HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 93-108BESOLUTION NO. 93-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIF08N�A, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY n'E' AIVERSIDE TO AUTHORIZE CONSOLIDATION
WITH TIiE NOVIIKBE� ELECTION IN THE ODD-NUMBEEID YEAES
WHEREAS, Section 36503.5 of the Government Code permits the City of Palm
Desert to change its election day with the approval of the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Riverside; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside on April 20,
1993 , endorsed the Registrar of Voters' proposal for a cooperative realignment of the
election cycle; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert to provide its constituents with the Iowest possible cost while promoting the
increasingly efficient and effective use of government resources by logistically
planning for the numerous jurisdictions to be divided into two election cycles --
state-wide partisan offices in November of the even-numbered years and local non-
partisan offices in November of the odd-numbered years .
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California,
DOES HER.EBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND OftDER as follows:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to aforementioned statute, the Council has
adopted a resolution to change its election day from the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of each even-numbered year to the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of each odd-numbered year; and further, that said election
shall be consolidated with all other elections held throughout the territory on that
day.
SECTION 2. That terms of officeholders shall be extended as necessary, but
no more than 1Z months.
SECTION 3. That the Registrar of Voters shall cause a notice to be mailed to
all registered voters in the City informi.ng them of the changes of electian date as
specified and of the resultant changes in terms of the elected officeholders .
SECTION 4. That said resolution will be come operative only if consolidation
of the general municipal election is ordered by the Board of Supervisors as herein
stated .
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SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this R,esolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions .
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTID by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, Califorrua, this 9th day of December, 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SNYDEft, WILSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST :
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SHEILA &:' G�I,LIGAN, CIJTY CLERK
CITY OF PA�,M DESERT ,�CALIFORNIA
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