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Review Proposed Charter Amendments and Provide Direction to Staff <br />July 7, 2020 <br />Page 5 <br />The Ad Hoc Charter Review <br />Committee members individually <br />provided their recommendations <br />regarding term limits (including a <br />lifetime ban, removal of the word <br />"consecutive," and removal of the <br />cooling off periodprovision) <br />Revises provisions to increase <br />transparency <br />The purpose of this section is to <br />supplement the required disclosures <br />Yes: Sec. 2-107 <br />pursuant to the Political Reform Act <br />21 <br />Section 1206: Campaign <br />and to increase transparency <br />Some cities adopt <br />Contribution Limitation <br />regarding campaign contributions to <br />these types of <br />City elected officials, candidates for <br />requirements by <br />City elective office, their campaign <br />ordinance <br />committees, and other committees <br />formed to support or oppose ballot <br />measures or candidates within the <br />City of Santa Ana. <br />Section 1206.01 (new): <br />Adds campaign finance disclosure <br />22 <br />Required Disclosures <br />requirements in addition to those <br />Yes: Sec. 2-107 <br />required by the FPPC <br />The proposed language for Charter amendments 1 through 10 and 12 through 18, as identified in <br />the tables above, are attached for review and consideration (Exhibit 1). Considering that items 9 <br />and 10 are administrative in nature and may not require a discussion, these items are omitted from <br />the attached proposed language. The Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee recommends that the <br />City Council concur with the Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee's recommendations relating to the <br />proposed Charter amendments 1 through 10 and 12 through 18. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee <br />presents the five proposed Charter amendment topics (items 11 and 19 through 22) to be <br />discussed by the City Council. <br />Costs Associated with Updating the Charter <br />Although there is no fiscal impact associated with this informational report, depending on the final <br />action that the City Council decides to take, those actions may have a fiscal impact. <br />Ballot Measures <br />If the City Council were to approve any proposed Charter amendments to be submitted to the <br />voters, the City Council must also decide how to pose the ballot measure(s) on the November 3, <br />2020 General Election ballot. While the City Council may, at their discretion, decide to group or <br />separate individual Charter amendments into one or more ballot questions, each ballot question <br />will cost approximately $65,000. This cost has not been considered or approved as part of the <br />Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget. <br />65C-5 <br />