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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05 General Election Report of Board of Canvassers and Proclamation AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Department: November 26, 2007 Regular Meeting City Attorney/ City Manager y ~ Joe Leahy/Amy Sowa 746-9621/x3700 05 Minutes SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL ITEM TITLE: Staff Contact: Staff Phone No: Estimated Time: GENERAL ELECTION REPORT OF BOARD OF CANVASSERS AND PROCLAMATION ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the November 6, 2007 General Election Report of Board of Canvassers and Proclamation for the election of Ballot Measure 20-131, Authorizes City of Springfield Downtown Urban Renewal Plan. ISSUE STATEMENT: The City Attorney has forwarded for City Council approval, the Report of Board of Canvassers and Proclamation for the November 6, 2007, General Election for the election of Ballot Measure 20-131. ATTACHMENTS: None: (The Report of Board of Canvassers and Proclamation will be distributed at the Council meeting.) DISCUSSION/ FINANCIAL IMPACT: By law, Lane County Elections has 20 days from the date of the election to provide the certified election results to jurisdictions with measures on the ballot. The deadline date for those results is November 26, 2007. Lane County Elections notified the City that the results would be available on November 26 for the City Recorder to pick up. The City Attorney's office will then prepare the Report of Board of Canvassers and Proclamation and will distribute those documents during the Regular Meeting of the City Council for their consideration.