Minutes 1977/03/15
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Roll Call
Gen. Mun.
Election
Res. #77-15
Gilroy, California
March 15, 1977
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Gilroy City Council was
called to order by His Honor Mayor Norman B. Goodrich at 8:00 p.m.
Present: Council Members: Dennis L. DeBell, George T. Duffin,
Marion T. Link, John E. Pate, David V. Stout and Norman B. Goodrich.
Absent: Council Member: William E. Childers
The City Clerk presented the Registrar of Voters' Certificate
of the Official Returns of the General Municipal Election of Tuesday,
March 8, 1977.
Motion was made by Councilman Link seconded by Councilman
Duffin that the reading of Resolution No. 77-25 be waived and that
it be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 77-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY APPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE REGISTRAR OF VOTER~S CANVASS OF THE GENERAL MUNI-
CIPAL ELECTION AND DECLARING RESULT OF SUCH ELECTION HELD IN THE
CITY OF GILROY ON MARCH 8, 1977.
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RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Gilroy, California,
that
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WHEREAS, by order of this Council, a general municipal election
was held and conducted in the City of Gilroy and consolidated with the
Biennial Governing Board Member Election, Gavilan Joint Community Col-
lege District and County Board of Education on Tuesday, the 8th day of
March, 1977, as required by law and the Charter of said City as amended;
WHEREAS, it appears that notice of said election was duly and
legally given; voting precincts were properly established; election
officers were appointed and election supplies furnished; and in all
respects, the election was held and conducted and the votes cast thereat
received and canvassed, and the returns thereof made, determined and
declared in time, form and manner as required by the tharter of said City
as amended and the general laws of the State providing for and regulating
municipal elections in said City;
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WHEREAS, the Registrar of Voters did conduct the canvass of the
returns of said municipal election and did count the absentee ballots
cast thereat, pursuant to direction and order of the City Council of
said City; and
WHEREAS, said canvass was duly completed and the results thereof
were certified by the Registrar of Voters and submitted to this Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED, as follows:
1. Said municipal election was held and conducted in the City
of Gilroy, County of Santa Clara, State of California, and consolidated
with the Biennial Governing Board Member Election held in Gilroy Unified
School District, Gavilan Joint Community College District and County
Board of Education, Trustee Area held on Tuesday, March 8, 1977, in the
time and in the form and manner as required by law.
2. That there were established six (6) voting precincts for
the purpose of holding said municipal election consisting of either
regular election precincts established for holding state or county
elections, or a consolidation of some or all of such precincts, as
follows:
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3953, comprising state and
county precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3953, 3956 and 3965
as established by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3954, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3952 and 3954 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3955, comprising state and county
precinct designated Precinct Number 3955 as established by the
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
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CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3957, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3957, 3959, 3960 and 3968
as established by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3961, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3958,3961, 3962 and 3963
as established by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT NO. 3969, comprising state and county
precincts designated Precinct Numbers 3951 and 3969 as established
by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
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3. The canvass of the returns of the votes cast and the counting
of absentee ballots cast in said City for the offices of City Council-
members was duly held by the Registrar of Voters in accordance with the
order of the Council and in accordance with law and said Registrar of
Voters has executed a certificate certifying to the results of such
canvass, which certificate is hereto attached, marked Exhibit I'A" and
by this reference is made a part hereof. Said certificate has been
examined and is hereby approved and adopted by this Council as the offi-
cial canvass of said municipal election.
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4. The whole number of votes cast in said City of Gilroy at
said municipal election was 2,533 (including absentee votes).
5. The names of the persons voted for, the offices for which
they were voted, the number of votes received by each of said persons
in each of said precincts and by absentee votes, together with the
whole number of votes which they received in the entire city, are
shown on said Exhibit II A" , hereto attached.
6. At said general municipal election held in the City of
Gilroy and consolidated with the Biennial Governing Board Member Elec-
tion held in Gilroy Unified School District, Gavilan Joint Community
College District and County Board of Education, Trustee Area, held
on March 8, 1977, the following persons were elected to the follow-
ing offices:
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BRIAN CUNNINGHAM was elected a member of the City Coun-
cil to hold office for a term of four years, from and after
Tuesday, March 15, 1977, and continuing until his respective
successor shall qualify.
ROBERTA HOWSON HUGHAN was elected a member of the City
Council to hold office for a term of four years, from and
after Tuesday, March 15, 1977, and continuing until here re-
spective successor shall qualify.
JOHN IIJACKII E. PATE was elected a member of the City
Council to hold office for a term of four years, from and
after Tuesday, March 15, 1977, and continuing until his
respective successor shall qualify.
7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make out and deliver
to each of the persons elected a certificate of election signed by
her and duly authenticated. She shall also impose the constitu-
tional oath of office and have them subscribe thereto.
8. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, instructed to ...
enter this resolution in full in the minutes of this Council as a
statement of the result of said general municipal election. ....
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of March, 1977, by the fol-
1 owi ng vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: DeBell, Duffin, Link, Pate, Stout
and Good ri ch
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Childers
APPROVED: /s/ NORMAN B. GOODRICH, Mayor
ATTEST: /s/ SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk
EXHIBIT IIAII
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
TO RESULT OF CANVASS OF
E LE CT I ON RETU RNS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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County of Santa Clara)
I, GEORGE A. MANN, Registrar of Voters and Recorder of said
County, hereby certify that pursuant to the provisions of the Califor-
nia Elections Code, I did canvass the returns of the General Municipal
Election held in Gilroy, California, and consolidated with the Biennial
School District Governing Board Member Election on March 8, 1977, and
that the Statement of Votes cast to which this Certificate is attached
is a full, true and correct statement of the number of votes cast for
each candidate at said General Municipal Election.
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Roll Call
Mayor Pro-
tempore
Adjournment
The Ci~y Clerk gave the oath of office and issued certificates
of election to the Council Members elect.
Present: Council Members: Brian D. Cunningham, Roberta H. Hughan,
Marion T. Link, John E. Pate, David V. Stout and Norman B. Goodrich.
Absent: Council Member: William E. Childers
The Mayor welcomed Council Members elect: Brian D. Cunningham
and Roberta H. Hughan and Incumbent John E. Pate.
The new Council Members said a few words.
The Mayor presented certificates of service, name plates and
gifts from the City to retirinq Council Members Duffin and DeBell.
Council Members Duffin and DeBell gave their farewell speeches.
The Mayor recommended that Councilman Pate be appointed as Mayor
Protempore to replace Councilman Duffin.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Hughan seconded by Councilman
Cunningham and carried that Councilman Pate be appointed ~1ayor Protempore.
At 8:15 p.m., the Mayor adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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