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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2018-310 [`Ballot Measure Alternative I _ Special Election] RESOLUTION NO. 2018 — 31 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 2018 WITH THE STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of National City called a Special Municipal Election to be held on June 5, 2018 for the purpose of submission of a ballot measure to the voters; a n d WHEREAS, it is desirable that the Special Municipal Election be consolidated with the statewide special election to be held on the same date and that within the City the precincts, polling places and election officers for the two elections be the same, and that the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego canvass the returns of the Special Municipal p Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Election Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Special Municipal Election with the statewide special election on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 for the purpose of submission of the following ballot measure to the voters: Shall an ordinance be adopted repealing the existing voter -approved limit of three consecutive terms upon the office of the Mayor, and in its place, imposing a limit of two consecutive four-year terms upon the offices of the Mayor, City Councilmembers, City Clerk, and City Treasurer? Yes No Section 2. That the above proposed ordinance to be submitted to the voters is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. Section 3. That the election hereby called for June 5, 2018 shall be held and conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, ballots counted and returned, returns canvassed, results declared, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election shall be regulated and done in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 403 of the Elections Code and as specified herein. The Board of Supervisors of San Diego County and the San Diego County Registrar of Voters are hereby requested to order the consolidation of the municipal election hereby called with any other election to be held within the City on said date, and that said election be held in all respects as if there were only one election. [Ballot Measure Alternative 1 - Special Election] Resolution No.201 -- 31 March 6, 2018 Page Two Section 4. That the Registrar of Voters is authorized tocanvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. Section 5. That pursuant to Section 1 002 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election, including preparation and furnishing of the following: a) A listing of County precinctswith the number of registered voters in each, so the City may consolidate election precincts into City voting precincts, and maps of the voting precincts; b) A list of polling places and poll workers the County uses for its elections; c) The voter record of the names and addresses of all eligible registered voters in the City in order that the City may (0 produce labels for vote -by -mail voters; (ii) produce labels for sample ballot pate filets; iii print rosters of voters and street indexes; d) Voter signature verification services as needed; e) Make available to the City election equipment and assistance as needed according to state law. Section 6. That the City of National City recognizes that additional costs wilt be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any such costs. section 7. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters of the County Diego, San Die of and enter it into the Book of original Resolutions of the City. Section 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions of the City. City Attorney PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of March, 20 ATTEST: Mich el R. Balla, Ci y clerk Morrison, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: . Mo ris-Jones ity Attorney Passed and adopted by the CQLJnOrI of the City of National City, California, on March 6, 2018 by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmernbers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, SoteIoSoIis . Nays: Rios. Absent: None. Abstain: None. AUTHENTICATED ON MORRISON Mayor of the City. of National City, California if City erk f the �h t f N i l 0Callfor l By: . . L Deputy I HEREBY CERTIFY that. the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO, 01 8-31 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted by the CouncIl of said City on March 6, 2018, By: City Clerk of the City of National City, California Deputy ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDING SECTION 2.72.010 OF CHAPTER 2.72 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENACTTERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY THE PEOPLE OF NATIONAL CITY HEREBY WHEREAS', the elected officials of National City rrently include the Mayor, members of the City Council, City Clerk,and City r WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004,the voters of National Proposition T, limiting eso. serving as Mayor to three (3) consecutive terms, and requiring anyperson holding� . o� e of Mayorfor three(3)r�/�'+/`��y■r,�'■ /�/.