HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2000-283 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-283
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE BALLOT
TEXT AND THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF TWO PROPOSED
CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 300.D TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD 1N SAID CITY ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2000-231, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista did
call an election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, for the purposes of electing two members
of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of August 1, 2000, the City Council, after receiving a report from
the City Attomey and hearing public testimony, voted for the City Attorney to return to the Council
with a resolution to place two amendments to Charter Section 300.D on the November 7, 2000,
ballot along with the proposed ballot text and impartial analysis; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9280 directs the City Attomey to prepare an impartial
analysis of each proposed measure to amend the Charter of the City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9282 authorizes the City Council, or any member or
members of the City Council authorized by the City Council, to file a written argument for any City
measure; and
NOW, THEEFOE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the ballot text, the City Attomey's impartial analysis of two proposed Charter
amendments to Section 300., attached hereto as Exhibit "A", to be submitted to the electorate at the
special municipal election to be held in said City on Tuesday, November 7, 2000.
Submitted and Approved as to form
Resolution 2000-283 "'-
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 8m day of August, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, and Horton
NAYS: Counci lmembers: Padilia
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Salas
Shirley Horton, ~;~ayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000-283 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 8m day of August, 2000.
Executed this 8m day of August, 2000.
Resolution 2000-283
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
MEASURE 2: SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA BE
AMENDED TO PERMIT THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS TO
SEEK REELECTION WITHOUT RESTRICTION AS TO THE NUMBER
OF TERMS?
This proposition would amend Article III, Section 300.D to permit the Mayor and
Councilmembers to seek additional terms beyond the two terms of office currently authorized.
This measure differs from the companion measure on this ballot in that the other term limit
measure permits only three terms and expands the time a termed out incumbent must wait before
seeking reelection. A Yes vote is a vote to repeal the current two full consecutive term limit on
reelection for the Mayor and Councilmembers. A No vote on both term limit measures is a vote to
retain the current two consecutive full term limit. In the event both term limit measures receive a
majority vote, the one with the highest affirmative vote will prevail. If neither receives a majority
vote, the current two full term limit will remain in effect. There is no fiscal impact associated
with this measure.
MEASURE 3: SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA BE
AMENDED TO ALLOW THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS TO
SERVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS AND TO
ALSO EXPAND FROM ONE YEAR TO THREE YEARS THE PERIOD
A TERMED OUT INCUMBENT MUST WAIT TO SEEK
REELECTION?
This proposition would amend Article III, Section 300.D to permit a Mayor or Councilmember to
seek a third term of office. Charter Section 300.D as currently written prohibits a Mayor or
Councilmember from seeking a third consecutive full term of office. This measure also requires
that a Mayor or Councilmember who has served three consecutive full terms must wait three years
prior to seeking reelection to such office. A Yes vote is a vote to expand the current term limit
from two full terms to three full terms. A No vote on both term limit measures is a vote to retain
the current consecutive two full term limit. In the event both term limit measures receive a
majority vote, the one with the highest affirmative vote will prevail. If neither receives a majority
vote, the current two full term limit will remain in effect. There is no fiscal impact associated with
this measure.
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