CHARTERREVIEWADVISORYCOMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONTOTHECITYCOUNCIL
SubmittedbyCommitteemembers：
JosephDawidziak
RonMaroko
Apri125，2024
Article XVIREDONDOBEACHUNIFIED
SCHOOLDISTRICTortheRedondoBeachCity
Charter（1949asamended）
Back round： Whenitwascreated，theCharterReview
AdvisoryCommittee，theMayorandCityCouncil
enumeratedcertainArticlesandareasofconcem within
theCityCharter（1949asamended）．Theydirectedthe
CharterReviewAdvisoryCommitteetoapplyscrutiny
anddebatetocertainarticlesoftheCharter．Itwasthe
CityCouncil’Sstatedintentiontoupdateandmodemize
theCharterbyconfbmlngtOCOntemPOraryVerbiage，
businesspracticesandmethods．
OncetheAdvisoryCommitteesubmittedits
recommendationstotheMayorandCityCouncil，they
WOuldplaceanyproposedalterations，mOdi丘cationsor
eliminationsbefbretheelectoratefbrtheirincorporation
OrrejectiontotheCityCharter（1949asamended）．
DISCUSSION：ThematterofArticleXVIoftheCity
Chartercentersaroundtwomaindivides：
1）－ ShouldtheRedondoBeachSchooIDistrictbein
theCityCharteratall？
2）“IfArticleXVIistoremainintheCityCharter
Whatchanges（ifany）bemade：
i）－ Compensation；
ii）－Termlimitsandlengthofelectedterms；
iii）－Trusteeships（Districts）．
CONSIDERATIONS：RedondoBeachSchooIswere
includedintheCityofRedondoBeach’soriginal（1935）
Charteranditssubsequentrevisionin1949．
TheCityandtheSchooIDistricthavehadcollaborative
agreementsovertheintervenlngyearSthatbene触tedthe
CitizensofRedondoBeachbotheconomicallyand
Cu血rally．Theincorporationofbothentitiesinone
guidingdocumentengendersasenseofcommunitynot
SeParation．
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Historically，theRedondoBeachSchooIDis正cthas
relieduponthemunlCIPalgovemment，theCity，tO
COnductmunicipalelections．TheCityClerkisthe
electionso能cerfbrtheRedondoBeachSchooIDistrict
becauseit（thedistrict）isenumeratedinthe currentCity
Charter（1949asamended）ArticleXVI．
ThecunentCharterReviewAdvisoryCommittee’s
history，regardingArticleXVI，isthattwice（2022＆
2023）befbrethecommitteefbrwardedtotheCityCouncil
（by6－1votes）recommendationsregardingmodiHcations
OrreVisionstoArticleXVI．The2022wasa
recommendationregardingTrusteeships（Districts）．The
2023recommendationwasthat noactionwasrequlred
regardingArticleXVIoftheRedondoBeachCityCharter
（1949asamended）norshouldanybetakennoworthe
fbreseeablenlture．A宜ereachrecommendationwas
COnSideredbytheCityCouncilthematterofrevision，
modiHcationoreliminationofArticleXVIwasretumed
toCharterReviewAdvisoryCommitteefbr抽her
COnSiderationbyaunanimousvoteoftheCityCouncil．
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PROCESS：ArticleXVIwasonthecurrentCharter
ReviewCommittee・sagendanumeroustimesoverits
tenme．Therehavebeenlivelylengthyaswellas
animateddiscussionsastowhetherornot：
1）－ShouldtheRedondoBeachUninedSchooIDistrict
shouldbeintheCity，sCharter；
2）－ShouldtheCharterbeamendedtoallowthe
SchooIBoardbeallowedtoreceivecompensation
（asallowedbytheCalifbrniaEducationCode）；
3）－ShouldTermlimitsbeadjusted（astheypertainto
SchooIBoardmembers）oreliminated；
4）－ShouldTrusteeships（Districts），aStheypertainto
SchooIBoardmembersbeincorporatedintothe
CityCharter・
PARTICIPATION：TheCharterRevieWAdvisory
Committee，Withexceptionoftheyearendholidays・
convenedatpostedagenizedmeetingsheldonthefuurth
ThmSdayofeachmonthcommenclngat7PMin血e
RedondoBeachCityCouncilChambers・
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Withtheexceptionofaslngularmemberofthepublic ●
SemiregularZOOMcaller，theCommittee’slnPutWaS
generatedbyitsmembers．Whomostlyexpressedtheir
OWnPredilectionsandpointsofview．
CityAttomeyWebbandCityClerkManzanoprovided
theCommitteememberswithhistoricalcontextand
documentspertainlngtOthediscussionsofArticleXVI
revision，mOdiHcationorelimination．
TheCharterReviewAdvisoryCommitteereceived
guidanceregardingCharterLaw宜omanoutsidepaid
COnSultant．
TheCommitteewasmadeawareandreceivedcopleSOfa
letter，authorizedbytheRedondoBeachUniHedSchooI
District’sBoardofTrustees（theSchooIBoard），dated
October24，2023．
TheAdvisoryCommitteememberandChairpersonisa
SittingmemberoftheRedondoBeachUni丘edSchooI
District，sBoardofTrustees．
Intheletter，theRedondoBeachUni丘edSchooIDistrict’s
Boardstated（synopsis）itwastheirconsideredopinion
thatNOCHANGES，WithrespecttoArticleXVIofme
RedondoBeachCharter（1949－aSamended）bemadeat
thistime．
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AttheCharterReviewAdvisoryCommittee’sMarch28，
2024meeting，theRedondoBeachUni丘edSchooI
Dis正ctSuperintendent，DrWesley，gaVeanimatedand
POintedcommentsregardingtheSchooIBoard’sstated
POSition．ShestatedthattheRedondoBeachUniHed
Schoolboard’so触cialposition（bya4°lvote）isthatno
ChangestoArticleXVIoftheCityCharterbemade：nOt
temlimits；truSteeShips；OrCOmPenSation．
CONCLUSION：AttheCharterReviewAdvisory
Committee’smeetingFebruary22，2024，byasixtoone
VOte，theCommitteea能meditspositionthattheir
PreViousRecommenddtiontotheCiかCouncilregarding
Pu‖brthtotheRedondoBeachelectoratetheelimination
OrmOdi宜cationofArticleXVIoftheRedondoBeach
CityCharter（1949，aSamended）isthat：
Noactionisneededorwarrantedin20240rthe
mreseeablemture．
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