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RESOLUTION NO. 19-7188
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019, FOR THE
ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW
CITIES AND FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS A QUESTION RELATING TO
MAKING THE CITY CLERK AN APPOINTIVE POSITION
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law cities in the State of
California, a General Municipal Election shall be held on November 5, 2019, for the election of
Municipal Officers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to submit to the voters at the election a question
relating to making the City Clerk an appointive position.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to
General Law Cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Hermosa Beach,
California, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of
electing two Members of the City Council, a City Clerk and a City Treasurer, each to an extended
term of five years ending November 2024 (pursuant to Council action on November 22, 2016 in
order to accommodate the election date change to November of even -numbered years, as required
by Senate Bill 415 and enacted by Ordinance No. 16-1363, which set November 2022 as the
effective date for consolidating the City's General Municipal Elections with the Statewide General
Elections conducted by the County of Los Angeles).
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SECTION 2. The City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does order submitted to
the voters at the General Municipal Election the following question:
Shall the office of city clerk be appointive? YES NO
SECTION 3. The vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority vote (50% +1) of the
votes cast.
SECTION 4. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required
by law.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the
County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to procure and furnish any and all
official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be
necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
SECTION 6. The polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. on the day of
the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same
day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10242, except as provided
in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 7. In all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 8. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City
Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in
time, form and manner as required by law.
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SECTION 9. The City Council authorizes the City Clerk to administer said election and
all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon presentation of a
properly submitted bill.
SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions;
and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the
City Council meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 1 lth day of June, 2019.
PRESIDENT of the City
ATTEST:
and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-7188 was duly and regularly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on June 11, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Campbell, Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Armato
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Dated: June 11, 2019
+Elaine Doerfiing, City Cl