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RESOLUTION NO. 98-2010
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ONLY TWO NOMINEES, KAREN STEPPER
AND ROBERT STORER, TO THE DANVILLE TOWN COUNCIL AND REQUESTING THAT
THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT CANCEL THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE DANVILLE TOWN COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
WHEREAS, the Town Council requested that the Contra Costa County Elections Office administer the
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to fill certain municipal offices; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10229, as of the close of the nomination period on
August 6,2010, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected; and
WHEREAS, Election Code Section 10229 allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the
Town Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated;
2. Appoint to the office any eligible elector if no one has been nominated;
3. Hold the election, if either no one, or only one person has been nominated; and
WHEREAS, a notice was published on August 11,2010 in the San Ramon Valley Times pursuant to law;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council hereby appoints the following to the offices to which they
were nominated for four-year terms beginning December 7, 2010:
Karen Stepper, Member, Danville Town Council
Robert Storer, Member, Danville Town Council; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby directed to notify the Contra Costa County Elections
Department to cancel the General Municipal Election scheduled to be held on November 2,2010.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a special meeting on August 16,2010, by the following
vote:
AYES: Andersen, Arnerich, Doyle
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: Stepper, Storer
ABSENT: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: