2016/08/23 City Council Resolution 2016-85RESOLUTION NO. 201.6-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
CANCELING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8,
2016, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SONOMA TO
REMOVE THE STATED CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS AND APPOINT THE ONLY
QUALIFIED NOMINEES TO THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as of the close
of the nomination period on August 12, 2016, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected
and that § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the
City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk's Certification that there were not more candidates than offices to be
elected, Exhibit A, was submitted to City Council pursuant to law.
WHEREAS, a notice that there were not more candidates than offices to be elected was
published on August 19, 2016 in the Community Voice pursuant to law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROHNERT PARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION!: Pursuant to §10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the following
action is being taken:
The following persons are hereby appointed to the offices to which they were nominated:
NAME
OFFICE
TERM
Jake Mackenzie
Member of the City Council
2016-2020
Gina Belforte
Member of the City Council
2016-2020
Joseph T. Callinan
Member of the City Council
2016-2020
SECTION 2: The election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, is now
canceled. The City Council's request to the Board of Supervisors to consolidate said election with the
statewide election is hereby rescinded and the Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to direct the
County Clerk to take all steps required to remove reference to a general municipal election in the City of
Rohnert Park from the ballot materials for such election and to otherwise implement the cancelation of
said election with the cooperation and assistance of the City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park.
SECTION 3: The persons appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected
at a municipal election for the office.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park held on the 23`d day of August, 2016.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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Caitlin Saldauha, Deputy City Clerk
Attachment: Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN
OFFICES TO BE ELECTED AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FOR THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
I, Lori Frontella, Interim City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park do hereby certify that
pursuant to § 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to
the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 12, 2016, there are not more
candidates than offices to be elected to the three "at large" City Council positions.
The persons so nominated are:
Gina Belforte
Joseph Callinan
Jake Mackenzie
That §10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action by the
City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A notice of these facts will be published on August 19, 2016, in the Community Voice
pursuant to § 6061 of the Government Code. The City Council will meet on Tuesday, August 23,
2016, at 5:00 p.m., in the Rohnert Park City Council Chambers, 130 Avram, Rohnert Park,
California to either make the appointments or direct an election to be held.
The persons appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if
elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the
offices pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held_
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to § 10229, Elections Code, the City
Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the
appointment is made.
Lori �4�4�
Frontella, Interim City Clerk