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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-095 - Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2020-095 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE LONE NOMINATED INDIVIDUALS TO THE OFFICES OF CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER AND CANCELLING THE ELECTION FOR THOSE OFFICES THAT WAS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020, PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10229 WHEREAS, a municipal election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to fill the offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga. WHEREAS, the City Clerk gave notice of the election for these offices on June 18, 2020. WHEREAS, the nomination period for said offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk began on July 13, 2020 and ended on August 7, 2020. WHEREAS, as of August 7, 2020, only one person had been nominated for each of the offices of City Treasurer and City Clerk. WHEREAS, the City Clerk has submitted a certification of the above facts to the City Council. WHEREAS, pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as of the close of the nomination period on August 7, 2020, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected and that § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council: 1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated. 2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated. 3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated. WHEREAS, a notice was published on August 13, 2020 in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to law. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. Section 2. That pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the following action is being taken: The following persons are hereby appointed to the offices to which they were nominated: NAME OFFICE TERM Janice C. Reynolds City Clerk 4 years Jim Harrington City Treasurer 4 years Resolution No. 2020-095— Page 1 of 2 Section 3. The election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 for the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer only is hereby canceled. Section 4. The persons appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office. Section 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2020. _> Ly a B. Ke nedy, Mayo Pro ATTEST: �Inice-C. Reynolds, Cit Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ) I, Janice C. Reynolds, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a Regular Meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of August 2020. AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Scott, Spagnolo NOES: None ABSENT: Michael ABSTAINED: None Executed this 201 day of August, 2020, at Rancho Cucamonga, California. nice C. Reynolds, CitNKClerk Resolution No. 2020-095 — Page 2 of 2 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA �j CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED I, Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk Services Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2020. As of the close of the nomination period on August 7, 2020, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer. The person so nominated are: For City Clerk: Janice C. Reynolds For City Treasurer: Jim Harrington That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council: 1. Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated. 2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated. 3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated. A notice of these facts will be published on August 13, 2020, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointments or direct an election to be held. The person(s) appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office. If by the 751h day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the office(s) pursuant to (1) or(2) above, the election for those seats shall be held. If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to § 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept (or filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made. 1 Lin A Troyan, MMC ty Cl rk Services Director A t 11, 2020