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Home My WebLink About05.C- City Clerk DOC ID: 2947 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Information/Report From: Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna M/CC Meeting Date: 03/03/2014 Prepared by: Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna, Dept: City Clerk Ward(s): All Subject: Charter Amendment Process (#2947) Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable Financial Impact: None. Motion: Receive and file. Synopsis of Previous Council Action: See the attached chronology for detail about the City-related measures, including Charter amendments, sent to voters since 1955. Background: Over the past several months, members of the Common Council, the Mayor's office and the public have asked for information about the process of putting a Charter amendment to the public for vote. Recent changes in state law make this an ideal time to review the process. Charter amendments require approval by voters, as per California Elections Code §9255. They may be submitted to the voters at any established municipal election date, or at any established date pursuant to Section 1200 (which provides for an election on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November of each numbered year), provided there are at least 88 days before the election. There are three ways to get a Charter amendment on a ballot. The first is for the Council to put it on by its own motion; the second is for an elected or appointed Charter commission to put it on; and the third is by petition of the voters. By far the easiest method is for the governing body to vote to do it. The General Outline for Action Required and Deadlines for Charter Amendments, attached, explains the process for the other two possibilities. If the MCC chooses to place a Charter Amendment on the November 2014 ballot, the Government Code §34458 requires two public hearings. To meet the 88-day-prior requirement, the council would have to vote on the matter no later than its August 4, 2014 meeting, after hearing the item at its July 21, 2014 meeting. Supporting Documents: Charter Chronology_2014 (DOC) General Outline of Action Required and Deadlines for Charter Amendments_UPDATED2-12- 2014 (DOC) Updated:2/20/2014 by Georgeann"Gigi"Hannaac ke 1 " CHRONOLOGY OF CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CHARTER AMENDMENTS/PROPOSITIONS PRESENTED TO CITY ELECTORATE updated by Gigi Hanna, City Clerk CD February 2014 0 L CL c w E 1. April 13, 1854 City's first incorporation date E Q 2. March 6, 1863 City disincorporated R 3. August 10, 1886 City re-incorporated U ti 4. January 23, 1891 Annexed inhabited Rancho of San Bernardino N v 5. January 6, 1905 Charter adopted c N I O Some City records readily available at City Hall only go back to 1955 and it will take considerable research c and time to locate historical documents (sample ballots,votes cast, etc.) for Charter Amendment o propositions presented to the electorate prior to 1955. U L In reviewing Charter files,we did locate a letter, dated February 9, 1966, from the Secretary of State's Office to Jack T. Felton, City Clerk, which provides a copy of Card Number 1 of the State's index relative v to the City of San Bernardino. The Copy also includes a statutory record of charter amendments covering d the period from the City's first incorporation in 1854 through 1963. A copy of that letter is available in the E City Clerk's Office, as Attachment A of a folder called"Charter Chronology." r a Since backup documents are not readily available to support references made to charter amendments prior to 1955, the following list begins only with dates of charter amendments as indicated in the information provided by the Secretary of State. More detailed information and support data is provided for each of those charter amendments presented to the electorate since 1955. Please note that references made to page numbers listed below are taken from information on the Index Card from the Secretary of State. Packet Pg.42„ Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 6. 