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ITEM #9 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Carolina R. Padilla, City Clerk SUBJECT: Certification of Petition to Recall Mayor Kelly J. Chastain and Approve and Adopt Resolutions Calling Special Recall Election and Requesting Consolidation of Election, and Requesting County Services. DATE: February 26, 2008 BACKGROUND: Proponents Frank J. Navarro and Apolinar S. Espudo filed a Petition to Recall Mayor Kelly J. Chastain on February 4, 2008. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: After prima facie examination of the Petition by this office, it was determined that the number of signatures on said Petition was in excess of the 3186 signatures required and the Petition was deemed filed. Pursuant to Elections Code §11224, the petition was examined using the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters registration records, to ascertain whether or not the petition was signed by the requisite number of voters. The requisite number of voters is 20% of the registered voters residing within the City of Colton. The petition is determined to be sufficient. As directed by Elections Code §11227, 1 am submitting the Certificate To Petition as to sufficiency of said Petition. Following certification, Elections Code §11240 directs that within 14 days the governing body shall issue an order calling the election. If the governing body does not act within the prescribed time, Elections Code §11241 directs that within 5 days, the Elections Official shall set the date for holding the election. On the question of when the election shall be held, Elections Code Section 11242 states as follows: "The election shall be held not less than 88, nor more than 125, days after the issuance of the order, and if a regular or special elections is to be held throughout the electoral jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled within this time period, the recall election shall be held on the same day, and consolidated with, the regular or special election."