Written Communications – Item 7.2
Salas – Received 7/21/2026
From: Mary Salas
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 9:49 AM
To: John McCann <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Michael Inzunza <[email protected]>; Jose Preciado <[email protected]>; Cesar Fernandez <[email protected]>
Cc: Tiffany Allen <[email protected]>; Kerry Bigelow <[email protected]>
Subject: Proposed Ballot Initiatives
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Dear Mayor and Councilmember,
I cannot attend tonights meeting because of my daughters illness but I wanted to strongly object to the very consequential charter changes that are proposed for November’s election .
The strongest objection is failure of these amendments to be vetted by the Charter Review Commission (Mikey you should know better!) and the lack of public outreach and participation.
The second is the outrageous proposal to boost Councilmember’s pay by 59 percent for a part time position. If that was even a legitimate request, why would you not propose a raise for the Mayor as well. Not that I feel that is necessary; the Mayor is very well compensated. To do this at a time when many in our community are struggling to make ends meet is at best tone deaf or at worst arrogance. May I remind you all that you were Written Communications – Item 7.2
Salas – Received 7/21/2026
elected to serve the public, a responsibility and an honor that should always be in the forefront of your decisions. Its a privilege to serve!
While there is an argument to be made for extending term limits to allow for continuity, that again was not vetted and while lumped in with the pay raise appears to be self serving. In 2000, there was a ballot measure to increase term limits from two to three.The measure had been reviewed and recommended by the Charter Review Commission. It failed by a vote of 17,789 to 25,962.because of our citizens
Binding arbritation is a matter that should be taken up with your own bargaining units and not be influenced by outside union bosses.
In closing, the city is in good financial shape because of our citizens’ trust in the stewardship of our recourses when they overwhelmingly passed Measure P and Measure A. Please don’t abuse that trust by wasting money on sure to fail Charter changes.
Estimated costs for placing the changes on the ballot are estimated to cost between $225K to $480K. Money that could used to hire more park maintenance staff, park rangers or any number of other important positions that truly serve our beloved community.
I wish you the best this evening.
Mary Casillas Salas
Former Mayor of Chula Vista