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8.A. - Page 3 <br /> general laws of the State of California governing consolidation of municipal elections of <br /> general law cities with such statewide or school district elections." Charter Section 4. <br /> Consolidation of the City's election with the statewide election will necessarily require <br /> the City to lengthen or shorten the term of its Council members. Under the Charter, <br /> consolidation must be done in accordance with the general laws of the State of <br /> California (Charter Section 4). California State Elections Code section 10403.5(b) <br /> applies to this situation and provides that as a result of a consolidation, "no term of <br /> office shall be increased or decreased by more than twelve months." Thus, while the <br /> City Charter provides for terms of four years, the Charter also contemplates an increase <br /> or decrease in the term of office as a result of consolidation, and State law requires that <br /> terms be increased or decreased by no more than twelve months. <br /> What are Other San Mateo County Jurisdictions Doing to Comply with SB 415? <br /> There are 38 jurisdictions scheduled to hold elections in odd-numbered years in San <br /> Mateo County. However, currently eleven local agencies in San Mateo County have <br /> addressed SB 415 compliance. Those include: the Coastside County Water District, <br /> City of Foster City, Jefferson Elementary School District, Millbrae Elementary School <br /> District, City of Millbrae, Redwood City School District, City of San Mateo, San Mateo <br /> County Community College District, San Mateo Union High School District, City of <br /> South San Francisco and the Town of Woodside. Ten of the eleven agencies have <br /> determined to extend their members' terms by twelve months and consolidate their <br /> 2017 election with the 2018 statewide election. The City of San Mateo will hold an <br /> election in 2017 for a five year term with even year elections beginning in 2020. <br /> Additionally, the following local agencies have scheduled this item for review later this <br /> year: Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, City of Belmont, City of Brisbane, City <br /> of Burlingame, City of San Carlos, and the Sequoia Union High School District. <br /> Election Costs <br /> Election costs are directly related to the number of local agencies participating in an <br /> election as each agency shares in the total cost of administering an election. If some <br /> local agencies take action to cancel their November 2017 elections, then the other local <br /> agencies that hold a 2017 election will likely experience higher proportional costs. This <br /> impact would continue moving forward until all affected local agencies align their local <br /> elections with the statewide elections in compliance with SB 415. The average election <br /> cost for the City of Redwood City's past four municipal elections (2009, 2011, 2013 and <br /> 2015) was $74,256, however, this cost could be higher in the future as fewer agencies <br /> will be participating in the 2017 election. The estimated election cost for the 2017 <br /> election, if the City were to have a standalone election, and polling sites were to be <br /> provided rather than all-mail election, is $425,000, according to the San Mateo County <br /> Elections Office. Additionally, staff researched the potential impact of costs for Council <br /> 3 <br />