Council Agenda - City of Burbank

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Agenda Item - 1

 
 

CITY OF BURBANK

OFFICE OF CITY CLERK

MEMORANDUM

DATE: April 26, 2005
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Margarita Campos, City Clerk
SUBJECT: DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 12, 2005

PURPOSE:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 28 of the City Charter, the purpose of this report is to present the results of the General Municipal Election held on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 to the Council for approval.

 

BACKGROUND:

 

A mail ballot Primary Nominating Election was conducted in the City of Burbank on February 22, 2005 for the purpose of nominating or electing candidates to three offices on the City Council and two offices on the Board of Education. Resulting from that election, one candidate received the majority of the votes cast for Member of the City Council, thereby being duly elected to office, and no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for Member of the Board of Education. The remaining two seats on the City Council and the School Board seats were to be filled in the General Municipal Election to be held on April 12, 2005.

 

On April 12, 2005, the City of Burbank conducted a mail ballot General Municipal Election, for the purpose of filling the above seats. Following, in ballot order, is the list of candidates who qualified for the ballot:

 

City Council Candidates:                                                Board of Education Candidates:

 

Dave Golonski                                                                       Larry Applebaum

Vahe Hovanessian                                                               Nikki Capshaw

Michael Bergfeld                                                                   Debbie Kukta

Marsha R. Ramos                                                                 Susan Bowers

 

Notice of the Election was given, precincts established, election officers appointed and the supplies furnished. Of the 48,792 eligible Burbank registered voters, a total of 11,641 votes were cast, received and canvassed as required by law. The votes cast represent a 23.9% voter turnout rate.

 

The canvass of the Election was completed on Monday, April 18, 2005 with the official results posted on the same day.  The five-day protest period expires on Monday, April 25, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. No protests were received as of the printing of the agenda.

 

ANALYSIS & CONCLUSION:

 

A summary of the votes cast in each precinct as well as the absentee votes for each of the candidates is attached to the resolution as Exhibit A.  The summary indicates the following results:

 

Dave Golonski and Marsha R. Ramos received the majority of the votes cast for Member of the City Council and as such are duly elected to office for a full term of four years ending April 30, 2009.

 

For Member of the Board of Education, Larry Applebaum and Debbie Kukta received the majority of the votes cast and as such are duly elected to office for a full term of four years ending April 30, 2009.  

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

It is recommended that the Council accept the returns as submitted by the City Clerk and officially declare the results of the General Municipal Election held on April 12, 2005.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Margarita Campos, CMC

City Clerk

 

 

 

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