HomeMy Public PortalAbout15-024RESOLUTION NO. 15-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, NOTICING AND RATIFYING THE CALLING OF THE CONDUCT
OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 2,
2015, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTION OF A CERTAIN OFFICER TO FILL A
VACANCY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws .relating to general law cities in the State of
California, the City Council on January 26, 2015 approved the calling of a Special Municipal Election to
be held on June 2, 2015, for the election of a Municipal Officer to fill a vacancy under the provisions of
Government Code Section 36512.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to
General Law Cities, notice is hereby given that the City Council on January 26, 2015 called and ordered
to be held in the City of Carson, California, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, a Special Municipal Election for
the purpose of electing one (1) Member of the City Council for the unexpired term ending March, 2017.
Section 2. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required
by law.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the
County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to procure and furnish any and all official
ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in
order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
Section 4. That the polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when
the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code § 10242, except as provided in § 14401 of the Elections
Code of the State of California.
Section 5. That pursuant to Elections Code §12310, a stipend for services for the persons
named as precinct board members is fixed at the sum of $100.00 for each Inspector and $80.00 for each
Clerk for the election. In addition, the sum of $25.00 will be given to each precinct board member to
attend a training class and work on election day and the sum of $50.00 to be given to each Inspector to
pick up and return the precinct supplies. The rental for each of polling place, where a charge is made,
shall be the sum of $30.00 for the election. When required, the compensation of the Custodian of a
building shall be $12.00 for the election. The additional sum of $25.00 will be given to each precinct
board member, if bilingual in either Spanish or Tagalog.
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Section 6. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
Section 7. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is 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 8. That in the event of a tie vote if any two or more persons receive and equal and the
highest number of votes for an office as certified by the City Clerk, the City Council, in accordance with
Elections Code § 15651(a), shall conduct a special runoff election to resolve the tie vote and such special
runoff election is to be held on a Tuesday not less than 40 days nor more than 125 days after the
administrative or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote.
Section 9. That 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 3`d day of February, 2015.
Mayor Jim Dear
ATTEST:
City Clerk Donesia L. Gause
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council is four; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 15-024
was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 3rd day
of February, 2015, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members: Mayor Dear, Santarina, Davis -Holmes, and Robles
Noes: Council Members: None
Abstain: Council Members: None
Absent: Council Members: None 1
City Clerk Donesia L. Gause, CMC