Burbank Phase II Timeline
Attachment 1
Council Meeting / Hearing 1: Intro to voting system options (late August) (Possibly a Special Meeting or Study Session?)
• Systems:
o At-Large
o By-District
o By-District with a Citywide Mayor
o Ranked Choice Voting by District (with or without a RCV Citywide Mayor) o Simple Ranked Choice Voting
o Ranked Choice Voting with a Single Transferrable Vote (a.k.a. Proportional RCV) o Cumulative Voting
o Limited Voting
• Parameters:
o Number of votes per voter
o Number of voters participating in each election
o Cost of running for office
o Cost of conducting election
o Possibility of winning with a plurality, rather than a majority, of the votes cast o Mechanics of casting a ballot
o Mechanics of counting ballots and timing of releasing results o Timing & Steps required to implement
o Ability to maintain consolidated elections with County & State • Proposed Hearing process:
o Introduction by City Staff
o Overview of Systems & Parameters by NDC
o City Clerk comment on Systems & Parameters
o Statements by out-of-town Formal Advocates for various systems o NDC or Clerk responses to out-of-town Formal Advocates comments o Public Comment
o Council Comment
Two Community Forums (August & September)
Council Meeting / Hearing 2: Council narrowing of options (September) • Brief Review of Systems & Parameters
• Summary of community comments from forums
• Council questions
• NDC & City Clerk responses
• Public Comment
• Council Direction narrowing options
Third Community Forum (late September)
Council Meeting 3: Council hearing & direction (early October) • Brief review of narrowed list of options
• Summary of community comments from forum
National Demographics Corporation
• Council questions
• NDC & City Clerk responses
• Public Comment
• Council direction on preparing Charter Revision
Council Meeting 4: Introduction of Charter Revision (late October) • Summary of process to date
• City Attorney or City Clerk present draft Charter Revision • Council questions
• Public Comment
• Council discussion and introduction of Charter Revision Council Meeting 5 (early November)
• 2nd reading of Charter Revision (if necessary?) and vote to put it on March ballot