PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to request the Council introduce and adopt an ordinance ordering a Primary Nominating Election to be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 and a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

BACKGROUND:

The Charter and the Burbank Municipal Code (Chapter 11 - Elections) state that the City Council shall, by ordinance, order the holding of all Municipal Elections, specifying the object and time of holding any such election. The Primary Nominating Election is to be held on the last Tuesday in February and the General Election is to be held on the second Tuesday in April in every odd-numbered year. 

For the 2007 Municipal Elections, the Primary Nominating Election will be conducted on February 27, 2007, and will nominate or elect candidates to two offices for Member of the City Council and three offices for Member of the Board of Education for four-year terms.  The General Municipal Election will be conducted on April 10, 2007, and will, if necessary, elect the candidates nominated at the Primary Nominating Election for the offices of Member of the City Council and Member of the Board of Education.

ANALYSIS:

Section 11-303 of the Burbank Municipal Code states that any candidate for the office of Council Member or Member of the Board of Education who, in a Primary Nominating Election receives the votes of more than one‑half (1/2) of the qualified electors voting at such election, shall be elected to such office.  If a candidate is elected to office in a Primary Nominating Election, the Council shall declare his or her election and his or her name shall be omitted from the ballot to be used at the ensuing General Election.

In the event no candidate receives more than one-half of the votes cast, a General Election will be required. Therefore, should no candidates for the two City Council offices receive more than one-half of the votes cast in the Primary Nominating Election, the four candidates (twice the number of offices to be filled) receiving the highest number of votes will be on the General Election ballot.  Likewise, should no candidates for the three Board of Education offices receive more than one-half of the votes cast in the Primary Nominating Election, the six candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be placed on the General Election ballot.

All Municipal Elections shall be conducted and held in compliance with the City Charter, Burbank Elections Code and State Elections Code.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council introduce and adopt the proposed ordinance ordering the 2007 Primary and General Municipal Elections.

Respectfully submitted,

Margarita Campos, CMC

City Clerk

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