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SUBJECT: POSITIONSONBALLOTMEASURESANDFEDERALANDSTATE NO.: A-16 POLICY
PURPOSE:
Toestablishapolicygoverningpositionsonballotmeasuresandstateandfederalpolicy.
POLICY:
1. PositionsonBallotMeasures
a. TheCityCouncilisgenerallydiscouragedfromtakingapositiononlocalorstate measures/propositionsunlessthemeasure/proposition:
i.
operations; AND
ii. Themeasure/propositionhasbeenreferredtostaffforanalysisbymajorityvote oftheCityCouncil. Theguidingprincipleslistedin2.a.i belowshallbeusedto staffforanalysis.
2. StateandFederalLegislativeAdvocacy
a. Actionsof supportoroppositiontostateorfederallegislationcanbetakenbythe MayororstaffwithoutCityCouncilapproval, asstaffresourcespermit, if theposition isconsistentwiththefollowingguidingprinciples:
i. Thelegislation:
a)
or operations, or a significantportionof theresidentialor business communityofMountainViewthatcould, inturn, impactCitygovernment finances, responsibilities, legalauthority, oroperations; AND b) Isintendedtoprotectorincreaselocalrevenues; OR
c) Is intendedto protector increasefundingor otherwisebenefitspecific programsorservicesutilizedinMountainView; OR
d) Isopposinganunfundedmandate; OR
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e) Is consistentwiththeadoptedStateandFederalLegislativePlatform, existingCitypolicy, pastaction, orcurrentCityCouncilmajorgoals; AND f) HasbeenreviewedbytheCityManagerordesignee.
b. FullCouncilactionisrequiredregardinglegislationthatisnotclearlywithinthe guidingprinciplesabove. Anexceptionto thisruleisthefollowing: if asignificant itemrequiresactionbeforeCouncilapprovalcanbeobtained, andtheCityManager deemsit appropriateto act, consultationwiththeMayorandViceMayorwill be undertakenpriortoaction.
c.
inconsistentwiththatoftheadoptedStateandFederalLegislativePlatform, League ofCaliforniaCitiesforstateissues, ortheNationalLeagueofCitiesforfederalissues. d. FullCouncilactionisrequiredtosupportoropposeanytypeofgrassrootsadvocacy action, suchassocial, political, oreconomicmovements, thatarenotlegislation.
3. CouncilmembersrepresentingtheCityonregionalor otherbodiesshallvoteconsistent StateandFederalLegislativePlatform.
4. ThisPolicyisnotintendedto limittheprerogativeof individualCouncilmembersfrom expressingtheirindividualsupportfor or oppositionto anylocalmeasure, state proposition, stateorfederallegislation, orgrassrootsadvocacyactions. However, indoing so, themembershouldclearlystatetheyarespeakingfor themselves, notonbehalfof CouncilortheCity.
Revised: June11, 2024, ResolutionNo. 18890
Revised: February8, 2022, ResolutionNo. 18642
Revised: February26, 2013, ResolutionNo. 17762
Revised: September12, 2006
EffectiveDate: July12, 1994, ResolutionNo. 15720
CNLPOL
A16-402CP
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