1905 page 940 7. March 19, 1909 Charter Amendments—Chapter 10 8. August 1909 Annexations of inhabited territories as described in to October 1929 Card Number 1 of the State's Index 9. 1909 page 1166 10. 1913 page 1716 y 11. 1919 page 1485 0 12. 1921 pages 2237, 2242 a` 13. 1923 page 1612 14. 1925 pages 1189, 1371 E 15. 1935 page 2558 c 16. 1937 page 2758 E 17. 1939 page 3160 a 18. 1943 page 3186 19. 1944 page 239 20. 1945 pages 2924, 3005 v 21. 1949 page 3210 ~ o� 22. 1951 page 4368 23. 1955 page 4034 r 24. 1957 pages 4258, 4525 N� 25. 1959 pages 5406, 5646 26. 1961 page 4906 0 27. 1963 page 4699 0 L In addition to the above information from the Secretary of State,the City Clerk's Office shows the following amendments/measures/propositions which have been presented to the electorate since 1950. v c 28. November 7, 1950 E Redevelopment Agency YES 8,575 NO 10,286 2 r 18,861 FAILED a 29. November 4, 1952 Revised City Charter YES 12,392 NO 13,619 26,011 FAILED 30. September 28, 1954 MWD Annex YES 15,694 NO 17,008 32,702 FAILED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg. 43 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 31. April 12, 1955 Charter Amendment 1 PASSED City Attorney Charter Amendment 2 PASSED Add Section 14-A—Vacancy in Common Council Charter Amendment 3 PASSED Repeal Section 181-A& Add Section 186 Charter Amendment 4 FAILED N Amend Section 41 re property tax U O L 32. June 5, 1956 w Charter Amendment 1 YES 9,333 a Article VIII, Sections 41, 133 NO 7,808 Taxes and Bonds 17,141 PASSED a Charter Amendment 2 YES 5,516 Article 11, Section 24 NO 12,057 M Mayor's Salary 17,573 FAILED v ti Charter Amendment 3 YES 4,906 N rn Article 11, Section 24-A NO 12,698 Council Member Salary 17,604 FAILED N i 33. March 19, 1957 0 Section 40—Powers of Mayor c And Common Council PASSED s U L Section 134—Sewer Service Charges PASSED U Section 147 - Streets PASSED E Section 149— Sewer Fund PASSED w March 19, 1957 Continued a Section 163 —Powers (Board of Water Commissioners) PASSED 34. November 26, 1957 MWD Annex YES 18,013 NO 28,333 46,346 FAILED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report P'ackef Pg=`14�.' 5Ca Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 35. June 3, 1958 Library Bonds YES 14,919 NO 6,035 20,954 PASSED Charter Amendment 1 YES 11,777 Article XIII, Section 246 NO 5,825 Civil Service Board 17,602 PASSED Charter Amendment 2 YES 9,439 Add Article IV, Section 51 NO 12,757 Vacant Offices 22,196 FAILED d 0 L Charter Amendment 3 YES 11,609 °- ., Article VIII, Section 140 NO 10,488 Bids and Proposals 22,097 PASSED E c a� 36. March 17, 1959 a Proposed Charter Amendment 1 YES 8,927 Section 24—Mayor's Salary NO 6,809 15,736 PASSED 37. March 21, 1961 N Charter Amendment 1 YES 10,845 Amend Article 11, Section 10 NO 4,888 c Election Dates 15,733 PASSED an 0 Charter Amendment 2 YES 10,225 c Article XI NO 4,954 0 School Districts 15,179 PASSED v L Charter Amendment 3 YES 8,157 = Amend Article I1I, Section 31 NO 6,357 v Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions 14,514 PASSED d E 38. February 6, 1962 Proposition 1 YES 9,867 Q Fire Fighting System Bonds NO 3,928 13,795 PASSED Proposition 2 YES 6,282 Low Rent Public Housing NO 7,455 13,737 FAILED t� Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.45 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 39. February 5, 1963 Charter Amendment 1 YES 7,552 Health Department NO 6,907 14,458 PASSED Charter Amendment 2 YES 6,556 Residency NO 7,644 14,200 FAILED Charter