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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Mayor and All Councilmembers <br /> <br />Date: May 18, 2007 <br /> <br />Pat Healy, Clerk of the Council <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Subject: TERM LIMIT PROVISIONS <br /> <br />You have requested that staff conduct an analysis of the history of term limits in California. <br />This report contains the following information: <br /> <br />1. A Chart depicting the current status of term limits in the top cities (based on population) <br />in California <br />2. A review of the term limit provisions in the nine Charter cities in Orange County <br />3. A review of recent trends in term limit proposals across the state <br /> <br />1. CURRENT PROVISIONS - TOP CITIES STATEWIDE <br /> <br /> MAYOR MAYOR COUNCIL <br /> DIRECT TERMS & TERMS & COMMENTS <br />CITY ELECT LIMITS LIMITS <br />Los Angeles Yes 2 - 4 yr terms 3 - 4 yr terms Charter Amendment changing <br /> Council Term from 2 - 4 yr to 3 <br /> - 4 yr terms adopted in Nov, <br /> 2006 - linked to Ethics <br />San Dieoo Yes 2 - 4 vr terms 2 - 4 yr terms <br />San Jose Yes 2 - 4 yr terms 2 - 4 yr terms Can not serve more than two <br /> successive terms - eligible to <br /> serve if new term is not <br /> successive <br />San Francisco Yes 2 - 4 yr terms 2 - 4 yr terms Cooling off period of 4 years <br /> following 200 successive term for <br /> Council; no waiting period for <br /> Mayor or Council if non- <br /> successive <br />Long Beach Yes 2 - 4 yr terms 2 - 4 yr terms Lifetime ban except for write-in; <br /> currently write -in who <br /> successfully gets into a runoff is <br /> not listed on ballot - proposal on <br /> 5/01/07 soecial election <br />Fresno Yes 2- 4 yr terms 2 - 4 yr terms Waiting period for Mayor and <br /> Council = one full term <br />Sacramento Yes 4 yrterm - no 4 yr term - no <br /> limit limit <br />Oakland Yes 2 - 4 yr terms 4 yr term - no <br /> limit <br /> <br />1 <br />65A-1 <br />