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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 8 5 3 0 0 c.M.S.
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014
WHEREAS, pursuant to law and Section 1101 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, a General Municipal Election was duly and regularly held in the City of Oakland on Tuesday, November 4, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has prepared and submitted a certified statement of the results of said General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1105 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, the ballots in the races for Mayor, Councilmember of District 2, Councilmember of District 6, and School Director of District 4 were tabulated using Ranked Choice Voting because no single candidate received a majority in the first round of voting; and
WHEREAS, the results stated below in the races for Mayor, Councilmember of District 2, Councilmember of District 6, and School Director of District 4 reflect the final tally after the Ranked Choice Voting tabulation was conducted; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has canvassed the election returns of said General Municipal Election pursuant to law; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has certified the results for the General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 15400 provides that the governing body shall declare the results of each election under its jurisdiction as to the persons elected and the measures voted on at the election; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council orders and declares the results of the canvass of the returns of said General Municipal Election to be as follows:
The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Mayor are as follows:
Libby Schaaf 48,806 Rebecca Kaplan 28,421 The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 2 are as follows:
Abel Guillen 6,547 Dana King 5,800
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 4 are as follows:
Annie Campbell Washington 11,321 Jill Broadhurst 5,322 Paul Lim 1,005
, The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 6 are as follows:
Desley Brooks 5,430 Shereda F. Nosakhare 4,946
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of City Auditor are as follows:
Brenda Roberts 60,677 Len Raphael 18,178
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of School Director, District 2 are as follows:
Aimee Eng 8,854 William "Bo" Ghirardelli 2,775
The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of School Director, District 4 are as follows:
Nina Senn 7,802 Karl Debro 7,084
The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of School Director, District 6 are as follows:
Shanthi Gonzales 6,030 Renato Almanzor 4,272 and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following candidates having received the majority of the votes cast for all candidates for said office are hereby declared elected to said office and shall assume the duties of that office on January 5, 2015:
Libby Schaaf Mayor
Abel Guillen Councilmember, District 2
Annie Campbell Washington Councilmember, District 4
Desley Brooks Councilmember, District 6
Brenda Roberts City Auditor
Aimee Eng School Director, District 2
Nina Senn School Director, District 4
Shanthi Gonzales School Director, District 6 and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the results of the ballots cast for and against the measures that were voted upon at said election are as follows:
Proposed Measures
MEASURE CC
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to provide the Public Ethics Commission greater independence, broader enforcement authority, powers and responsibilities, and minimum budget for staff to enforce compliance with ethics-related laws and requirements
YES 65,738 NO 23,190 MEASURE DD
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to transfer the City Council's authority to draw district boundary lines for the City of Oakland and the Oakland Unified School District, to a 13- member independent redistricting commission
YES 53,493 NO 33,561
MEASURE EE
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to authorize the City Council to adopt an ordinance that would eliminate the costs of administering the Oakland Municipal Employees' Retirement System ("OMERS") by purchasing annuities to pay all retirement benefits due to OMERS retirees and beneficiaries
YES 62,256 NO 22,346
MEASURE FF
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to establish a city-wide minimum hourly wage of $12.25, require employers to provide paid sick leave, require employers pay service charges they collect to the employees who provide the services, and provide employees the right to bring actions based on violation of the ordinance
YES 77,183 NO 17,204
MEASURE Z Measure for the continued collection of a parking tax surcharge and parcel tax to assist the City of Oakland in providing improved police, fire and emergency response services, and proven community programs
YES 75,556 NO 21,946 and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following measures have passed;
Measure CC
Measure DD
Measure EE
Measure FF
Measure Z
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the canvass of the returns of said General Municipal Election shows that the total number of ballots cast at the General Municipal Election was 105,439 (47.7%), and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk is hereby ordered to issue certificates of election to all persons herein declared elected; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council orders and declares that the Official Canvass Summary report on file in the Office of the City Clerk, containing the number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure, be and is hereby adopted. DEC 0 9 2014 IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: - BROOKS, GALLO, GIBSON MCELHANEY, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, SCHAAF, AND PRESIDENT KERNIGHAN NOES: - 0^ ABSENT:- 0
ABSTENTION.
ATTEST: DA SIMMONS City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California