Amendment 3 YES 7,527 Canvass Election Returns NO 5,802 13,329 PASSED N V O L Charter Amendment 4 YES 6,237 a. Chief of Police NO 7,581 13,818 FAILED E _ a) Three propositions regarding sale of City property. PASSED a L 40. April 28, 1964 U MWD Annex YES 11,086 NO 14,999 N 26,085 FAILED 0 41. February 2, 1965 Charter Amendment 1 YES 8,093 0 Article VIII, Section 135 NO 81990 c Payment of Demands 17,083 FAILED U Charter Amendment 2 YES 9,293 Article VIII, Section 141 NO 7,489 M Transfer of Monies 16,782 PASSED U d Charter Amendment 3 YES 5,321 = Article XIII, Section 235 NO 12,107 Residency, Appointive Officers 17,428 FAILED Q Charter Amendment 4 YES 7,858 Article II, Section 13, 14 NO 10,169 Mayor's Term of Office 18,027 FAILED Charter Amendment 5 YES 7,133 Article lI, Section 24 NO 11,104 Mayor's Salary 18,237 FAILED OWN Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.46 S.G.a Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments Charter Amendment 6 YES 6,828 Article II, Section 24-A NO 11,246 Councilmen's Salary 18,074 FAILED Charter Amendment 7 YES 8,477 Article X, Section 182 NO 9,506 Chief of Police 17,983 FAILED 42. June 7, 1966 Charter Amendment 1 YES 13,828 Article 1, Section 3; 7 Wards NO 7,951 Article II, Sections 10, 13, 14; 21,779 PASSED Elections; Article III, o Sections 30, 31; Major Vote n. & 30 effective date on ordinances Article VIII, Section 136; Claim Article IV, Section 160; Water Commissioners E Article XII-A, Sections 215, Terms Q 219 Park Commission. v Repeal Article IV, Section 53 s U Charter Amendment 2 YES 9,439 Add Article 11, Section 12-A NO 12,757 N Mayor 4-year Term 22,196 FAILED 0 Charter Amendment 3 YES 11,609 Article X, Section 182 NO 10,488 c Police Chief 22,097 PASSED o _ 0 L t 43. February 4, 1969 U Charter Amendment 1 YES 13,343 Article III, Section 33 NO 5,922 M Ordinance Publication 19,265 PASSED U r aD Charter Amendment 2 YES 8,926 s Article II, Section 24-A NO 11,123 Councilmen Salary 20,049 FAILED Q Charter Amendment 3 YES 9,613 Article II, Section 24 NO 10,355 Mayor's Salary 19,968 FAILED Charter Amendment 4 YES 13,681 Article VIII, Sections 135, 60, NO 5,034 136, 137, 138, 236, 237 18,715 PASSED Payment of Claims Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report PaclCe#P ,47-g Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments Charter Amendment 5 YES 12,970 Article XII-A, Sections 213, NO 6,187 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 Park 19,157 PASSED &Recreation Commission Charter Amendment 6 YES 13,93 Article XIII, Section 249 NO 5,749 Veteran Preference/Civil Service 19,342 PASSED Two propositions regarding sale of City property. PASSED N d 44. February 2, 1971 0- Charter Amendment I YES 14,207 n. w Article II, Section 13, 14, 14-A NO 3,307 E Ward Residency Requirement 17,514 PASSED E c d One proposition regarding sale of City property. PASSED a L 45. April 13, 1971 Charter Amendment 1 YES 3,280 v Increase Mayor's Term NO 5,915 9,195 FAILED N Charter Amendment 2 YES 2,998 c Increase Mayor's Salary NO 6,109 cm 9,107 FAILED o 0 c Charter Amendment 3 YES 3,611 ° Increase Councilmen's Salary NO 5,448 v 9,059 FAILED M Charter Amendment 4 YES 5,940 v Transfer City Attorney's Duties NO 2,975 CD 8,915 PASSED E U R Charter Amendment 5 YES 5,263 a Increase Water Board NO 3,745 Membership 9,008 PASSED 46. June 6, 1972 Proposed Proposition concerning disposal of City property. Information on votes cast is presently unavailable. Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report PacketvPg.,48 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 47. February 6, 1973 Charter Amendment 1 YES 16,507 Safety Employees NO 4,313 Amends Section 186 20,820 PASSED Charter Amendment 2 YES 14,284 Residency NO 6,464 20,748 PASSED Charter Amendment 3 YES 12,024 Sell Realty NO 8,409 20,433 PASSED N V O L Charter Amendment 4 YES 14,191 °- Increase Mayor's Term NO 6,773 20,964 PASSED M c a� Charter Amendment 5 YES 15,577 a Update Charter NO 4,480 20,057 PASSED U Charter Amendment 6 YES 12,851 School Board NO 7,334 N 20,185 PASSED T Charter Amendment 7 YES 12,275 N; Finances NO 7,200 O 19,925 PASSED c O L Three Propositions concerning sale of City property. PASSED v L 48. June 4, 1974 Charter Amendment 1 YES 14,302 Dates of Elections &Terms NO 5,620 of Office 17,397 PASSED Charter Amendment 2 YES 12,842 Q Mayor's Salary NO 4,876 17,718 PASSED Charter Amendment 3 YES 12,428 Water Board NO 4,843 Amount of Indebtedness 17,271 PASSED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report .Facket`Pg.49 5.C.a Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments f Charter Amendment 4 YES 14,324 $3000 bid limit NO 3,465 17,789 PASSED � 49. November 5, 1974 Charter Amendment 1 YES 15,352 j Increase Probation Period NO 5,949 r for Employees 21,301 PASSED t Charter Amendment 2 YES 7,516 Councilmen's Salaries NO 13,612 21,128 FAILED E N d Charter Amendment 3 YES 12,340 0 Eliminate Requirement to NO 8,625 a Y Publish Claims 20,965 PASSED E 50. June 8, 1976 Charter Amendment A YES 15,167 E a Amend Section 186 to provide NO 5,620 method for setting salaries 20,787 PASSED in Police&Fire Depts. r. Charter Amendment B YES 13,801 N Amend Section 122 to provide NO 5,975 - for election recall procedures 19,776 PASSED o N 51. November 2, 1976 0 Proposed Charter Amendment A 0 Shall Section 225 of the Charter be ° amended ...providing that salaried City officers can hold part-time compatible offices in state or federal Military Reserves? v E Proposed Charter Amendment B E Shall Section 15 be amended making an office vacant when an Q elected official ceases to be a City resident and removing residency requirements for appointive officers and absentee regulations relating to any City officer? Proposed Charter Amendment C Shall Sections 13, 14, 50, 55(b) and 235 be amended providing for a City Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Racket Pg 50 C.a Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments residency requirement of at least thirty days for elective officers? Proposed Charter Amendment D Shall Sections 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87 and 218 be repealed placing the City Engineer, Supt. of Streets and Director of Park and Recreation in the unclassified civil service and permitting their duties to be prescribed by ordinance? N U! d Proposed Charter Amendment E o Shall Section 240A be amended to fix a. limitations on the salaries and local a travel and out-of-pocket expenses of councilmen? a E a Proposed Charter Amendment F Do the qualified electors. . . approve the development, construction and v acquisition of low rent housing projects to provide not more than 350 N dwelling units for living accommodations for persons of low income including the N elderly,blind, handicapped and disabled. ° 52. June 6, 1978 ° c Charter Amendment B YES 2,554 ° Providing for a fulltime NO 19,385 v President of the Council 21,939 FAILED �a Charter Amendment C YES 7,081 Providing for appointment NO 14,018 of Mayor Pro Tempore and 21,099 FAILED removing power of Mayor to disapprove orders of Council Q Charter Amendment D YES 9,002 Residency requirements, NO 11,012 sureties, underground wires, etc. 20,014 FAILED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Picket Pg.51 3.. Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 53. March 6, 1979 Charter Amendment A YES 5,800 Prohibit increase in Mayor's NO 5,536 salary except with voter's 11,336 PASSED approval Charter Amendment B YES 5,187 Prohibit Councilman or Mayor NO 6,044 from serving more than three 11,231 FAILED consecutive full terms of office Charter Amendment C YES 4,188 To appoint a Councilman as NO 6,930 0 Mayor Pro Tempore to preside 11,118 FAILED n at meetings w/o additional salary Charter Amendment D YES 3,529 To remove City Attorney, NO 7,575 a Clerk and Treasurer from 11,104 FAILED Mayor's supervision U Charter Amendment E YES 4,766 To publish summaries of NO 5,796 N ordinances only 10,562 FAILED � 0 Charter Amendment F YES 6,015 Misc. Charter amendments NO 4,221 0 (residency requirements, 10,236 PASSED c sureties,underground wires, etc.) ° U Measure G on the ballot"Rental housing development for elderly,handicapped and low income households." PASSED U w 54. November 6, 1979 Charter Amendment E YES 9,835 s Purchase of Personal Property NO 2,763 shall be by competitive bidding 12,598 PASSED a Charter Amendment F YES 8,983 Publishing of ordinances NO 3,081 in summary only 12,064 PASSED "Advisory Measure G"to create an Assessment District for rehabilitation of Municipal Auditorium. FAILED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg. 52 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 55. June 3, 1980 Charter Amendment A YES 6,947 Shall Section 186 be NO 19,514 repealed? 26,461 FAILED 56. November 4, 1980 City Measure C YES 15,371 Charter amendment to NO 16,056 prohibit binding arbitration 31,247 FAILED s City Measure D YES 19,306 N Flood Control& Storm Drain NO 12,424 Assessment Bonds 31,730 PASSED o a City Measure E YES 15,650 Initiative amending Charter NO 17,062 -a &providing for binding arbitration 32,712 FAILED E a 57. May 5, 1981 as Charter Amendment A YES 4,234 Amend Section 186 to authorize NO 2,123 c) supplemental pay to paramedics 6,357 PASSED and supplemental educational & N longevity pay to police and fire d safety employees N 58. November 3, 1981 0 Charter Amendment Measure J YES 4,105 °c Rent Control NO 9,210 ° 13,315 FAILED L 59. November 6, 1984 Measure "F" YES 17,174 Mobile Home Park Rent Control NO 23,530 v 40,704 FAILED E Measure "E" YES 4,821 Annexation to City of S.B. NO 10,395 Q 15,216 PASSED 60. March 5, 1985 Measure"A"—Time and YES 9,109 one-half for Firefighters NO 8,143 Amend Section 186 17,252 PASSED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.53 a�Ca Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 61. June 3, 1986 Measure "HH"—Advisory YES 9,460 Measure—Sale of Pound NO 9,213 animals for research 18,673 PASSED 62. November 8, 1988 Measure "W"—Charter YES 23,588 Amendment amending Article IV, NO 10,313 Section 55(d) - City Attorney 33,901 PASSED 63. March 7, 1989 For Measure "A" YES 10,069 Against Measure "A" NO 7,797 0 Delete subdivision (c) of 17,866 PASSED a r Article XIII, Section 234—PERS E 64. November 7, 1989 a Measure "T"—Amending YES 5,909 a Article 111, Section 40(r) NO 3,895 Ordinances 9,804 PASSED U Measure "U"—Amending YES 3,505 Article 111, Section 31 NO 6,422 0 N Resolutions to be Read Before 9,927 FAILED Adoption by M&CC o N� A 65. June 2, 1992 0 Measure "A"—Power of Council YES 9,773 0 to Dismiss or Suspend City NO 12,464 0 L Employees & Give M&CC 22,237 FAILED v Appointive Powers &Authorize M&CC to Establish Office of City CU Administrator(Res. 92-22) _ a� Measure `B"—Charter YES 13,578 E Amendment giving the Council NO 8,829 Authority to Override an Executive 22,407 PASSED a Order of the Mayor by a 2/3 Vote (Res. 92-23) Measure"C"—Proposing YES 10,161 Charter Amendment Providing NO 11,776 that the Council shall Select the 21,937 FAILED Chair to Preside at all MCC Meetings (Res. 92-24) Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg. 54 ` 5 C.a Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments Measure "D"—Setting the YES 10,704 Salary of Mayor at 60% of that NO 10,948 of a Municipal Court Judge 21,652 FAILED (Res. 92-25) { Measure"E"—Changing the YES 12,299 Dates of City Primary& General NO 9,096 Elections&Dates on which 21,395 PASSED