TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Martha Alvarez, Assistant City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
City Council Reorganization:
a) Recognition of Outgoing City Councilmember Steve Napolitano
b) Recognition of Outgoing City Councilmember Richard Montgomery
c) Oath of Office to Re-Elected City Councilmember Joe Franklin
d) Oath of Office to Newly Elected City Councilmember Nina Tarnay
e) Oath of Office to Newly Elected City Councilmember Steve Charelian
f) Oath of Office to Re-Elected City Treasurer Tim Lilligren
(City Clerk Tamura).
PRESENT AND ACCEPT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council recognize outgoing City Councilmembers Steve Napolitano and Richard Montgomery for their commitment and dedication to the City of Manhattan Beach; and accept the Oath of Office from re-elected City Councilmember Joe Franklin, newly elected City Councilmembers Nina Tarnay and Steve Charelian, and re-elected City Treasurer Tim Lilligren.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Following certification of election results, § 10265 of the California Elections Code requires that the City Clerk, serving as the elections official, immediately sign and deliver to each newly elected officer a Certificate of Election. The elections official is also required to administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the California Constitution.
The certification of the election results from the Los Angeles County/Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s office is attached.
The following candidates were elected to the three City Councilmember seats:
1. Joe Franklin: 11,599 votes received.
2. Nina Tarnay: 9,961 votes received.
3. Steve Charelian: 7,658 votes received.
The following candidate was elected to the one City Treasurer seat:
1. Tim Lilligren: 15,502 votes received.
City Council Seating Order
Past precedent has used the vote count results to determine the order of seating. This has been done to follow the spirit of Government Code section 57377, which uses vote count to determine seating when the first city council of any new city is seated. However, staff has not been able to locate a written local policy to this affect for the existing seating order.
Based on past precedence, the newly elected members would be seated in order based on the number of votes they received. Councilmember Franklin received the highest number of votes, followed by Councilmember Tarnay, and then Councilmember Charelian. This order will determine who becomes Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem in upcoming City Council reorganizations. Each will serve nine-and-a-half months as mayor in this stated order.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
After analysis, staff determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under § 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to § 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no additional legal analysis is necessary.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Certification - Election Results of November 5, 2024, General Municipal Elections