PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to request Council approval of the proposed consolidation of the Los Angeles County precincts for the City of Burbank's Primary Nominating Election to be held on February 22, 2005 and the General Election which will be held on April 12, 2005.

BACKGROUND:

Burbank Municipal Code Section 11-804 permits the Council to consolidate voting precincts established by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.  Section 11-805 states that the precincts must be established within 90 days before any election. In previous elections, consolidating precincts provided the City with the ability to maximize the use of public facilities and other buildings such as churches and offices; in addition to cost savings because there was no rental fee charged for the public facilities and fewer poll workers were required. However, on April 27, 2004, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 3637 mandating that all municipal elections starting in 2005 be conducted wholly by mail. Therefore, the precincts will only be utilized for the purpose of counting ballots and for canvassing election results.

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION:

The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has established 77 precincts in the City of Burbank for the November 2, 2004 General Election.  It is recommended that these precincts be reduced to 42 for Burbank's 2005 Municipal Elections.  A listing of the consolidated precincts is attached as "Exhibit A" to the proposed resolution.  Additionally, a copy of the map, which identifies the proposed consolidated precincts, is attached for the Council's reference.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution consolidating the precincts established by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors into 42 municipal precincts for the 2005 Municipal Elections.

Respectfully submitted,

Margarita Campos

City Clerk

Attachments

05-Elec\PrecintConsolidation.sr

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