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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 073-2024RESOLUTION NO. ®% 3 e 2 ®2 4 A RESOLUTION CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF HOLDING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS FOR WARDS 2, 5, AND 6, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO CONSOLIDATE WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024. WHEREAS, Section 67 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield prescribes that a General Municipal Election for election of members of the Council shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even -numbered year; and, WHEREAS, the Councilmember terms for Wards 2, 5, and 6 are due for re- election, pursuant to Section 15 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield; and WHEREAS, the California General Election will be held on November 5, 2024; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10403 of the California Elections Code, it is the City's desire 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 Kern 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, and, WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield acknowledges that the consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in the California Elections Code Section 10418. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the California Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of electing Members of the City Council for Wards 2, 5 and 6 for the full term of four years which ends November 2028. SECTION 2. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instruction to the County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding the consolidated election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election. 1 00PAGINP.I SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors of Kern County is further requested to cause the list of candidates for Wards 2, 5, and 6 of the City of Bakersfield to be printed upon each of the ballots to be used in the City of Bakersfield at said General Municipal Election, including absent voter ballots. Said Board is further requested to cause to be set forth said office on all sample ballots relating to the City election called and consolidated, and to mail to the qualified electors within the City said sample ballots and voter's pamphlets, all in the time and in the form required by law, and to provide absent voter ballots for said consolidated election for use by electors of the City of Bakersfield who may be entitled thereto in the manner provided by law. 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, except as provided in Section 14401 of the California Elections Code. SECTION 5. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, the returns of said General Municipal Election, to certify such canvass of the votes so cast and provide a "Statement of Election Results" to the City Clerk. SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the adoption of this resolution, transmit and file it with the Board of Supervisors and the County Elections Department of the County of Kern. SECTION 7. That the City of Bakersfield recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County and shall reimburse the County for services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill. SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give all notices and perform all advertising as required by law and perform, or cause to be performed, all the duties and functions in the conduct of the election as required by State law. � e `'OR;GINR.t HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on 11-IN 17 2024 by the following vote: V \'/ V v 404� COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES-,WEft, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, KAUR COUNCILMEMBER WC ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED JUN 12 2024 By KAREN GOH Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: ByZ� , erL­fa_'� VIRGI IA GENNARO City Attorney S:\Election\RESOLUTIONS\2024\CALLING WARDS 2 5 6 GENERAL NOV 5.doc C 3 `�OR!G!NP.ti