HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2024 1204 CCSA REG ITEM 05ACITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of December 4, 2024
ACTION RECEIVED AND FILED.
BY A. Hurtado.
A. Consider Report on the Results of the 2024 General Municipal Election Process.
Staff Recommendation: Receive and file the report on the Results of the 2024
General Municipal Election Process. (Staff: Ky Spangler, City Clerk)
Item: 5.A.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Ky Spangler, City Clerk
DATE: 12/04/2024 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Report on the Results of the 2024 General Municipal Election
Process
SUMMARY
Every two years the City of Moorpark conducts a General Municipal Election for the
purposes of electing two City Councilmembers and the Mayor . On June 19, 2024, the
City Council adopted resolutions calling and giving notice of the General Municipal
Election to be held on November 5, 2024, and requesting election consolidation services
from the County of Ventura Elections Division.
Following the candidate nomination period which began July 15 and concluded on
August 9, each open position had only one candidate qualified to appear on the ballot.
Pursuant to the California Elections Code, an extended nomination period for City Council
District 2 took place as the incumbent member, Councilmember Groff, did not file to seek
reelection. At the close of the extended nomination period on August 14, 2024, for City
Council District 2 there remained only one candidate qualified to appear on the ballot.
The Elections Code (Section 10229(a)) requires that, in the event there is only one
qualified candidate for each open position, the City Clerk shall submit a certificate of facts
to the City Council and inform the governing body that it may adopt one of the following
courses of action by the 75th day prior to the election:
1.Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated.
2.Appoint to the office an eligible elector if no one has been nominated.
3.Hold the election, if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
On August 22, 2024, the City Council convened a special meeting to consider these
options and take action. Following deliberation, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 2024-4266 making the following appointments:
Item: 5.A.
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Honorable City Council
12/04/2024 Regular Meeting
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Name Office Term
Chris Barrett City Councilmember, District 2 2024-2028
Antonio A. Castro City Councilmember, District 4 2024-2028
Chris R. Enegren Mayor 2024-2026
The Elections Code provides that the persons appointed shall qualify and take office and
serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for office.
Following the completion of the election and election canvas by the County Elections
Division, the City Council would be presented with a resolution for adoption certifying the
results of the General Municipal Election. However, in that the City Council took action
on August 22, 2024, to appoint the members as noted, no further action is required by
the governing body.
This evening, members appointed by the adoption of Resolution No. 2022 -4266 will be
sworn in through the administration of an Oath of Office by the City Clerk and begin their
terms of office.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it does
not constitute a project, as defined by Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, no environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic directive.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the report on the Results of the 2024 General Municipal Election Process.
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