Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA 1) AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2026 -135
CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026; 2) ORDERING SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY A MEASURE TO
AMEND AND ADD CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RELATED TO TERM LIMITS
FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS , ELECTED OFFICIAL
COMPENSATION, ESTABLISHI NG A BUDGET,
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHING SALARY SETTING
AND CITY ETHICS COMMISSIONS, PUBLIC
CONTRACTING, LOBBYING AND LOBBYIST
REGISTRATION, AND BINDING ARBITRATION ; 3)
AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL’S DESIGN EE TO
SUBMIT BALLOT ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THE
MEASURE; AND 4) DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY OR
THE CITY CLERK, AS APPROPRIATE, TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEASURE
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2026-135 calling a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 was adopted on July 14, 2026; and
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 2026 -135, the City requested that the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors consolidate Chula Vista’s election with the statewide election and permit the Registrar of Voters to perform certain services in conjunction with the City’s election; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2026, the City Council received a proposed Charter amendment from a representative of Laborers’ Internation al Union of North America Local 89 , for potential placement on the November 2026 general election ballot (the “Charter Amendment”); and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2026, the proposed Charter Amendment was presented to the City Council for its consideration and direction was provided to staff to make certain modifications to the Charter Amendment and bring the item back for consideration of implementing actions; and
WHEREAS, the proposed language in final form and all required ballot measure materials were presented to the City Council at its July 21, 2026 meeting, the City Council considered such items, and made changes, if any, that it deemed necessary and appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , DECLARED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that:
Resolution No.
SECTION 1. That the City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does hereby place a measure amending the Chula Vista City Charter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, on the ballot for the general municipal election to be held on November 3, 2026, and orders submitted to the qualified electors of the City the following question:
Shall the measure modifying the City Charter to change term limits for all elected officials to three terms; increase Mayor and Councilmember compensation ; establish a n
independent Salary Setting Commission for elected
officials; establish a City Ethics Commission, and a City Council Committee on Budget, Government Accountability
and Efficiency; update public contracting disclosure rules; require lobbyist registration and establish a one year revolving door prohibition for lobbyists; and adopt binding arbitration for labor negotiations be adopted?
YES
NO
SECTION 2. That Resolution No. 2026-135 is hereby amended accordingly, and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to take all actions necessary to place the measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
SECTION 3. Should the question be approved by the requisite vote of a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast, the measure attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated by this reference shall be enacted.
SECTION 4. The City Attorney, or the City Clerk as appropriate, shall cause the preparation of an impartial analysis of the measure not exceeding 500 words showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure , which shall be due by August 14, 2026, and the 10-calendar-day public review period for the impartial analysis will be August 15, 2026 to August 24, 2026.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to prepare and publish a notice of the measure . Direct arguments shall be due by August 13, 2026 in the City Clerk’s Office during regular business hours , and the 10 -calendar-day public review period for the arguments will be August 14, 2026 to August 23, 2026.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 9282 and Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.50.150 , the City Council hereby acknowledges its authority, and the authority of any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, to submit a written argument, not to exceed 300 words, for or against the measure, and author izes Deputy Mayor Fernandez as the City Council’s designee(s) to submit arguments in favor of the measure, on behalf of the City Council.
The City Clerk as the City Election Official has fixed the date of August 13, 2026, during normal business hours, for the submittal of primary written argument(s) in favor of or against the measure not exceeding 300 words, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the Resolution No.
author(s) submitting it, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California and Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.50.150 . The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument and the List of Supporters/Opponents Submission Form.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to Resolution No. 8967 previously adopted by the City Council allowing rebuttal arguments, rebuttal arguments will be allowed in accordance with Elections Code section 9285. Rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words. Rebuttal arguments shall be due by August 18, 2026 in the City Clerk’s office during regular business hours, and the 10-calendar-day public review period for the rebuttal arguments shall be August 19, 2026 to August 28, 2024.
SECTION 8. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forthwith file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego and to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take any and all necessary steps for the holding of the elections, including instruction not to print the full the full text of the measure on the ballot, nor in the voter information guide, and instead print instructions to obtain a copy of the measure, as provided in Elections Code section 9280.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and file it with the City’s original resolutions.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo
City Manager City Attorney