City Council
MEETING DATE: 12/12/2016
TITLE:
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Declaration of Results for the November 8, 2016 Municipal Election
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FROM:
Tracey Martinez, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution declaring the results of the November 8, 2016 election as certified by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.
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BACKGROUND:
A general municipal election was held on November 8, 2016 in the City of Cathedral City. The purpose of this election was to do the following:
Elect one (1) Mayor for a full two (2) year term
Elect two (2) Members of the City Council for a full four (4) year term
Consider Measure P - Amending the Medical Cannabis Collective Tax that would expand the tax to apply to recreational cannabis, if legalized, and apply a tax of $25 per square foot of cultivation space, and $1.00 for every gram of cannabis concentrate and every unit of cannabis-infused product.
Consider Measure HH - Adoption of a City Charter.
The following are the certified results of the November 8, 2016 Election:
Mayor
Stan Henry
Members of the City Council
John Aguilar
Gregory Pettis
Measure P
Passed
Measure HH
Passed
DISCUSSION:
The Elections Code requires the City Council to adopt a Resolution reciting the fact of the election and declare the result no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting following the presentation of the canvass of the returns, or at a special meeting called for this purpose.
Adoption of the attached Resolution will satisfy the requirements to declare the results and authorize the swearing-in of the elected officials.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution - Certification of 2016 Election Results
Exhibit "A"