5a Certificate of Election Oath of Office to New Members

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File Number: 22-721 District 5 - Xouhoa Bowen, Councilmember, for a full term of four years from and after January 1, 2023, and until their successor is elected and qualified. Mayor - Juan Gonzalez, III, Mayor, for a full term of four years from and after January 1, 2023, and until their successor is elected and qualified. Current Agency Policies Section 225(b) of the Charter of the City of San Leandro requires a successful candidate for elective office to receive at least 50% plus one of the votes cast for that office. In the event that no candidate receives 50% plus one of the votes cast for that office, the Charter requires the City Council to provide for a runoff vote to determine the person elected. The Charter provides that the runoff system may include an instant runoff voting system (i.e., RCV). Previous Actions On April 19, 2010, the City Council passed to print and adopted Ordinance No. 2010-005, providing for the conduct of the General Municipal Election using RCV. The ordinance remains in effect for this election. On July 5, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-112, calling the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election, requesting the Alameda County Board of Supervisors permit the consolidation of the City’s General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election, and requesting that the ROV conduct the election on the City’s behalf. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts A Candidate Information page was added to the City website, listing the candidates’ contact information, ballot designations, ballot statements, and pre-election campaign financial statements. The page was updated as new information was received. On July 8, 2022, a Notice of Nominees for Public Office was published in the Daily Review newspaper, pursuant to Elections Code Section 12110. On July 26, 2022, a Notice of Nominees for Public Office was published in Sing Tao, a Chinese language newspaper and Vision Hispana, a Spanish language newspaper. On September 26, 2022, City staff conducted a Candidate Orientation for all City Council candidates, and members of the public were invited. The Orientation provided information on City services and projects. Fiscal Impacts The 2022 election is estimated to cost $325,000. There is sufficient funding in the budget to cover the election costs. Budget Authority There is $380,356.72 in the FY 2022-2023 General Fund budget (Account 010-11-031-5890) for funding the election costs. ATTACHMENT Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/9/2022