HomeMy WebLinkAbout101-Staff Report.pdfSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2010 AGENDA ITEM: _________
ORIGINATING DEPT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER:
PREPARED BY: DEPT HEAD:
Ann Sullivan, City Clerk Dave Anderson, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Calling the General Municipal Election – November 2, 2010
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
That City Council adopts the Resolution Calling the General Municipal Election for
November 2, 2010.
REPORT SUMMARY
The following report recommends Council adoption of the attached resolution (Attachment 1),
calling the General Municipal Election for three (3) City Council seats.
The resolution specifies the County’s responsibility throughout the filing and election process.
An election calendar highlighting dates of interest to candidates and the public is attached to this
report as references. (Attachment 2)
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Election Code commencing with Section 10400, the City Council hereby requests the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to order the consolidation of the general and
special municipal election to be conducted within the boundaries of the City of Saratoga on
November 2, 2010, with respect to which the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara
has the power to order a consolidation. The City Council further consents to and orders the
consolidation of the general and special municipal election hereby called with the statewide
general election.
Upon consolidation, the consolidation 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 Registrar of Voters of the County
of Santa Clara in accordance with the provisions of law regulating consolidated elections.
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The nomination period for the 2010 General Municipal Election calls for the filing period of
July 12, 2010 – August 5, 2010, except that if an incumbent elective officer does not file within
the period, the voters shall have until 5 p.m. on Wednesday August 11, 2010 to nominate
candidates other than incumbents.
A General Municipal Election hereby is called to be held in and for the City of Saratoga on
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect three (3) Council members, each for a full term of four (4)
years.
In accordance with the California Elections Code Section 13307b), the County Registrar of
Voters is required to provide all election material to be printed in five (5) mandated languages:
English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese, including instructions and words to a
measure.
The resolution provides the following:
1. Call for the General Municipal Election for election of certain officers for November 2,
2010 to be consolidated with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.
2. Requests to the governing body of any political subdivision holding elections on
November 2, 2010, that such election be consolidated with Saratoga’s Municipal
Election, under the administration of the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters office.
3. Determining that the length of candidate’s statements shall not exceed four hundred (400)
words in length, those candidates desiring to distribute a candidate’s statement shall pay
the prorated share of the estimated fee per candidate of $2,900.
4. Under Section 10228 of the Election Code there is a required filing fee of $25, which
covers the City costs of processing nomination paper.
FISCAL IMPACT
Election costs have risen since the last General Election and the Registrar of Voters Office
estimates the cost of the 2010 Election for the City of Saratoga to be approximately $48,000.
The Registrar of Voters has based its increased charges per registered voter on several factors
including: printing of bilingual ballots, publication of legal notices, postal rate increase, cost of
living in personnel costs, bilingual recruitment of polling place workshops in targeted precincts,
increased absentee voting, materials and supplies, and DRE (Electronic Voting Equipment
Recovery Fee).
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
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Publish Notice of Election in the Saratoga News and posting of the Council Agenda.
FOLLOW UP ACTIONS:
A certified copy of adopted Resolution Calling the General and Municipal Election shall be
forwarded to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Santa Clara County Registrar of
Voters no later than June 30, 2010.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. General Municipal Election Calendar
3. Notice of Election for Publication