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Review Proposed Charter Amendments and Provide Direction to Staff June 2, 2020 Page 3 Council concur with the Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee's recommendations relating to the proposed Charter amendments 1 through 17. In addition to the 17 proposed Charter amendments as recommended by the Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee, there are the five outstanding items for discussion by the City Council. Proposed Charter Amendment Topics for Discussion Proposed Charter Purpose / Reason for Amendment Notes Amendment A Section 401: Revises the residency requirements The Ad Hoc Charter Review Qualification of for mayor and councilmember, and Committee recommends that Members adds procedures to confirm residency. this item, including the attached Moved term limit provisions from this redline changes, be discussed section to Section 401.01 (new) by the City Council B Section 401.01 (new): Restates the term limits for mayor and The Ad Hoc Charter Review Term Limits councilmembers already set forth in Committee members Charter Sections 401 and 404. Three individually provided their issues are being analyzed and further recommendations regarding reviewed. These issues are: term limits (including a lifetime 1. Whether to impose a lifetime ban; ban, removal of the word 2. Whether to remove the term "consecutive," and removal of "consecutive" the cooling off period provision) 3. Whether to remove the cooling off and is asking whether the period. Council supports these recommendations. C Section 1206: Revised provisions to increase The Ad Hoc Charter Review Campaign transparency. Committee added a provision Contribution Limitation that would apply to developers, their principals or owners with pending Significant Planning Entitlements and a definition of "person" consistent with the Political Reform Act. D Section 1206.01 Adds campaign finance disclosure The purpose of this section is (new): Required requirements in addition to those to supplement the required Disclosures required by the FPPC disclosures pursuant to the Political Reform Act and to increase transparency regarding campaign contributions to City elected officials, candidates for City elective office, their campaign committees, and other committees formed to support or oppose ballot measures or candidates within the City of Santa Ana. E Public Works PWA recommends that the following The Public Works Agency to ics be incor orated into the presented the Ad Hoc Charter 65A-3 #43918v1