2007-116-Calling A General Municipal Election To Be Held In The Town Of Los Gatos Of February 5, 2008 Requesting Santa Clara.RESOLUTION 2007-116
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CALLING AGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008; REQUESTING SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
AUTHORIZE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO PROVIDE ELECTION SERVICES; REQUESTING
CONSOLIDATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION WITH LOS GATOS MUNICIPAL
ELECTION AND SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION;
TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INITIATIVE MEASURE
ELECTION ON THE QUESTION WHETHER THE ELECTIVE OFFICES OF
TOWN CLERK AND TOWN TREASURER SHALL BE APPOINTIVE
WHEREAS:
A. Section 36501 of the Government Code states that a city clerk and city treasurer are arnong the
governing officers of a general law city.
B. The Town of Los Gatos is a general law city and the offices of Town Clerk and Town Treasurer are
elective.
C. Section 36508 of the Government Code provides that the Town Council may submit to the electors the
question whether the elective offices of Town Clerk and Town Treasurer shall be appointive.
D. Section 36509 of the Government Code states how the question of whether the elective offices of
Town Clerk and Town Treasurer shall be appointive shall be printed on the ballots.
E. Of 478 municipalities in the State of California, as of 2007, only 138 have elected clerks, and as of
2006, only 174 have elected treasurers.
F. The current duties and responsibilities associated with the offices of Town Clerk, including the Clerk
Department, and Town Treasurer require the regular services of competent and trained professionals, which can
be assured only through an appointive selection process.
G. Los Gatos Town Code .Section 2.30.010 provides that the ..general municipal election for the Town of
Los Gatos shall be held on the day of the .statewide general election.
H. Pursuant to Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code, a general municipal election may be
consolidated with a statewide election.
I. A statewide election will be held on February 5, 2008.
RESOLVED:
1. A general municipal election hereby is called to be held in and for the Town of Los Gatos on Tuesday,
February 5, 2008, to have a public vote on an initiative measure to read as follows:
Shall the offices of Town Clerk and Town Treasurer be appointive?
2. Pursuant to Elections Code section 10002, the Town 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 necessary in the conduct of the consolidated .general municipal election, including
the provisions of election supplies and voters' pamphlets; and that upon approval of such requests, the Registrar
of Voters of the County of Santa Clara shall be reimbursed for all costs incurred by said services.
3. Pursuant to the Elections Code, commencing with section 10400, the Town Council hereby requests
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to order the consolidation of the general municipal
election to be conducted within the boundaries of the.Town of Los Gatos on February 5, 2008, with respect to
which the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara has the power to order a consolidation. The Town
Council further consents to and orders the consolidation of the general municipal election hereby called with
the presidential primary election. Upon consolidation, the consolidated 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 the elections so consolidated.
4. The Clerk Administrator is hereby authorized and directed as may be necessary to publish a notice of
the general municipal election within the time and in the manner specified in Elections Code section 12110.
The Clerk Administrator is further authorized and directed to do all other things required by law to hold the
general municipal election above provided.
5. The Clerk Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the adoption of this resolution
and to transmit a certified copy to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara and to the Registrar of
Voters of the County of Santa Clara.
6. The Town Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to prepare an impartial analysis pursuant to
Elections Code section 9280.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos this 5`''
day of November, 2007 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Diane McNutt, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor Joe Pirzynski
NAYS: Steve Glickman
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
SIGNED:
MA OF THE TO F LOS GATOS
LOS ATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CL F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA