Title
General Municipal Election for Four Councilmembers - November 3, 2020
Recommended Action
1. Adopt resolutions pertaining to the 2020 General Municipal Election as follows:
a. A Resolution and Order of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Calling a General Municipal Election for the Purpose of Electing Four (4) Members of the City Council, Requesting the Board of Supervisors to Authorize the Registrar of Voters to Contract for Election Services, Authorizing the City Clerk to Contract with the County of Santa Clara Pertaining to Services to be Performed by the County in Connection with the General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Related Actions, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
b. A Resolution Adopting a 200-Word Maximum for a Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications and Charging Each Candidate for a Fixed Share of Costs of the Printing, Handling, Translating, and Mailing for the General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
2. Direct the City Clerk to take all necessary actions to do the following:
a. Call a General Municipal Election;
b. Request the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to consolidate a General Municipal Election with the Statewide election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020; and
c. Take related actions.