HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-71 - Requesting to Consolidate a General Municipal Election with Statewide General Election Pursuant CA Elections CodeRESOLUTION NO. 2012 -71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6,
2012, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE SAME DATE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE
SECTION 10403
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by Article XI of the California
Constitution, Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 of the California Government Code and Division
9, Chapter 3, Article 3 (commencing at Section 9255) of the California Elections Code, the
City Council of the City of Newport Beach is authorized to submit proposed Charter
amendments to the voters; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, called a
General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the purpose of
submitting Charter amendments to the voters; and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code Sections 10400 et seq. authorize a
municipality to consolidate its election with a statewide election to be held on the same
day; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with
the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the City the
precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that
the county election department of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the
General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were
only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH;
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That a measure is to appear on the ballot as follows:
Various Amendments to City Charter
Shall the Charter be amended to: prohibit red light cameras; expand
conflicts of interest protections; make revisions to Council
regulations, powers, and procedures; uniformly set officer
compensation; allow offsite administrative offices; adjust officers'
powers and duties; adjust board /commission duties, regulations, and
formation; refine financial reporting requirements; consolidate and
maintain Council compensation at current levels; delete outdated
sections; clarify existing sections; prohibit class action claims; remove
duplicative language; and align sections with State law?
YES
NO
SECTION 2. The county election department 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.
SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
county election department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the
consolidated election.
SECTION 4. The City of Newport Beach recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County
for any cost attributable to the City's General Municipal Election.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to California Election Code Section 10403, the City Clerk is
hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and
the county's election official at least 88 days prior to the November 6, 2012 General
Election.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 24th day of July�2012.
Nancy Gard
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven, that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2012 -71 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 24`" day of July, 2012, and that the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Hill, Rosansky, Curry, Selich, Henn, Daigle, Mayor Gardner
Noes: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 251" day of July, 2012.
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)