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CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
JULY 25, 1994
July 25, 1994 Council Conference Room 6:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Campbell, Susan Fuller, Sharon Reid,
Deric Prescott and John Dorso
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jack Blakely (excused) and Janet Lawry
(unexcused)
STAFF PRESENT: Bruce Boogaard, City Attorney and Michael
Karp, Legal Intern
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Campbell at 6:00
p.m. The roll was called and all members were present except
Member Blakely who was excused for a previous meeting and Member
Lawry who was unexcused.
MSUC (Campbell/Reid) to approve the minutes of the January 18 and
February 1, 1994 regular meetings.
City Attorney Boogaard conducted the elections at the Commission's
request, opened nominations. MSUC (Reid/Fuller) to retain the
present officers for FY 1993/94. Nominations were closed, and
Attorney Boogaard declared Campbell and Dorso elected.
There were no comments from members of the public.
Agenda Item 6: Consideration. of Charter amendment to cause the
date of General Municipal Elections to coincide
with the date of State Primary Elections.
City Attorney Boogaard presented the proposed amendment to allow
the date of Municipal Elections to automatically change with. the
changes in the date of the Statewide primary. The reason for this
change was explained to be the State's interest in moving the date
of the presidential primary to March in Presidential election years
to increase the importance of California in choosing the
presidential candidates but not in gubernatorial election years.
The date of the State primary in non -presidential years remains in
June, thus without this amendment, the Charter would need to be
changed annually. Chula Vista's interest in holding the Municipal
elections on the same date as the State elections involves reducing
the cost of the elections, estimated at over $100,000. Member Reid
noted that the language in the change was effective .to create a
floating election day in the City which coincides with the date of
l �" the State election.
Charter Review Commission Minutes
July 25, 1994
Page Two
MSUC (Reid/Fuller) to recommend the adoption of language change by
the Council and People.
Other Matters:
City Attorney Boogaard presented a compilation of the proposed
amendments which had been presented to Council at the February 22
Meeting. These amendments had been deferred to facilitate further
discussion prior to their inclusion on the November ballot. The
City Attorney suggested a format for each proposed change to be
presented in.a complete packet to Council subsequent to further
review of the Commission. Member Campbell expressed the fact that
hundreds of hours had already gone into the review of each
amendment. The .City Attorney responded that his own review of each
proposed amendment would be included in the packets, and the
Commission would have the opportunity to review his analysis.
Attorney Boogaard gave an example of one proposed measure with
language he had found to be problematical." Member Campbell
indicated that he would need time alone to "carefully review the
City Attorney's analysis of each issue and suggested to reconvene
the Commission after the City Attorney had provided his analysis to
each member.
Member Fuller noted that none of the issues were pressing which
remained for review, thus the need to put these proposed changes on
the November ballot was minimal. The lack of time.constraint was
noted and the City Attorney agreed that there was time to consider
all the measures thoroughly to place them on the ballot for the
next election in March 1996.
City Attorney agreed to submit his analysi of the pro osed changes
to the members with sufficient time for r view pri to the next
meeting date. The members agreed to e the dat or the next
meeting for Tuesday, September 20, 19 4 t 4:00 p.
Bruce M. Boogaard
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