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RESOLUTION NO. 2009.123
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2009, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS
CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood called a General Municipal
Election to be held on November 3, 2009, for the purpose of electing three members of
the City Council, each to hold office for a term of four years ending in November 2012;
and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated
with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date, that within the city the
precincts, polling places, and election officers of the two elections be the same, that the
Los Angeles County Election Department 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
RESOLVES, DECLARES, DETERMINES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections
Code, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to consent
and agree to the consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide
General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 for the purpose of electing
three members of the City Council, each to hold office for a term of four years.
Section 2. That the Los Angeles 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 will be used.
Section 3. That the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is requested to
issue instructions to the County Election Department to take any and all steps
necessary for the holding of this consolidated election.
Section 4. The City of Lynwood recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the Los Angeles County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to
reimburse Los Angeles County for those costs.
Section 5. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution
with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and with the Los Angeles County
Election Department.
Section 6. 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 this 23~d day of June, 2009.
ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez
City Clerk
M ra is T. Santillan
Mayor
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Fred Galante
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a special meeting held on the 23`d day of June, 2009.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, MORTON, RODRIGUEZ, CASTRO
AND SANTILLAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
MariaC~ Ci y Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct
copy of Resolution No. 2009.123 on file in my office and that said Resolution was
adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 23`d day of June, 2009.
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