2020/06/23 City Council Resolution 2020-052 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR
DISTRICTS 1,3 AND 4,TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3,2020 AND REQUESTING
THE SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS,on November 12, 2019,the City Council adopted Resolution No.2019-140,
to begin the process of transitioning from at-large elections to a district based election system
and adopting the schedule for public hearings to conform to the requirements of California
Elections Code section 10010; and
WHEREAS,the City Council held numerous public hearings to receive public input
regarding the number of districts,the composition of the districts and potential election
sequencing; and
WHEREAS,on February 25, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 944 which
established a by-district election process in five council districts pursuant to California Elections
Code 10010 & California Government Codes 34871(A) and 34886; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 944 establishes the district boundaries for all five districts and
provides that the City of Rohnert Park Districts 1, 3 and 4 will have its first district elections in
November 2020 and the remaining two City of Rohnert Park Districts 2 and 5 will have their first
district elections in November 2022; and
WHEREAS,the City's General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020 will be held and
conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide or special election ,
and;
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide General Election to be held on the same date, pursuant to Elections Code section 10002
and that the county elections department of the County of Sonoma canvass the returns of the
General Municipal Election.
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 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California
relating to General Law Cities, a general municipal election is called and ordered to be held in
the City of Rohnert Park, California, on Tuesday,November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing
certain members of City Council as follows:
One(1) Member of the City Council from District 1 for a term of four(4)years;
One(1)Member of the City Council from District 3 for a term of four(4) years; and
One(1)Member of the City Council from District 4 for a term of four(4)years.
SECTION 2. That the county election department is authorized to canvass the returns of
the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one
election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in
accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election.
SECTION 3. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the Elections Code, the
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation
of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election and pursuant to § 10002
permit the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office to prepare all required notices and election
materials of holding of the general municipal election, give all such required notices and send to
the City's registered voters all required election materials, conduct the general municipal election
and canvass the vote received, and take all steps necessary and required for the holding of this
election within the City of Rohnert Park.
SECTION 4. That the City of Rohnert Park recognizes that additional costs will be incurred
by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for such costs.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution
to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 6. That the City of Rohnert Park declares that the nominations for the general
municipal election shall open on July 13, 2020, and close on August 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., unless
extended pursuant to Elections Code § 10225.
SECTION 7. That notice of the time and place of holding these elections within the City
of Rohnert Park for the General Municipal Election is hereby authorized and approved and the City
Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of the election in
the time, form and manner as required by law.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
this 23`d day of June, 2020.
CITY OF ROHNERT ARK
Joseph . allinan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylv' uevas, Assistant City Clerk
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Resolution 2020-052