City Officers Assume Office Commencing in 1995 (Res. 92-26) B Measure "F"—Allowing City to YES 12,211 k Consider Other Factors on NO 9,833 0 E Purchases & Contracts Besides 22,044 PASSED Lowest Bid- Section 140 (Res. 92-66) E 66. November 7, 1995 Measure "I"—Purchase & YES 7,251 E Q Sale of Property NO 3,429 ;, 10,680 PASSED 67. November 5, 1996 v Measure "E"—Mayor's YES 18,604 Veto Power NO 14,103 N CD 32,707 PASSED P 68. March 18, 1997 c Measure "S" YES 3,993 Police&Fire Tax NO 9,156 0 13,149 FAILED c 69. February 3, 1998 0 Measure "W" YES 10,129 v Transient Lodging Tax NO 2,390 12,519 PASSED 70. November 2, 1999 v Measure "X"—Amending YES 8016 Section 14-B Consolidated NO 1234 E General Elections (Res. 1999-184) 9,250 PASSED r w Q 71. November 7, 2000 Measure "M"—Adoption YES 11268 of new City Charter NO 23671 (Res. 2000-233) 34,939 FAILED 72. November 6, 2001 Measure "H"—Charter YES 5628 Amendment—City Officials NO 3116 to serve on Federal & State 8,744 PASSED iF Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.55 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments Commissions/Committees (Res. 2001-224) Measure"I"—Charter YES 5459 Amendment—Outside legal NO 3592 Counsel w/City Attorney approval 9,051 PASSED (Res. 2001-242) 73. November 5, 2002 Measure "C"—Charter YES 10347 Mayor's Salary NO 9457 19,804 PASSED N V O L Measure "D"—Charter YES 9330 0- T. Council's Salary NO 10229 a 19,559 FAILED E c d Measure "E"— YES 12074 a Transient Lodging Tax NO 6949 19,023 PASSED U 74. November 4, 2003 ti Measure "O"— YES 4935 Library Tax NO 4548 (Needs approval of two-thirds of the 9,483 FAILED N votes cast to pass.) O 75. November 2, 2004 0 c Measure "G"—Adopt New YES 23,314 ° Charter NO 14,333 PASSED v 37,647 NOTE: Sections 120, 122, and 245 = effective 03/16/2005. Remainder of U Charter changes effective 03/06/2006. E 76. November 8, 2005 Measure "S"— YES 14,371 Q Library Relief Act NO 11,534 (Needs approval of two-thirds of the 25,905 PASSED votes cast to pass.) 77. June 6, 2006 Measure "D"—Relating to YES 6,479 Salary of Council NO 7,739 14,218 FAILED Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.56 Chronology of City of San Bernardino Charter Amendments 78. November 7, 2006 Measure "Z"—Sales tax increase YES 17,308 OF .25% NO 8,540 25,848 PASSED Measure "YY"—Mandating funds YES 19,023 From Measure"Z"tax increase be NO 6,303 Spent to hire 40 additional 25,326 PASSED police officers November 2, 2010 Measure "C" YES 11,333 Appointment of City Attorney, NO 19,409 0 Treasurer, and Clerk 33,387 FAILED a r (Charter Sections 14, 55, 60, and 70) E c E a L L U rn N_ d' _ T 0 N A O O C O L U L R t U Y E U t6 r+ w+ Q Updated February 2014 from a 2004 report Packet Pg.57"'� ��Cb} GENERAL OUTLINE OF ACTION REQUIRED AND DEADLINES FOR CHARTER AMENDMENTS Ea California Elections Code 9255 — City or City and County Charter proposals submitted to a voters. L m (a) The following city or city and county charter proposals shall be submitted to the voters at i any established municipal election date, or at any established election date pursuant to Section 1200 (which provides for an election on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November of each even numbered year), provided that there are at least 88 days' before the election: 0 N (1) A charter proposed by a charter commission, whether elected or appointed by a N governing body. A charter commission may also submit a charter pursuant to w Section 34455 of the Government Code, provided there at least 95 days before the Q election. o (2) An amendment or repeal of a charter proposed by the governing body of a city or Di a city and county on its own motion. (3) A recodification of the charter proposed by the governing body on its own E motion, provided that the recodification does not, in any manner, substantially c change the provisions of the charter. (4) An amendment or repeal of a city charter proposed by a petition signed by 15 a L percent of the registered voters of the city. Q (5) An amendment or repeal of a city and county charter proposed by a petition signed by 10 percent of the registered voters of the city and county. v L 0 (b) Charter proposals by the governing body and charter proposals by petition of the voters c may be submitted at the same election. 