HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 037-2022RESOLUTION NO. 037-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ORDERING
AND CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 TO FILL THREE CITY COUNCIL
VACANCIES IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS 1, 3, AND 5; 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
WHEREAS, Burlingame Municipal Code Section 2.18.005 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 2022; and
WHEREAS, Burlingame Municipal Code Section 2.18.040 provides that Council
Districts 1, 3, and 5 will be up for election at the general municipal election in 2022; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Fart 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 in San Mateo County on
November 8, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
1. A general municipal election is hereby called to be held in and for the City of
Burlingame on Tuesday, November 8, 2022:
a) to elect one (1) Councilmember, for a full term of four (4) years for Council
District 1
b) to elect one (1) Councilmember, for a full term of four (4) years for Council
District 3
c) to elect one (1) Councilmember, for a full term of four (4) years for Council
District 5
2. Pursuant to California 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 and customary services necessary in the conduct of the consolidated general
municipal election, including the provision of election supplies and voters' pamphlets.
3. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10400 and following, 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 8, 2022, 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, voting centers 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 California
Elections Code Section 12101. The City Clerk is further authorized and directed to
perform any and all actions required by law to hold the general municipal election above
provided.
5. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 13307, 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 California Elections Code Section 10228 and Burlingame
Municipal Code Section 2.20.020, the filing fee for the City's cost of processing of the
nomination papers is $25.00.
7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify 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.
cardo Ortiz, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City df Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on the 18th day of April, 2022, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH,
ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN,
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