TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Matthew Cuevas, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Potential Election Date Change Alternatives to Meet the California Voter Participation Rights Act (California State Senate Bill 415) Requirements for the City of Manhattan Beach Including Introduction of Ordinance No. 16 0014 Changing the City's Election Date and Extending Current Elected Officials Terms by Eight Months (City Clerk Tamura).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION; WAIVE FURTHER READING AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 16-0014
Line
_________________________________________________________
Recommended Action
EXPLANATION FOR REVISED STAFF REPORT - POSTED ON FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016
The staff report posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, incorrectly stated that the date intervals for the current terms for the City's elected officials would be extended "one year" instead of the correct "eight months". This revised version corrects this error and also provides the following link to SB 415 (http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB415) for City Council and public review. Please disregard the previous version of this staff report.
RECOMMENDATION:
Council consideration of waiving further reading and introducing Ordinance No. 16 0014, which would change the City's election date from March 2017 to November 2017 and would extend the current terms of the City's elected officials by eight months. The City Council may also consider other potential election date change alternatives for future municipal elections for the City of Manhattan Beach.
Body
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal implications associated with the passage of this new state legislation will impact the City's finances when it conducts its municipal election. On average, for the past five municipal elections, the City Clerk's office has budgeted approximately $73,73...
Click here for full text