Charter Review
Ad Hoc Committee’s
Proposed Charter
Amendments
August 1, 2023
Recommended Charter Amendment Timeline
1. August 2023
a. August 1 – Consider Ad Hoc Committee’s proposed Charter amendments; request City Attorney to review any approved amendments and prepare all materials required by the ROV for placement on the March 5, 2024 ballot.
b. Throughout August, prepare a Request for Council Action (RCA) that includes: a request for funds to place one or more amendments on the March 5, 2024 primary ballot and approval of Resolutions that: 1) call for a Special Election to submit Charter amendments to the voters; 2) requests consolidation of Special Election with the County for the Statewide Primary election of March 5, 2024; 3) sets priorities for filing of written arguments and directs staff to prepare an impartial analysis for each measure; 4) provides for the filing of rebuttal arguments for each measure; and 5) other materials as required by the ROV.
2. September 5 and/or September 19, 2023
a. Consider recommendations, budget appropriation for each ballot measure, and all ballot materials (see #1 above) to City Council for approval.
3. September – mid November, 2023
a. Staff gathers impartial analyses, arguments, rebuttals, and other required voter materials and submits them to the Registrar of Voters (ROV) prior to the December 8, 2023 filing deadline for the March 5, 2024 Statewide Primary election.
Charter Review
Ad Hoc Committee’s
Proposed Charter
Amendments
Charter Ad Hoc Committee - Proposed Amendments
Charter Ad Hoc Committee - Proposed Amendments
Charter Ad Hoc Committee - Proposed Amendments
Charter Ad Hoc Committee - Proposed Amendments
Recommended Actions
A. As requested by the Ad Hoc committee, consider one or more Charter amendments for placement on one or more ballot measures for voter approval during the March 5, 2024 Statewide Primary Election; and,
B. Direct the City Attorney to review each amendment and direct staff to prepare and return ballot measure language and all other materials required for submittal to the ROV for City Council consideration.