HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-028RESOLUTION NO. 2024-028
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT
DATE PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert called a General Municipal
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of the election of
members of the City Council for Districts 1, 2, and 3 for full terms of four (4) years; 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 Ci ty
of Palm Desert the precincts, polling places, and election officers of the two elections be
the same, and that the County of Riverside Registrar of Voters canvass the returns of
the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respect s as if there
were only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the requirements of California Elections Code Section
10403, the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors 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 the election of
members of the City Council for Districts 1, 2, and 3 for full terms of four (4) years.
SECTION 3. That the County of Riverside Registrar of Voters is authorized to
canvass the returns and perform all other proceedings incidental to and connected with
the General Municipal Election. The Election shall be held in all respects as if there
were only one election, and only one form of the ballot shall be used. Pursuant to
Elections Code sections 10403 and 10418, the election will be held and conducted in
accordance with the provisions of law regulating the Statewide Election.
SECTION 4. The Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
Registrar of Voters to take any and a ll steps necessary for the holding of the
consolidated election.
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SECTION 5. The City Council determines and declares that the City will pay to
the County the reasonable and actual expenses incurred by the County by the
consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election.
The City shall reimburse the County for services performed when the work is completed
and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill. The City Manager of the
City of Palm Desert is authorized and directed to pay for the expenses incurred after
receiving a statement from the County of Riverside.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors and the Cou nty of
Riverside Registrar of Voters.
ADOPTED ON JUNE 13, 2024.
KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2024-028 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on June 13, 2024, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Desert, California, on ___________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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