Resolution 13798CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO 13 7 9 8
DECLARING CANVASS OF RETURNS AND RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004
WHEREAS, a consolidated General Municipal Election, under and pursuant to the
provisions of Article XIX of the Charter of said City, was held for the purpose of electing
officers to the Office of Mayor and Office of Councilmember, and for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of the City of Alameda certain proposals, as set forth hereafter:
Two (2) Councilmembers on the Council of said City for full terms, each
term commencing at 8:00 o'clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 2004
and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is elected and
qualified.
One (1) Auditor of said City for a full term, commencing at 8:00 o'clock
p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 2004 and continuing for four (4) years
thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
One (1) Treasurer of said City for a full term, commencing at 8:00 o'clock
p.m. on the third Tuesday in December, 2004 and continuing for four (4) years
thereafter and until a successor is elected and qualified.
MEASURE F
Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended to delete references
to the Board of Education resulting in the Board no longer being subject to,
controlled and/or governed by the Charter but instead governed by State law?
WHEREAS, nominating petitions were duly and regularly presented to, and filed in the
Office of the City Clerk of the City of Alameda, in the time, form and manner prescribed by law,
nominating for said offices:
FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER:
Vernice L. Boone
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Doug deHaan
Pat Bail
Ruben Tilos
Marie L. Gilmore
FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR:
Kevin R. Kearney
FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER:
Kevin Kennedy
WHEREAS, said nominations were entered in a list, with the offices to be filled, which
list was certified to and filed in the time, form and manner prescribed by law, whereupon a
notice of nominees for public office containing a statement of the time of the election, the offices
to be filled, and the names of the candidates to be voted on, was duly and regularly issued more
than seven (7) days before said election in the official newspaper of said City; and
WHEREAS, a notice of the measure, certified by the City Clerk, was duly issued and
published in the official newspaper of said City in the manner and time prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, there were 49 election precincts within the City of Alameda fixed and
designated; and
WHEREAS, all of the ballots used for said election were prepared, as to form and
content, as prescribed by law, and a sample ballot was mailed to each voter of the City of
Alameda within the time and in the manner provided by law and such mailing was completed at
least ten (10) days preceding the date of said election; and
WHEREAS, the officers of election for said election were duly appointed and qualified,
and all election supplies furnished and election booths provided for each precinct as provided by
law; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Alameda, twenty -eight (28) days following said
election has met and fully canvassed the returns of the votes cast at said Consolidated General
Municipal Election as required by law, and being fully advised in the premises, and having the
returns of said canvass before it;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA and said Council finds, as follows:
(1) That said Consolidated General Municipal Election was held and
conducted, and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed, and the returns thereof
ascertained, determined and declared in all respects and particulars in the time, form and
manner provided by law.
(2) That the whole number of ballots cast in the City of Alameda at said
election was 32,552.
(3) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
for each of the aforementioned candidates for the Office of Councilmember of said City
was as follows:
Marie Gilmore 11,342
Doug deHaan 9,217
Pat Bail 8,920
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft 8,499
Ruben Tilos 5,090
Vernice L. Boone 3,553
Betsy P. Elgar 2,368
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND
DECLARED that the aforesaid Marie Gilmore and Doug deHaan, having received the
two highest number of votes cast for the Office of Councilmember, were, and are hereby
declared to be, duly and regularly elected to the Office of Councilmember of the City of
Alameda, for a term beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m., on the third Tuesday in December,
2004, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is elected and
qualified, and
(4) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
for each of the aforementioned candidates for the office of Auditor of said City was
as follows:
Kevin R. Kearney 21,946
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that the aforesaid Kevin R.
Kearney having received the highest number of votes cast for the office of Auditor, was,
and is hereby declared to be, duly and regularly elected to the office of Auditor of the
City of Alameda, for a term beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m., on the third Tuesday in
December, 2004, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
(5) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
for each of the aforementioned candidates for the office of Treasurer of said City was
as follows:
Kevin Kennedy 21,780
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that the aforesaid Kevin
Kennedy having received the highest number of votes cast for the office of Treasurer,
was, and is hereby declared to be, duly and regularly elected to the office of Treasurer of
the City of Alameda, for a term beginning at 8:00 o'clock p.m., on the third Tuesday in
December, 2004, and continuing for four (4) years thereafter and until a successor is
elected and qualified.
(6) That the total number of votes cast in the City of Alameda at said election
for the aforesaid Measure F was as follows:
Measure F Yes 15,002 No 11,231
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DECLARED that the aforementioned
Measure F, having received a majority of the number of yes votes cast was and is
declared passed.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in the regular meeting of the City
Council on the 7th day of December, 2004, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Gilmore, Kerr, Matarrese
and Mayor Johnson —5.
NOES: None.
AB SENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 8th day of December, 2004.
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Lara Weisiger, City 01 rk
City of Alameda