Alameda City Council
July 21, 2026

City of Alameda
Staff Report
File Number:2019-6627
City Council
Agenda Date: 4/2/2019
File Type: Council Communication
Agenda Number: 10-B
Review and Discuss Charter Amendment Timeline and Issues Proposed by the Council Subcommittee. [Continued from March 19, 2019 to April 2, 2019] Potential Charter issues for community discussion
Elections (Methods)
· Districts
· Ranked Choice Voting
· Direct elect Mayor
Elected Office (Regulation)
· Revised term limits
· Paid signature gatherer rules
· No charter ballot initiatives (is this possible)?
· Campaign finance
City Governance
· Remove housing restrictions, move language to municipal code · Board / Commission appointments
· Boards / Commission additions/removal
o Current: Public Utilities Board; Civil Service Board; City Planning Board; Social Service, Human Relations Board; Library Board; Historical Advisory Board, o Add new: OGC, other?
Organization
· Clarify Council Interference language
· Look at the removal of Auditor/Treasurer as elected positions · Council pay
· Council remote meeting rules to accommodate for new parenthood City of Alameda Printed on 3/21/2019Page 1 of 1
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