Item 36 - Proposed Voter Ballot Measure(s) for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election to Amend the City Charter

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Draft Charter Amendments (2022) Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determining eligibility for appointment nomination or election as mayor. For purposes of this Charter, short or partial terms shall only be those where the mayor was elected or appointed to replace another mayor who left office before the latter official's term expired. Any mayor who assumed office at the beginning of a term and left office early or before term expires for any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full term. The provisions of this section related to short or partial terms is deemed to be declaratory of existing law. C. Application of prior “cooling off period” Anyone who previously termed out of office and was subject to the former “cooling off period” shall be deemed ineligible to seek election as a councilmember or mayor. Sec. 404. Presiding officer, mayor. The mayor shall be a member of the City Council and shall preside over the meetings of the City Council. The mayor shall have voice and vote in all of the City Council's proceedings and shall be recognized as head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes. The mayor shall have no administrative duties but shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter, or imposed by the City Council, consistent with his office. The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the City at large at each general municipal election in November of even-numbered years for a two-year term commencing on the same date as the terms of other council members elected in such year. Beginning with the general municipal election in November 2024, the mayor shall be elected by the voters of the City at large at each general municipal election in November of even-numbered years for a four-year term commencing on the same date as the terms of other council members elected in such year. No person may be a candidate for mayor and a candidate for any other office on the City Council in the same election. In the event an incumbent City Council member other than the mayor is elected mayor such other office shall become vacant at the time he or she assumes office as mayor and the City Council shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. To be eligible to be elected to the office of mayor a person must be a qualified voter as provided for in the Elections Code of the State of California. If the mayor