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Resolution to Appropriate $20,439 in Additional Funds to Cover Increased Costs for the 2016 General Municipal Election from the General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserve Fund Balance
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WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro placed four candidate statements and three measures in Alameda County’s sample ballot for the November 8, 2016 General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, the four candidate statements and three ballot measures that were included in the sample ballot totaled 20 pages; and
WHEREAS, election costs are largely based on staffing, translation and printing costs; and
WHEREAS, the budgeted amount of $190,000 is not enough to cover the full cost of the election, which prompts the City Manager to request additional funds from the City Council to cover the total cost.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby RESOLVES as follows:
That the City Council approve appropriation of additional funding from the General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserve Fund Balance, to Elections Account 010-11-031-5890 in the amount of $20,439 to cover the increased election costs for the 2016 General Municipal Election.