2012-038 - Calling A General Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION 2012 -038
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AND ORDERING AND CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012
WHEREAS, the Los Gatos Town Council does hereby appoint and declare that the Clerk
Administrator shall act as the Election Official for the Town of Los Gatos; and,
WHEREAS, 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 state wide general election;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 3 of Division 10 of the California Elections Code, a
general municipal election may be consolidated with a statewide election; and
WHEREAS, a statewide election will be held on November 6, 2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos:
1. A general municipal election is hereby called to be held in and for the Town of
Los Gatos on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect two (2) Council Members, each for a full
term of four (4) years.
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 Elections Code Section 10400 et. seq., 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
November 6, 2012, 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 statewide general 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.
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4. The Clerk Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of
the general municipal election within the time and in the manner specified in the 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.
5. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 13307, the Town Council hereby determines
to levy against each candidate availing himself or herself of the service of including a candidate's
statement not to exceed two hundred (200) words in length in the voter's pamphlet, the actual
costs of printing, handling, and translating the candidate statement, incurred by the Town of Los
Gatos. The Cleric Administrator shall provide written notice to such effect with each set of
nomination papers issued and shall require payment of the estimated cost at the time the
candidate statement is filed.
6. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10228 and Town Code Section 2.30.011, each
candidate shall pay a filing fee in the amount of twenty five dollars ($25.00), which amount the
Town Council hereby determines to be the amount which is proportionate to the costs of
processing a candidate's nomination papers by the Town of Los Gatos. The Clerk Administrator
shall provide written notice to such effect with each set of nomination papers issued.
7. 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos this 18th day of June, 2012 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steven Leonardis, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, and Mayor Steve Rice
NAYS:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST: J W AI�
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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