0 W (c) The total number of registered voters of the city or city and county shall be determined according to the county elections official's last official report of registration to the Secretary of State that was effective at the time the notice required pursuant to Section 9256 was given. W a a� _ 0 a 0 m Y O ii L W _ ,d V Y _ d E V Y Y a If the council choses to place Charter amendment on the November 2014 ballot, it must be done no later than the August 4,2014 council meeting. P�cketPg:+58 5.C.b ACTION DEADLINE E 1. Proponents file with City Clerk: (EC 9202, 9203) a L d (a) Notice of Intention accompanied by: i. Written text of the initiative U ii. May be accompanied by written statement not in excess of ti 500 words stating the reason for the proposed petition. N iii. Must be signed by at least one and no more than three persons iv. $200 filing fee c (b) Request for Ballot Title/Summary N N i. Must be accompanied by the address of the person(s) N proposing the petition. 0 2. City Clerk sends proposed measure to City Attorney (EC 9203 and Immediately after Q 9256) Item#1. °a i 3. City Attorney returns title/summary to Clerk (EC 9203) Within 15 days after Item#1. c 4. City Clerk furnishes copy of ballot title and summary to After Item#3. proponents (EC 9203 (b)) a L L Pursuant to EC 9204, "Any elector of the city may seek a writ of mandate requiring the ballot title or summary prepared by the city attorney to be amended. The court shall expedite ° hearing on the writ. A peremptory writ of mandate shall be issued only upon clear and convincing proof that the ballot title or summary is false, misleading, or inconsistent with the o requirements of Section 9203." _ 5. Proponents publish notice of intention(EC 9205 and 9256) After Item#4. d Cr 6. Proponents file publication of affidavit with City Clerk Within 10 days of (EC 9206) item#5. c 7. Proponents circulate petitions as required by EC 9205 (EC 9207, After Item#5. a 9256, 9257, 9258, 9259, 9260, 9261, 9262, and 9263) c 8. Proponents file petition(EC 9265) 180 days from completion of Item #3. c d 9. Examination of signatures (EC 9114, 9115, 9266) Within 30 days of w c item#8 (Saturdays, Sundays &holidays � excluded) r a Revised 2/12/2014 2 Packet Pg. 59 5.C.b 10. If petition signatures are sufficient, City Clerk to certify Next regular sufficiency(EC 9114) Council meeting E following com- a pletion of item 49. Q L d NOTE: If petition is sufficient, more detailed information will be provided on additional steps leading to election, etc. v ti 11. If petition is insufficient, no further action shall be taken. N 0 N N T N O W H Q a. GENERAL INFORMATION fq Y C d 1. Number of signatures required for a charter amendment *15% of the proposed by a petition [EC 9255(3)] registered voters. a L * 15% determined according to last official report of registration to the Secretary of State effective at time notice of o U intent given. o 0 2. Number of registered voters as of 2/12/2014 77,588 *15%= 11,638 M a� 0 Note: This estimate provided simply to give an idea of how many registered voters there are as of this date; however, the 15% will be calculated based on the last official report of registration to the d Secretary of State effective at the time a notice of intent is filed. Cr aD a c 0 w U Q O O C Y O L d C V Y C E a Revised 2/12/2014 3 Packet Pg.60