Reso 2020-073 General Municipal Election

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RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2020-073 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL,CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020, FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS; REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE THE ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION; AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATE STATEMENTS (PROVIDES FOR CONDUCTING THE NOVEMBER 2020 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, AND 6, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $450,800 FROM THE GENERAL FUND) WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Charter of the City of San Leandro and Title 1, Chapter 11 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, a General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the election of municipal officers; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that said General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date; and WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 13307 provides that the governing board of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidate statement. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the Charter of the City of San Leandro and Title 1, Chapter 11 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of San Leandro on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing three City Councilmembers nominated from Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 for the full term of four years each. 2. That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk of the City of San Leandro is hereby directed to give further or additional notice of said election, in time, form, and manner as required by law. 3. That in accordance with the provisions of Elections Code Sections 10002 and 10403, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to consolidate the City of San Leandro's General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the purpose as specified in Section 1 above. 4. That the Registrar of Voters of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to perform services necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election; to conduct said election using ranked choice voting in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Leandro and the County of Alameda and Title 1, Chapter 11 of the San Leandro Municipal Code; to deliver to the City the certification of the official results of said election; and to bill the City for the cost of conducting said election.