RES-9285 Requesting to Consolidate General Municipal Election with Statewide General Election November 7, 2000RESOLUTION NO. 9285
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO .
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 7,2000 WITH THE STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT
TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange called a General Municipal
Election to be held on November 7,2000, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor, two
Members of the City Council, a City Clerk and a City Treasurer.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated
with the
Statlewide 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 (~ounty 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the
Elec:tions Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to
consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the
Stat,ewide General election on Tuesday, November 7,2000 for the purpose of the election
of a Mayor for a full term of two (2) years, two Members of the City Council for a full
ternl of four (4) years, City Clerk for a full term of four (4) years and a City Treasurer for
a fun term of four (4) years.
SECTION 2. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the
returns ofthe General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if
ther,e 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 of Orange recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the
County for any costs.
SECTION
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 ofthis resolution
and enter it into the book of original resolutions.ADOPTED
this 13th day of June, 2000.e
Coontz, Mayor ofthe ity of Orange ATTEST:
I
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of
June, 2000 by the following vote:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
MURPHY, SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE Cassandra
J.
Cathcart, . Clerk of the City of Orange Reso 9285