Minutes 2008-08-18
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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
August 18, 2008
A special meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor
Seymore in the Executive Board Room, 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California.
Members present:
Mayor/Agency Chair Todd Seymore
Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Vice Chair Leroy Mills
Council/Agency Board Member Doug Bailey
Council/Agency Board Member Phil Luebben
Council/Agency Board Member Prakash Narain
Staff present:
City Manager John Bahorski
Assistant City Attorney Doug Haubert
Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Richard Storey
Director of Community Development Ted Commerdinger
Chief of Police Mark Yokoyama
Public Works Director Doug Dancs
Recreation and Community Services Director June Liu
Deputy City Clerk Rhonda Barone
City Clerk Denise Basham
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Item No. 1: APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) CANDIDATES TO THE OFFICE OF CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER OR DIRECT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2008, PURSUANT TO X10229 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
The City Clerk reported that, as of the close of the nomination filing period on August 8,
2008, Phil Luebben and Todd W. Seymore were the only two candidates for the City of
Cypress' two open seats. According to the Elections Code of the State of California,
the City Council has until August 21, 2008 to take action to appoint to the office the
persons who have been nominated.
Council Member Narain asked for clarification on candidates being appointed versus
elected.
Assistant City Attorney Haubert responded that candidates appointed in this manner
would serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
Council Member Luebben asked about the budgetary savings of not holding a General
Municipal Election.
The City Clerk informed that approximately $80,000 has been budgeted in Fiscal Year i,
2008-09 for costs associated for conducting the November election, with an
approximate amount of $5,700 expended to date, including approximately $3,700 in
personnel costs.
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 18, 2008
It was moved by Council Member Bailey and seconded by Council Member Narain, that
the City Council: 1) Receive and file the City Clerk's Certification That There Are Not
More Candidates Than Offices to be Elected at the November 4, 2008 General
Municipal Election; and 2) That pursuant to §10229 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, the following persons are being appointed to the offices to which they were
nominated: Phil Luebben and Todd W. Seymore, and adopt the Resolution by title only,
providing for the appointment to the office(s) of this City that were to be elected on
Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey, Luebben, Narain, Mills and Seymore
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RESOLUTION NO. 6113
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE(S)
OF THIS CITY THAT WERE TO BE ELECTED ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Seymore adjourned the meeting at 5:38 p.m. to a Regular
Meeting on Monday, August 25, 2008, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board
Room.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY O YPRESS
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CIT'( CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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