�++msot �eleetion , eke before she r he may aain be a wfullcandidate for, and assume the Office�ayor;and WHEREAS, National City currently does • not impose term limits on members of the City Council, or persons serving as CityClerk and City Treasurer; and WHEREAS, the positive aspects ofterm limits include: Encouraging new people to get involved in local eat government; • Broadeningthe base of potential candidates; • Increasing responsiveness to the public; • Encouraging fresh ideas; • Providing voters with more choices; Increasing voter turnout; Ensuring a better balance of ower among. different interest groups; • Encouraging more diversity ofmembers of' . �the City Council; Encouraging broader representation of differentneighborhoods; �.exhbrhoods; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interests the City limits �t that terms be established for all City elected officials, and it isthepurpose and intent .. this Initiative Ordinance to achieve the positive impacts of term limits mentioned above for all Ci ty elected offices; and { WHEREAS, to facilitate the positive impacts of term limitsmentioned above, all City officials, including the Mayor, membersof the City Council, City Clerk, and Treasure should be required to abide by term limits; and r VMRE,S, because Measure T was adopted by the voters ` � 2004, that term limit law, applying only to the office of Mayor, can only be modified and extended to impose to on all Cityelected officials majority rrn limits a s by approval of a vote o voters of the City; and EXHIBIT A Page 1 of 3 (BALLOT MEASURE ALTERNATIVE 1) WHEREAS, this initiative ordinance will extend the coverage interm limit law to all elected officials the City, and impose a limit of two consecutive terms for each City elective office; and WHEREAS, an individual, immediately after completing two consecutive terms in any particular City elective office, would be eligible to seek nominationelection and to a different City elective office, or alternatively,would onlyeligible be �b1e to seek nomination and election to the same City elective office after waiting one election cyclefollowingcompletion the second consecutive term in that City elective office; and WHEREAS, if approved, the term limits contained in this initiative ordinance would apply prospectively to full terms commencing after the June 5, 2018 Statewide Primary Election. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I Name. This ordinance initiative shall be known and may be cited as the "Term Limits and Accountability for All Elected Officials Initiative," and shall be referred' to herein as the "initiative ordinance. Section 2. Municipal Code Text. Section 2.72.010 of Chapter 2.72 of the National City Municipal Code shall be immediately repealed in its entirety and • replaced as follows. 2.72 o 1 o - Term limits for All Elected Officials in the City. (a) No person shall be eligible for election to serve in any elective City office, wh shall include the offices of Mayor, members of the CityCouncil, , City Clerk, and City Treasurer, for more than two 2 consecutive terms in the same elective office.limitation This on terms shall not apply to any unexpired term to which a person is elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective City office, if the remainder of the term is less than one-half of the full term of office. (b) No person who has already served in the same elective Cit y consecutive terms, may be elected to serve another term in the same elective carve office until after at least one (1) election bycle has elapsed following the end of the second consecutive term for that City elective office; provided, however, that any erson who is electedappointed a�ntd to fill vacancy in any elective City office for which the remainder of the =expired term is less than one-half of the full term of office, may be elected to, and serve in office for up to two (2) additional terms in that same elective Cityoffice before beingrequired edluire to wait one (1) election cycle before seeking election again to that same office (c) This section shall applyprospectivelyto full terms of office commencingafter the June 5, 2018Statewide Primary Election, EXHIBIT A Page 2 of 3 (BALLOT MEASURE ALTERNATIVE 1) Section 3. Adoption Datend Effective Dates. If a majority of the voters adopt this initiative ordinance, it shall valid enactment of City, binding on all elected City officials and applying to ele do for all Cityelectiveoffices followingthe enactment ofinitiative �tiative ordinance. Section 4. Q9rnpeting Measures. If this initiative ordinance and another measure on the same subject matter appear on the same ballot, and a r a j ority of the voters approve both measures, the he easr that receives the most votes shall prevail over the other measure in its entire as this measure is �'"� �z deemed to irreconcilably conflict with any other measure addressing the same subject ect matter. Sectipn 5. Future Amendments. This initiative ordinance may be amended or rescinded only a vote of the le at a municipal election. Section 6. S vera slit , If any subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of thisinitiative �nx�ative ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainingortion ofthis initiative ordinanceor any part thereof. The People of National City hereby declare that they would have passed each subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective etivc of the fact that and one or more subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional �tiona.1 orotherwise unenforceable. EXHIBIT A Page 3 of 3 (BALLOT MEASURE ALTERNATIVE 1)