Beverly Hills Cancels City Council Election for Lack of Candidates

Submitted by the City of Beverly Hills

The Beverly Hills City Council voted to appoint two incumbents to the City Council and cancel the 2015 municipal election. At a special meeting Wednesday, the City Council issued a resolution cancelling the March 3, 2015 election and appointing Mayor Lili Bosse and Vice Mayor Julian Gold to their second, four-year terms.

“While I am very proud of our accomplishments and the positive results we’ve achieved so far, I am looking forward to continuing my work on behalf of our residents and business community to ensure healthy people, healthy economy and a healthy government to enhance the future of our beloved Beverly Hills and the quality of life we all value,” said Mayor Lili Bosse.

“I am very proud of what this City Council has accomplished in the past four years,” said Vice Mayor Julian Gold. “I am pleased and honored to be able to build on the work we’ve done and continue serving the people of Beverly Hills for another term.”

As of the Dec. 5, 2014 deadline, just two candidates for two open City Council seats had fulfilled all the requirements for running for office. The California state election code allows for a municipal election to be cancelled if the number of eligible candidates is equal to the number of open seats; the City Council can then appoint the eligible candidates to office.

The residents of Beverly Hills elect five City councilmembers to serve four-year terms.

Elections are held in March of odd-numbered years, with either three or two seats open. The last time a Beverly Hills municipal election was cancelled was in 1999.

The 2015 municipal election was projected to cost the City approximately $250,000.