Verbal - Cosgrove Affidavit9
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TOWN OF LOS CATOS
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK CIVIC CENTER
110 E. MAIN STREET
P.O. BON 2
Los GATOS, CA 95031
AFFIDAVIT OF CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNT' OF SANTA CLARA ) SS
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
MARIAN V. COSGROVE, BEING FIRSTDULY SWORN, DEPOSES AND SAYS THAT SHE IS
THE DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS; AND THAT SHE HAS
HELD THE PRESENT OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK SINCE DECEMBER 6T11, 2004 AND HAS RECEIVED
INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CERTIFY ANYTHING BUT THE NOVEMBER ELECTION OF 2004.
MARIAN V. COSGROVE, TAW CLERK
TOWN OF Los GATOS, CAL ORNIA
JUNE 6, 2005
BACKGROUND
As the holder of the elected Office of the Town Clerk for Los Gatos California, I request the annual
evaluation and the setting of compensation for this office that is required of all General Law Cities
under our California State Codes.
By those codes, Council is to make provision for this office to carry out its duties requiring
authenticating and certifying the Town's legislative record which is mandated by State Code to be
the duty of the elected Town Clerk. It would also provide for the certification of all records requiring
the acknowledgement of the elected Town Clerk or deputy assigned by that office.
These duties have been denied the Elected Town Clerk of Los Gatos since December 6, 2004, by
Council action which is not in keeping with California State Law, the law which Council swore to
uphold in taking its Oath of Office.
The Office of Town Clerk has been denied all access to records mandated by the State to be in the
custody of that office. All access has been denied by not supplying keys, free access and appropriate
compensation so that the elected officer could afford to perform these duties. This sensitive position
which this Office has been entrusted with by the Laws of the State and those of the people who
established this position, has been usurped by servants of the people who have no respect for the
government of the people, and for the elected officials who serve them.
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