City Council

27. Accept the Certificate of Sufficiency for Petition to Recall Councilmember Jessie Lopez, City Council, Ward 3, and Adopt Resolutions Calling a Special Election and Adopting a Regulation for Officer’s Statement Department(s): City Clerk’s Office Recommended Action: 1. Approve resolution accepting the certification of the Orange County Registrar of Voters as to the verification of signatures and the City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency for petition seeking to recall Councilmember Jessie Lopez, City Council, Ward 3; and RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATE AS TO VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES ON PETITION AND CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY FOR PETITION TO RECALL COUNCILMEMBER JESSIE LOPEZ 2. Approve two resolutions: 1) calling and giving notice of a Special Municipal Election for the submission of the question of the recall of Councilmember Jessie Lopez to a vote by the electorate of Ward 3 of the City of Santa Ana and requesting specified services from the County of Orange to conduct said election, and RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD I N C O U N C I L W A R D 3 ON TUESDAY, , 2023 FOR SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND REQUESTING SPECIFIED SERVICES FROM THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONDUCT SAID ELECTION 2) adopting a regulation for officer’s statement and establishing a system for payment of the cost of inclusion of the statement in the voter information guide. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A REGULATION FOR AN OFFICER WHOSE RECALL IS BEING SOUGHT PERTAINING TO A STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT A SPECIAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY , 2023 AND ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF THE COST OF INCLUSION OF THE OFFICER’S STATEMENT IN VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE/PAMPHLET AND/OR ELECTRONIC COPY