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CITY ATTORNEY
FROM:
ELECTION CONSOLIDATION
SUBJECT:
Recommended Act~Qp:
1. Open the public hearing and receive public input.
2. Close public hearing.
3. Adopt attached Ordinance No. 980 requiring consolidation of
the general municipal election with the statewide general elec-
tion held in November of even numbered years.
4. Adopt attached Resolution 87- 17 requesting the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Orange to consolidate the general
municipal election with the statewide general election to be held
on November 8, 1988.
1. Government Code Section 36503.5 permits the City to adopt an
ordinance consolidating its general municipal election with the
statewide (a) direct primary election, (b) general election, or
(c) school district election.
2. On January 19, 1987, the City Council adopted its Resolution
setting this matter for public hearing in order to hear from all
persons interested in or objectin to the proposed consolidation
of elections.
3. After the close of public hearing, the Council may adopt the
attached ordinance requiring consolidation of elections. This
ordinance contains the recent amendment to Government Code
Section 36503.5(b) permitting a term of office to be inceased or
decreased by no more than twelve (12) months. The next regularly
scheduled election 'of Councilmembers is April, 1988. If the
Council determines to consolidate with the November, 1988
election, the terms of office for office holders would be
increased less than the twelve (12) months permitted.
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4. Election Code Section 23302 requires, whenever a City
election is to be consolidated, that "the resolution requesting
the consolidation be adopted and filed at the time as the
adoption of the ordinance, resolution or order calling the
election" (at at least eighty-eight days prior to the election).
The resolution attached requests such consolidation.
5. The resolution calling the election will be adopted a't a
later date close to the time of the election. Within thirty (30)
days after the Board of Supervisors has approved the resolution
requesting consolidation, the City Clerk must notify the voters
of the change of election date and the '.n officeholder's
terms. ~
~ RIJJRKE
ty Attorney
JGR :se :D: 01/16/87 (a9)
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ORDINANCE NO. 980
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
TNE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
REQUIRING ITS GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH
THE STATEWIDE GENERAL F. nECTION HELD
IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 36503.5 OF THE
GOVERNMENT CODE.
WHEREAS, by Resolution 87-11 a public hearing was
called for February 2, 1987, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the
Tustin City Council Chambers, to obtain public input in the
matter of consolidating Tustin's general municipal election
with the statewide general election held in November of
even-numbered years; and
WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly held and all
persons interested given the opportunity to be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, does hereby ordain as follows:
I. The general municipal election of the City of
Tustin shall be consolidated with the statewide general
election held in November of even-numbered years; and
II. This ordinance shall be effective upon the
approval of the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Orange; and
III. As a result of the adoption of this ordinance, no
term of office shall be increased or decreased by more than
twelve months; and
IV. The consolidated election shall be governed by
Elections Code Section 23300, et seq.; and
V. The County Clerk is directed to conduct the
municipal election, to canvass the returns of the general
municipal election, and conduct the election in all respects
as if there were only one election, using only one form of
ballot, in accordance with Section 22003 of the Elections
Code; and
VI. Recognizing that additional costs will be incurred
by the County by reason of this consolidation, the County
shall be reimbursed for additional costs; and
VII. Those City officers whose terms of office would
have, prior to the adoption of this ordinance, expired on
the Tuesday succeeding the second Tuesday in April of an
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even-numbered year, shall instead continue in their offices
until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the
general municipal election, and until the successors are
elected and qualified; and
VIII. The period to file as a candidate for the general
election shall be the same as the nomination period to file
as a candidate for the statewide general election; and
IX. Within thirty days after this ordinance becomes
effective upon approval of the Board of Supervisors, the
City Clerk shall cause a notice to be mailed to all regis-
tered voters informing the voters of the change in the
election date, and that elected City officeholders' terms in
office will be changed; and
X. The municipal election following adoption of this
ordinance and each municipal election thereafter shall be
consolidated with the statewide general election held in
November of even-numbered years.
PASSSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the
day of , 1987.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
SDA :JGR:R: 01/12/87 (aS0)
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RESOLUTION NO. 87- 17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONSOLI-
DATE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ~.ECTION
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 1988,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 23302 OF THE
ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, desires that its general municipal election be
consolidated with the statewide general election and that
within the City of Tustin 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 Tustin general municipal election
and that the election be held in all respects as if there
were only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and
order as follows:
SECTION 1: That pursuant to the requirements of
Section 23302 of the Elections Code, the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to
consolidate and agree to consolidation of the City of
Tustin's general municipal election with the statewide
election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988, for the
purpose of electing three Council members for full terms of
four years.
SECTION 2: That the County Election Department is
authorized to canvass the returns of the City of Tustin's
general municipal el'ection. That 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: That 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: That the City Council of the City of Tustin
recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the
County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reim-
burse the County for any additional costs incurred.
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~LTJ~.~I_5: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to
file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of
Supervisors and the County Election Department of the County
of Orange.
SECTION 6: That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into
the books of original resolutions.
PASSSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the
day of , 1987.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
SDA :JGR:se :R: 01/12/87 (a7 8)