AgdaPkt 2015-06-22 Interview and Joint SA PFA

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Redwood City and other agencies and districts by the execution of a binding contract for services (attached). Therefore, The City Council is being requested to call the General Municipal Election and to consolidate it with the Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District election to be held on the same day for the purpose of electing four City Council Members for the full term of four (4) years each. The calling of the election must occur prior to the nomination period and the City Council must act in regards to other matters in advance of the filing period. In addition, the City Clerk will be publishing a notice of Election between the dates of June 29 and July 13, 2015. For those interested in running for Office of City Council, the candidate filing period will be between July 13 and August 7, 2015. Nomination papers are available through the City Clerk only. As in prior years, the resolution calling for the election does not specifically address what occurs if, two more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for election (fourth and fifth placed candidates in this election) thus defaulting to a by lot determination pursuant to procedures articulated in the Elections Code. However, the City Council also has the option of requiring that such a tie vote be resolved by a special run-off election but only if the City adopts the provisions of Elections Code Section 15651(b) prior to the conduct of the election. a special election creates additional election costs. If that is the wish of the City Council, it would direct the City Clerk to add the following provision to the resolution calling for the election: That in the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office) as certified by the Election Official, the City Council in accordance with Election Code Section 16561(b) shall conduct a special runoff election to resolve the tie vote in accordance with the timeframes and requirements specified therein. A related matter is adopting regulations pertaining to candidate statements and how the cost of printing and handling of candidate statements will be addressed. The candidate statement is optional, and if a candidate opts to have a candidate statement it will be published in three languages since Redwood City is in a tri-lingual county. It is recommended to the City Council that candidates choosing to have a candidate statement will pay the estimated cost of $583 at the time of filing their nomination papers. As in prior years, the resolution pertaining to candidate statements limits the candidate’s description to no more than 200 words relating to the candidate’s education and qualifications. The City Council will be asked to make a decision on whether to hold an all-mailed ballot election at its July 27, 2015. The deadline to adopt such resolution is August 7, 2015. ALTERNATIVES The City Council could elect to conduct its own elections but this would dramatically increase the costs to the City and to candidates. 7.3.E. - Page 2