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Item # 5.a.

City Council (FY24)

Meeting Date:	03/05/2024
Department:	City Secretary

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, discuss and consider action on an Ordinance canceling the May 4, 2024 General Election and declaring three unopposed candidates for City Council Member positions as elected.

BACKGROUND:

For the May 4, 2024 election for three City Council Member positions, three candidates filed an application on the ballot. As such, these candidates will run unopposed, eliminating the need for an election. To formally cancel the election, the City Council must issue a Certificate of Unopposed Status. This document cancels the election and declares the candidates as "elected."

Although they will be declared “elected,” the new council members will not be sworn in until the May 15th Special City Council Meeting, as they would if there had been a contested election. During the May 15th meeting, their oaths will be administered, they will each receive their Certificate of Election, and they will complete their Statements of Officer. Their first official City Council Meeting will be Tuesday, May 28th.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Ordinance - May Election Cancellation
Certificate of Unopposed Status
Presentation - May Election Cancellation