HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 029-2003RESOLUTION NO. 29-2003
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ORDERING AND CALLING
A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ON NOVEMBER 4,2003;
REQUESTING THE SERVICES OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS,
REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS,
AND SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED
ELECTION; REQUIRING PAYMENT OF PRORATED COSTS OF CANDIDATES'
STATEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR GIVING NOTICE OF ELECTION
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, Burlingame Ordinance No. 1219 provides that the general municipal
election for the City of Burlingame shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of each odd -numbered year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 3 of Division 10 of the California Elections Code, a
general municipal election may be consolidated with an election in another public district; and
WHEREAS, elections in public districts will be held on November 4, 2003,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
1. A general municipal election is hereby called to be held in and for the City of
Burlingame on Tuesday, November 4, 2003, to elect two (2) Council Members, each for a full
term of four (4) years.
2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the City Council hereby requests the Board
of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to make available the services of the County Clerk as
County Elections Official for the purpose of performing the usual services necessary in the
conduct of the consolidated general municipal election, including the provision of election
supplies and voters' pamphlets.
3. Pursuant to the Elections Code commencing with Section 10400, the City Council
hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to order the consolidation
of the general municipal election to be conducted within the boundaries of the City of
Burlingame on November 4, 2003, with respect to which the Board of Supervisors of the County
of San Mateo has the power to order a consolidation. The City Council further consents to and
orders the consolidation of the general municipal election hereby called with the elections in
public districts to be held the same day. Upon consolidation , the consolidated election shall be
held and conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, ballots printed,
polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m., ballots counted and returned, returns
canvassed, and all other proceedings in connection with the election shall be regulated and done
by the County Clerk of the County of San Mateo in accordance with the provisions of law
regulating the elections so consolidated.
4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of the general
municipal election within the time and in the manner specified in Elections Code Section 12 10 1.
The City Clerk is further authorized and directed to do all other things required by law to hold the
general municipal election above provided.
5. Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code, the City Council hereby determines
to levy against each candidate availing himself or herself of the service of including a candidate's
statement not to exceed two hundred (200) words in length in the voters' pamphlets, the actual
prorated costs of printing, handling, and translating the candidates statement incurred by the City
of Burlingame. The City Clerk shall provide written notice to such effect with each set of
nomination papers issued and shall require payment of the estimated pro rated share at the time
the candidate statement is filed.
6. Pursuant to Section 10228 of the Elections Code and Burlingame Municipal Code
section 2.20.020, the City Council hereby determines to charge a filing fee of $25 for the
processing of the nomination papers by the City.
7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the adoption of this
resolution and to transmit a certified copy to the Board of Supervisors of the County of San
Mateo and to the County Clerk of the County of San Mateo.
I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the18tiday of
March 2003, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: sAYLom, COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
MY CLERK
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