Resolution No. 2021-009RESOLUTION NO. 2021-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 13, 2021, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND
SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. A General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Vernon,
California, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, as required by law.
B. Notice of the Election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law;
candidates were nominated to fill the vacancy as required by law; voting precincts
were properly established; election officers were appointed; and in all respects the
election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received and canvassed
and the returns made and declared in the time, form and manner as required by
the provisions of the City Charter and Elections Code of the State of California for
the holding of elections in charter cities.
C. The City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results
to the City Council, which certification and results are received, attached and made
a part hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines
that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The whole number of ballots legally cast for the General Municipal
Election held on April 13, 2021, was one hundred and six (106), with seven (7) provisional
ballots cast.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and certified the
results to the City Council, which certification and results are received and accepted,
attached and made a part hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 5. The names of the persons voted for at the General Municipal Election
for the office of member of the City Council, in order as they appeared on the official ballot,
are as follows:
Rafael Alvarez Tovar Jr.
Leticia Lopez
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SECTION 6. The following are declared to be the results of said General Municipal
Election for the office of member of the City Council:
Rafael Alvarez Tovar Jr. 43 votes
Leticia Lopez 61 votes
SECTION 7. The City Council of the City of Vernon h ereby declares that Leticia
Lopez was elected as member of the City Council for the full term of five (5) years.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to the person so
elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall also administer to the person elected the Oath
of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have him or her
subscribe to it and file it in the Office of the City Clerk. The person so elected shall then
be inducted into the respective office to which he or she has been elected.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2021.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ARNOLD M. ALVAREZ-GLASMAN,
Interim City Attorney
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I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-09 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at the regular meeting on April 20,
2021 by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Davis, Gonzales, Menke, Ybarra, Lopez
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
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