01 Staff Report - Declaring Election ResultsMEETING DATE: 12/08108
ITEM NO.
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
December 2, 2008
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
ADOPT RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE NOVEMBER 4, 2008 LOS
GATOS GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND DECLARING THE
ELECTION RESULTS.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution certifying the November 4, 2008 Los Gatos General Municipal Election and
declaring the election results.
BACKGROUND:
A General Election was held in the Town of Los Gatos on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 for the
purpose of electing two Council Members.
DISCUSSION:
The Town has received certification of the November 4, 2008 General Municipal Election from the
Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Also received were the election results which included the
total number of votes for two (2) Council Member seats. The total vote count in the resolution
includes six (6) write-in votes which were not included by the Santa Clara County Registrar of
Voters in Exhibit B.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated cost to the Town for holding a consolidated election is $35,801.00 which is covered
in the adopted operating budget under account 1201-62227.
PREPARED BY: Jackie D. Rose, Clerk Administrator'-
Revicwed by: QS~ Assistant "l'own Manager Down Attorney Clerk Administer
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
Resolution certifying the November 4, 2008 Election.
Distribution:
None
RESOLUTION 2008 -
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS
OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held in the Town of Los Gatos on
Tuesday, the 4"' day of November, 2008, and was conducted in form and manner as required by
the law of the State of California governing the elections of General Law Cities; and,
WHEREAS, Jesse Durazo, Registrar of Voters of Santa Clara County, has declared that
at the Statewide General Election held on November 4, 2008, and consolidated therewith, a
General Municipal Election was held in the TOWN OF LOS GATOS for the purpose of electing
two (2) Council Members; and,
WHEREAS, the results of said Elections were canvassed by the Office of the Santa Clara
County Registrar of Voters in accordance with applicable provisions of the California Elections
Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Statement of Votes Cast and final official summary results (Exhibit B),
attached to the Certification (Exhibit A), shows the whole number of votes cast for each
candidate in said Town and in each of the respective precincts; and,
WHEREAS, the total number of registered voters was 18,707 and the total number of
votes cast was 16,962, including absentee and write-in ballots; and,
WHEREAS, That the names of the persons voted for, the offices for which they were
voted, and the number of votes received by each of said persons in each of said precincts,
together with the absentee votes, write-in votes, absentee write-in votes, together with the whole
number of votes which they received in the entire Town of Los Gatos are as shown in Exhibit B.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Jackie D. Rose, Clerk Administrator
Town of Los Gatos hereby certify the electioâ–ºi of:
STEVE RICE
and
BARBARA SPECTOR
for the full term of four years expiring December, 2012
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Clerk Administrator shall enter upon the records of
this Council the results of said General Municipal Election and shall deliver to each person
elected a Certificate of Election duly signed and authenticated by the authorized person, and the
authorized official shall impose the Constitutional Oath to the two (2) elected Council Members.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Towl'k of
Los Gatos, California, held on the 8" day of December, 2008 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION RESULTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
I, Jesse Durazo, Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara, State of
California, hereby declare:
1. A Presidential General Election was held in the County of Santa Clara, for
the Town of Los Gatos, on November 4, 2008 for the purpose of electing Two (2)
Council Members to the Governing Board.
2. The official canvass of the returns of this election was conducted by the
Office of the Registrar of Voters in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the
Elections Code of the State of California.
3. The Statement of Votes Cast, now on file in my office, shows the number of
votes for each candidate for the Governing Board of the Town of Los Gatos and in
each of the precincts and that the total shown for each candidate are true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 2nd day of December, 2008.
Jes e Dur zo, Registr 'Voters
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EXHIBIT A
County of Santa Clara, November 4, 2008. Presidential Generar Election. Official Results.
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EXHIBIT B