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Resolution No. 95951 RESOLUTION NO. 9595 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 3 VERNON AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO MAKE AND DELIVER A CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER 4 WILLIAM J. DAVIS AND TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF 5 OFFICE 6 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon by 7 Resolution No. 9534 on January 22, 2008, appointed William J. Davis as 8 a member of the City Council to serve a term of four (4) years 9 pursuant to Section 2.90 of the Vernon City Code and Elections Code 10 Section 10229; and 11 WHEREAS, the General Municipal Election scheduled for 12 April 8, 2008, was thereafter cancelled by Resolution No. 9558 adopted 13 on February 19, 2008, because no more than one person filed nomination 14 papers for each office; and 15 WHEREAS, Section 10229 of the Elections Code provides, in 16 part, as follows: 17 "The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and 18 take office and serve exactly as if elected at a 19 municipal election for the office;" and 20 WHEREAS, Section 3.4 of the Vernon City Charter requires the 21 City Council to canvass the returns of an election on the first 22 Tuesday following a City Council election or such other date within 23 fifteen (15) days of the election as may be provided by ordinance; and 24 WHEREAS, Section 3.4 also states that the term of each 25 elected councilmember shall begin at the hour of the completion of 26 the canvas of the election returns; and 27 WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, the City Council of the City 28 of Vernon adopted Ordinance 1143 which established the third 1 Monday of the month following an election as the date to canvass 2 returns and install appointed councilmembers; and 3 WHEREAS, Section 10265 of the Elections Code requires that 4 the City Clerk sign and deliver a Certificate of Election to each 5 person elected and administer the oath of office. 6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 7 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: 8 SECTION 1: The City Clerk shall immediately make and 9 deliver to William J. Davis a Certificate of Election signed by the 10 City Clerk and duly authenticated. 11 SECTION 2: The City Clerk shall administer to William J. 12 Davis the oath of office prescribed in the State Constitution of the 13 State of California and shall have them subscribe thereto and file the 14 same in the office of the City Clerk, whereupon, Mr. Davis shall be 15 inducted into the respective office to which he has been elected. 16 SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall 17 certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and 18 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. 19 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April, 2008. 20 21 Name: Leonis C. Malburg 22 Title: Mayor Z- 23 24 ATT ST: 25 26 MA A GIRON, ity Clerk 27 28 - 2 - 1 2 '9l !! STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 9595, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, April 21, 2008, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. (SEAL) MANUELA GI N, City Clerk - 3 -