Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ORDINANCE 16-1595 ESTABLISHING TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF CARSON
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I. SUMMARY
This item is on the agenda at the request of Mayor Robles. Historically, elected officials in the City of Carson have been entitled to serve unlimited terms of office. While this has assured continuity over the years, it has also limited input from citizens and groups promoting new ideas and proposals to make Carson a more vibrant community. Many cities in California have imposed term limits on elected officials in an effort to assure more active participation by the electorate in city government. In an effort to provide the citizens of the City of Carson more opportunities to contribute to the community, the Mayor has requested that the City Council consider an ordinance be prepared for submission to the electorate at the upcoming election in November of 2016. The ordinance, if adopted, would establish a maximum of three terms of office for any elected official in the in a particular elected office. Each office will be separately limited, so that a councilmember, for example, might serve for three terms in that office and still be eligible to run for City Treasurer, subject to another three term limitation.
II. RECOMMENDATION
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CONSIDER and PROVIDE direction.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 16-1595, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW SECTION 2305 TO CHAPTER 3 OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING TERM LIMITS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY "
2. TAKE such other action as the City Council deems appropriate consistent with the requirements of law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Under the California Government Code section 36502(b), cities have the authority to establish term limits for members of the City Council and Mayor. Because the City of Carson...
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