Resolution 14723CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14723
CALLING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
AND REQUESTING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS TO PERMIT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO
RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY RELATING TO THE
CONDUCT OF SAID ELECTION
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Alameda (the "Charter") provides that the
City's General Municipal Election be held on each even-numIDered year and shall be
consolidated with the Statewide General Election (the "Consolidated General Municipal
Election") and that the Statewide General Election shall be held in said City on Tuesday,
November 6, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter, it is necessary to elect: two (2) persons to
fill the office of City Councilmember; one (1) person to fill the office of City Auditor; and
one (1) person to fill the office of City Treasurer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda as follows:
Section 1. The City's General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered
to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held in the City of
Alameda, State of California, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter and the Elections Code of the State of California, for the
purpose of voting upon any ballot measures and electing the following named officers of
the City for the terms specified:
a) Two (2) Councilrnembers for the City Council of the City of
Alameda, each term commencing at 8:00 o'clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in
December, 2012, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
b) One (1) City Auditor of the City of Alameda, term commencing at
8:00 o'clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 2012, and continuing for four (4)
years thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
c) One (1) City Treasurer of the City of Alameda, term commencing at
8:00 o'clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 2012, and continuing for four (4)
years thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
d) Al! ballot measures or advisory measures or propositions which
may lawfully be submitted at said Election.
Section 2. The election precincts within the City for the Consolidated General
Municipal Election shall be the same as those established, designated, numbered, fixed
and established by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of
California, as the election precincts.
Section 3. The Consolidated General Municipal Election shall be held and
conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, candidates
nominated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, ` ballots counted and returned,
returns canvassed, results declared, certificates of election issued and all other
proceedings incidental to and connected with the Election shall be regulated and done,
all in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the Statewide Election.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to
provide the Alameda County Registrar of Voters with all pertinent information and
material as required.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify the results of the Election and Council
shall meet at its usual meeting place to review the certified statement of the results of
the Election within 28 days of the Election and shall thereafter declare the results.
Section 6. The City Council hereby requests the Alameda County Board of
Supervisors (the "Board ") to consolidate the Election with the Statewide General
Election to be held on November 6, 2012.
Section 7. The Board is hereby requested to make its order and to take such
other and further proceedings as may be necessary to effect the consolidation of said
Election with the Statewide General Election in accordance with the laws of the State of
California regulating and providing for the consolidation of elections.
Section 8. The Board is hereby authorized and empowered to canvass the
returns of the Election and to certify the results thereof, that only one form of ballot shall
be used and that said consolidated elections shall be held in all respects as if there
were only one election.
Section 9. The City Clerk shall publish, or shall provide for the publication of,
any notices as required by Division 12 of the Elections Code and in particular section
12111.
Section 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file immediately a certified copy
of this Resolution with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and with the Alameda
County Registrar of Voters.
Section 11. The City Council, pursuant to Section 10002 of the California
Elections Code, hereby requests the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to permit
the Registrar of Voters to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of
the Consolidated General Municipal Election on November 6, 2012.
Section 12. Specified services include pre-election, election day, post-election
and data processing services, Registrar stock supplies and vendor services and
supplies, all as agreed upon by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters and the City
Clerk of the City of Alameda.
Section 13. The City shall reimburse the County for services performed when
the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill.
Section 3. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as
required by law.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause notice of the measure to be
published once in the official newspaper of the City of Alameda, in accordance with
Section 12111 of the Elections Code and Section 6061 of the Government Code.
Section 5. The City Council adopts the provisions of section 9285(a) of the
Elections Code to permit rebuttal arguments, if arguments have been filed in favor of or
against the measure.
Section 6. Notice of the time and place of the election on this proposed
measure is hereby given, and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to
give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by
law.
Section 7. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be
held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
Section 8. The City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to
procure and furnish (or cause to be procured and furnished) any and all official ballots,
notices, printed matter and all other supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be
necessary to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
Section 9. The polls for the special election shall be open at 7:00 AM on the day
of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until 8:00 PM of the
same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10242,
except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Section 12. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Alameda County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the County
Registrar of Voters in sufficient time so that the measure may be included in the
November 6, 2012 Election ballot.
the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting
assembled on the 17th day of July, 2012, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and
Mayor Gilmore — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the said City this 18th day of July, 2012.
Lara Weisiger, Ci clerk
City of Alameda