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RESOLUTION NUMBER 5733
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT
DATE PURSUANT TO fi 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the Seal Beach City Council ("Council") has called a
General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the
purpose of the election of two Members of the City Council (District 2 and District
4), and a City Clerk for the full four year term of office; and
WHEREAS, the Council is submitting to the voters a measure relating
to amending the Seal Beach Municipal Code to limit the maximum height of
residential development in the Old Town Area to 25 feet; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be
consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date
and that within the city the precincts, polling places, and election officers of the
two elections be the same, and that the county election department of the County
of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the
election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; ,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Seal Beach City Council does resolve, declare,
determine, and order as follows:
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SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of 9 10403 of the Elections Code, the
Council hereby requests that the Orange County Board of Supervisors consent to
and agree to the consolidation .of-a General Municipal Election with the Statewide
General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, for the purpose of the election
of two Members of the City Council (District 2 and District 4) and the City Clerk
for the full four year term of office and a ballot measure (Ordinance #1573 with
map).
SECTION 2. The following measure shall appear on the ballot:
Shall the Seal Beach Municipal Code be y
amended to limit the maximum height of E
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residential development in the Old Town
Area to 25 feet? N
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SECTION 3. The county election department is authorized to canvass the
returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all
respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be
used.
SECTION 4. The Council hereby requests that the Board of Supervisors issue
instructions to the county election department to take any and all steps
necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 5. The Council recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the
County by reason of this consolidation and authorizes the City Clerk to
administer said election. The City shall pay all reasonable and actual election
expenses upon presentation of properly submitted bills,
Resolution Number 5733
SECTION 6. The Council hereby directs the City Clerk t'o file a certified copy of
this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the county election department
of the County of Orange.
SECTION 7. 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 by the City Council of the City of Seal I
Beach on the 9th day of June . 2008 by the following vote:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5733 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Seal Beach, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day
of June , 2008.
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