Item 18 - Voter Ballot Measure for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election to Amend the City Charter

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City Manager’s Office www.santa-ana.org/city-managers-office Item # 18 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report August 2, 2022 TOPIC: Voter Ballot Measure for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election to Amend the City Charter TITLE Direct Staff to Place a Proposed Charter Amendment Voter Ballot Measure for Public Consideration at the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election; Adopt a Resolution, Authorize and Designate City Councilmembers to File an Argument; Direct City Attorney to File an Impartial Analysis; and Other Related Documents Calling for a General Municipal Election and Consolidating it with the Statewide General Election RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana calling for the placement on the ballot of a measure for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election for the submission to the qualified voters of the question of whether the City Charter should be amended to update the City Charter by imposing a lifetime ban for the Mayor after completion of 4 terms and a lifetime ban for Councilmembers after completion of 3 terms, requiring approval of 2/3 of the City Council to adopt a budget, expanding the application of the Code of Ethics, utilizing gender neutral language throughout the Charter, changing references to the “Clerk of Council” to “City Clerk” and making other minor clean-up updates. 2. Request that the Board of Supervisors of Orange County Consolidate the City’s General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election. 3. Authorize the filing of Arguments and Rebuttals. a. Designate up to five (5) Councilmembers to author an Argument and Rebuttal Statement. 4. Direct the City Attorney to prepare an Impartial Analysis. 5. Direct the Clerk of the Council to publish legal notices as required by law.