HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2012-46RESOLUTION NO. 2012 - 46
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 6, 2012, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO § 10403 OF THE
ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, called a General
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the purpose of the
election of three (3) Members of the City Council for the full term 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 City, the
precincts, polling places, and Election officers of the two Elections be the same, and that
the County Election Department of the County of Riverside 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 PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the Elections Code,
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside is hereby requested to consent and
agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General
Election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the purpose of the election of three (3)
Members of the City Council for the full term of four (4) years.
SECTION 2. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the
returns of the General Municipal Election. The Election shall be held in all respects as if
there 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 Palm Desert 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 Riverside.
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SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. .r
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 28th day of June, 2012, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FINERTY, HARNIK, KROONEN, and SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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HELL D. KLASSE , CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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ROBERT A. SPI,EGEL/MAYOR
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