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A RESOLUTION CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF
HOLDING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE
ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS FOR WARDS 1, 3, 4,
AND 7, AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO CONSOLIDATE WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998.
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 California General Election will be held on November 3,
1998; and;
WHEREAS, it is desirable 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 County Election Department canvas 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, 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 3, 1998, for the purpose of
electing Members of the City Council for Wards 1, 3, 4 and 7 for the full term of four years
which ends November, 2002.
SECTION 2. 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 previded in Section
14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 3. That the County Election Department is hereby authorized and
requested to canvass the returns of said General Municipal Election and to certify such
canvass of the votes so cast, to the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. 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 of
the consolidated election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only
one election.
SECTION 5. 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 6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the
adoption of this resolution, transmit to and file with the Board of Supervisors and the
County Election Department of the County of Kern.
SECTION 7. 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.
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I 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 'JUN 2 4
__, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, DEMOND, SMITH, M~-'~k-~.MOT-,,, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
C ~'~CL'E~;~( a~n~ Ex ~)fficio~erk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED ~)IJN 2 4 1998
BOB PRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
ROBERT M. SHERFY
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
of the City of Bakersfield
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