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