Item 17 - Review of Proposed Charter Amendments

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City Attorney's Office www.santa-ana.org/city-attorneys-office Item # 17 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 18, 2024 TOPIC: Proposed Amendments to the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana AGENDA TITLE Review of City Charter Amendments Concerning Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Non - Citizen Voting and Resolutions Required to Submit to Voters at the November 5, 2024 Municipal Election Ballot Measures Relating to Proposed Charter Amendments Concerning Ethics Code, Capital Improvement Funds, City Clerk and City Attorney Authority, Civil Service, and Council Compensation RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution giving notice of the City's General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Santa Ana on November 5, 2024 for the submission of questions to the voters relating to proposed amendments to the City Charter; RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA GIVING NOTICE OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE CITY CHARTER IN REGARD TO SECTIONS 401.5 (ETHICS CODE), 402 (COUNCIL COMPENSATION), 611 (CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS), 702 (CITY CLERK AUTHORITY), 703 (CITY ATTORNEY AUTHORITY), 1002 (CIVIL SERVICE), AND 1103 (BONDS) 2. Adopt a resolution designating the ballot questions related to the proposed City Charter amendments; RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SETTING FORTH THE LANGUAGE OF BALLOT TITLES FOR CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS REGARDING CLEAN-UP OF OBSOLETE SECTIONS, CIVIL SERVICE, ETHICS CODE, CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY AUTHORITY AND COUNCIL COMPENSATION TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION 55394.00000\42373141.1 DRAFT 06/12/24