DATE: December 6, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Brandi L. Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Request for Fresno County to Conduct a Consolidated General Municipal Election for the City of Clovis
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Adopt a Resolution approving the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to conduct a Consolidated General Municipal Election on March 7, 2017 for the City of Clovis to include a Special Election to fill a Councilmember vacancy for the period of March 2017 to March 2019.
REPORT
On October 17, 2016, the City of Clovis executed Resolution No. 16-148, which ordered a General Municipal Election to be held on March 7, 2017. The election is for the purpose of electing two (2) members of the City Council for the full term of four years. On October 17, 2016, the City of Clovis also executed Resolution 16-149, which declared a vacancy in the office of Councilmember for the City of Clovis and called a Special Election to fill the vacancy to be consolidated with the March 7, 2017 General Municipal Election. The vacancy is due to the resignation of Councilmember William "Harry" Armstrong effective October 17, 2017 whose term was set to expire in March 2019. The City of Clovis further executed Resolution 16-151 on October 17, 2016 requesting the Board of Supervisors permit the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to conduct the March 7, 2017 consolidated General Municipal Election and Special Election. The recommended action allows the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to consolidate both elections and conduct the election on March 7, 2017. There is no increase in net county cost associated with the recommended action.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
If the recommended action is not approved, it would be the responsibility of the City of Clovis to conduct their election. Historically, the City of Clovis has submitted an executed resolution for each of their past elections requesting the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to conduct the ...
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