CC Resolution 11175RESOLUTION NO. 1115
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
CALLING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
CAMPBELL ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010; REQUESTING SERVICES OF THE
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS; REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES
FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION; AND DETERMINING TO LEVY COST OF
CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A General Municipal Election is scheduled to be held in the City of
Campbell on the 2"d day of November, 2010 to elect three (3) City Councilmembers,
each for a full term of four years.
Section 2. The Campbell City Council adopted Resolution 11170 authorizing the
submittal of a Ballot Measure seeking voter approval to convert the offices of City Clerk
and City Treasurer to appointed positions, the exact form of said Measures to appear
on the ballot as follows:
Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be appointive? Yes
No
Section 3. The General Municipal Election hereby called for the date hereinbefore
specified shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the Statewide General
Election and all elections to be held in said jurisdiction and in the City of Campbell on
such date, and within the territory affected by the consolidation, and the precincts,
polling places and officers of election shall be the same as those established and
designated for said election by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara.
Section 4. Pursuant to Section 10002 of the Elections Code, the City Council hereby
requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to make available the
services of the Registrar of Voters for the purpose of performing the usual services in
the conduct of the Consolidated Election, including the provision of election supplies
and voters' pamphlets. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara is
hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said election, and said election shall be
held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall
be used.
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file with the Board of Supervisors and
the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara certified copies of this Resolution
at least eighty-eight (88) days prior to the herein referenced General Municipal Election.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall publish Notice of said Election as required by Section
12112 of the Elections Code.
Section 7. In accord with Section 13307 of the Elections Code, the City Council hereby
determines to levy against each candidate availing himself or herself of the service
including a Candidate's Statement, not to exceed two hundred (200) words in length, in
the voters pamphlet at a charge of $300 for printing and handling the Candidate's
statement. The City Clerk shall provide written notice to such effect with each set of
nomination papers issued. Payment shall be required at the time nomination papers
are filed. Candidates shall not be permitted to submit materials other than the
Candidate's Statement with the sample ballot and voters' pamphlets.
Section 8. The City Council hereby directs the City Attorney to prepare an Impartial
Analysis, not to exceed five hundred words, in accordance with Elections Code 9280,
and establishes August 17, 2010 as the deadline for submitting the Impartial Analysis.
Section 9. The Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to prepare a written
Argument in favor of the proposed measure, not to exceed 300 words in length, on
behalf of the City Council. At the Mayor's discretion, the argument may also be signed
by bona fide associations or by individual voters who are eligible to vote.
Section 10. The City Council hereby authorizes Arguments For and Against the
Measure and Rebuttal Arguments to be filed in accordance with Sections 9282-9287 of
the Elections Code, and establishes August 10, 2010 as the deadline to file Arguments
For or Against the Measure and August 17, 2010 as the deadline to file Rebuttal
Arguments.
Section 11. The polls for said election shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. of the day of said
election, and shall remain open continuously from said time until 8:00 p.m. of the same
day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14401 of the
Elections Code of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 2010, by the following roll call vote:
AYES :Councilmembers: xotowski, Kennedy, Furtado, Baker, Low
NOES :Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APPROVED:
Evan D. Low, Mayor
ATT T:
ne Bybee, City Clerk