6:00 p.m. In the Council
Chambers of Yucaipa City Hall,
the City council will consider
whether to make the appointment
and r_oncel the election in that
district or direct con election to
be held. The person appointed, if
any, shall uuallfy and take office
and serve exactly as if elected of
a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th clay before the
municipal election, no person has
been appointed to the offices)
pursuant to 1. or 2., above, the
election shall be held.
If the City Council makes an
appointnhent pursucunt to § 10229 of
the Elections Code, the City Clerk
shall not accept for filing any
statement of write-in candidacy
which is submitted after the
appointment Is nixie.
Ana V. Sausedct, MMC
Director of General Servlces/City
C lerk
Published: August 11, 2026, The
SLIN
The Sun (San Bernardino)
Published: 8/11/26
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