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2022-23 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO CONSOLIDATE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403 RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law cities on the State of California, a Regular Municipal Election shall be held on November 8, 2022, for the election of municipal officers; 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 San Bernardino canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held on all respects as if there were only one election; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES 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 Grand Terrace, California, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing one (1) Council Member for a full term of four years and one (1) Mayor for a full term of four years. SECTION 2. The ballots to be used at the election shall be. in the form-and content as required by the law. SECTION 3. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed 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. CC Reso No. 2022-23 Page 1 of 3 May 24, 2022 SECTION 4. The polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. 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, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code. SECTION 5. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the purpose of the election of one (1) Council Member for a full term of four years and one (1) Mayor for a full term of four years. SECTION 6. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections consolidated with Statewide General Election, including, but not limited to, Section 10418 of the Elections Code, and one form of ballot shall be used. SECTION 7. The County Registrar of Voters 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. SECTION 8. The Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the County Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election. SECTION 9. The City of Grand Terrace recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs. SECTION 10. 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. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the City Clerk is hereby instructed to act in conformance with California Elections Code Section 10403 and to file this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County and to transmit a copy of the same to the San Bernardino County elections official. SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the Book of Resolutions. SECTION 12. The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. SECTION 13. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City CC Reso No. 2022-23 Page 2 of 3 May 24, 2022 Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 14. The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. SECTION 15. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace at a regular meeting held on the 24t" day of May 2022. D e Mayor ATTEST: a L.T fi omas City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Adrian R. Guerra City Attorney CC Reso No. 2022-23 Page 3 of 3 May 24, 2022 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) CITY OF GRAND TERRACE ) I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2022-23 was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council held on the 24th day of May 2022, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Allen, Wilson, Robles; Mayor Pro Tern Hussey; Mayor McNaboe NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. Executed this 26th day of May 2022, at Grand Terrace, California. Debra L. Thomas_ -- City Clerk _ -