TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Martha Alvarez, Senior Deputy City Clerk
Alexandria Latragna, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Citing the Facts of the March 5, 2019, General Municipal Election (City Clerk Tamura).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-0033
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 19-0033, which recites the facts of the General Municipal Election held in Manhattan Beach on March 5, 2019, declaring the results and such other matters as are provided by law.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
At the October 16, 2018, City Council meeting, the City of Manhattan Beach adopted Resolution No. 18-0140 calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, for the election of two City Councilmembers. At the same meeting, City Council adopted Resolution 18-0141 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render services to the City relating to conducting the General Municipal Election.
At the December 4, 2018, City Council meeting, the City of Manhattan Beach adopted Resolution No. 18-0521 ordering to place a measure on the Tuesday, March 5, 2019, General Municipal Election ballot adjusting our City's hotel bed tax rate up to a maximum of 14%.
The County administered the election and canvassed the results of the City's March 5, 2019, General Municipal Election for two City Council seats and the aforementioned measure (Measure A).
Pursuant to Elections Code ? 10263, upon completion of the canvass and before installing the new City Councilmembers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the facts of the election and a statement of the vote. A statement of the vote includes the following:
a) The whole number...
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