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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7.1 TermLimitsMayor-Council CITY CLERK File # D~[l][Q]-l2J[Q] . AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 23,1996 SUBJECT: Term Limits for Mayor and Councilmembers (Report prepared by Elizabeth Silver, City Attorney & Kay Keck, City Clerk) 1. Draft Resolution Submitting Initiative Ordinance to Voters 2. Agenda Statement (May 28, 1996) 3. Minutes of May 28 1996 Meeting 4. Draft Initiative Ordinance (red-lined) RECOMMENDATION: .~ Consider adoption of resolution. EXHIBITS: FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Costs to the City will be between $300 - $800 for placement of this Council-sponsored initiative on the November ballot DESCRIPTION: At the May 28, 1996 Council meeting, the Council considered language for an initiative ordinance to impose term limits on the office of Mayor and Councilmember. The Council approved the language and directed that the Staff return with the appropriate resolution to fIIace the matter before the voters at the November election. The draft resolution (Exhibit 1) would place a proposition before the voters to impose term limits on the offices of Mayor and Councilmember. If approved by a majority ofthe voters, the initiative ordinance which is attached to the draft resolution as Attachment 1 would become effective ten days following the Council's certification of the results of the election. The proposed initiative ordinance would add Section 2.08.050 to the Dublin Municipal Code. The effect of the ordinance would be to allow the following combinations of terms on the Council: 1. Councilmember (4yrs.) --- Councilmember (4yrs.) 2. Mayor (2yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) -- Mayor (2yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) 3. Councilmember (4yrs.) -- Mayor (2yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) 4. Mayor (2yrs.) -- Mayor (2yrs.) --- Councilmember (4yrs.) 5. Mayor (2yrs.) --- Councilmember (4yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) A person could serve anyone of these five combinations of office and, after a break in service, could again serve on the Council for any of the five combinations. .--------------------------------------------------~---------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEMNO.~ The five combinations of terms will result in eight years on the Council, assuming that each term is a full term in office. Because it is possible for an individual to serve less than a full term, the initiative . ordinance defines what is a "term." If a person served on the Council for less than a term and such service was not considered a "term," the person may serve more than eight years. If adopted by the voters, the term limits will apply to those persons sworn into office after the effective date of the ordinance (ten days following the Council's certification of the election results). , The ordinance, if adopted by the voters, can only be amended by the voters. The language of the initiative ordinance is slightly different from the language approved by the Council at its May 28 meeting. Exhibit 4 has been red-lined to show the changes. Upon review of the May 28 language, the City Attorney concluded that to reflect the Council's intent to preclude any combination of service on the Council of more than eight years, there were several "loopholes" which were not addressed by the earlier version. As presently written, the following combinations would not be allowed: 1. Councilmember -- Councilmember -- Councilmember 2. Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor 3. Councilmember -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor 4. Councilmember -- Councilmember -- Mayor 5. Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Councilmember (or Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Mayor -- Councilmember) 6. Mayor -- Mayor -- Councilmember -- Councilmember 7. Mayor -- Councilmember -- Mayor -- Mayor 8. Mayor -- Councilmember -- Councilmember . Staff recommends that the Council consider adoption of the draft resolution (Exhibit 1). . RESOLUTION NO. - 96 e A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ********* SUBMITTING AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO THE VOTERS OF DUBLIN REGARDING TERM LIMITS AT THE NOVEMBER 5,1996 ELECTION AND RELATING TO BALLOT ARGUMENTS, REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS, IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS AND RELATED MATTERS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Dubin as follows: Section 1: Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9222, the City Council is authorized to present initiative ordinances to the voters for their consideration. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36502, the question of whether to impose term limits for the .offices of Mayor and Councilmember may be submitted to the voters. The Council hereby calls that the question set forth in Section 2 be placed before the voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 1996. Section 2: Ballot Language. The ballot measure shall appear and be printed upon the ballots to be used at the election as follows: "Shall an ordinance be enacted to impose term limits on the offices of Mayor and Councilmember and to define "term" in cases where an individual serves less than a full term, to have the effect generally that no individual taking office after the effective date of the ordinance 0 YES could serve more than eight (8) consecutive years in total in any combination of Mayor and/or Councilmember? 0 NO e Section 3: Form oflnitiative Ordinance. The initiative ordinance to be enacted by the voters pursuant to Section 2 shall be in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto. Section 4: Consolidation. The City Council requests that this initiative ordinance be placed on and consolidated with the statewide election being held on November 5, 1996, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403. Section 5: Submission of Ballot Arguments and Impartial Analysis. A. The City Council hereby establishes August 9, 1996 at 4:00 p.m., as the last day for submission to the City Clerk of direct arguments for or against proposed ballot measure. eB. to The City Council hereby established August 19, 1996 at 4:00 p.m., as the last day for submission the City Clerk of rebuttal arguments for and against proposed ballot measure. Exhibit 1 C. Direct arguments shall not exceed 300 words and shall be signed by not more than five (5) persons. D. Rebuttal arguments shall not exceed 250 words and shall be signed by not more than five (5) . persons. E. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the proposed ballot measure to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure no later than July 29, 1996. F. The City Attorney's impartial analysis shall be submitted to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m., on August 9, 1996. Section 6: Notices. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause the posting, publication and printing of notices and all other matters pursuant to the requirements of the Government Code and the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 7: Filing. The City Clerk is further directed to file a copy of this resolution with the Alameda County Board of . Supervisors and to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters on or before August 9, 1996. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July, 1996. . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk K2/7 -23-96/resoterm. doc . . . " . CITY CLERK r ~1~l:lr-:I r~r-l FHe # ~JI ~iWlo !-~l'?J AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 28, 1996 SUBJECT: Term Limits (Report prepared by Elizabeth Silver, City Attorney & Kay Keck, City Clerk) 1. Draft Ordinance 2. Agenda Statement (April 23, 1996) 3. Agenda Statement (May 14, 1996) RECOMMENDATIONa/ Consider motion to approve language for proposed ordinance imposing term limits for Mayor and Councilmembers EXHIBITS: FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Minor costs to City if a Council-sponsored initiative were placed on the November 1996 ballot to approve term limits DESCRIPTION: At the April 23 and May 14 Council meetings, the Council considered whether to place an initiative measure on the ballot to impose term limits for the offices of Mayor and Councilmember as authorized by Government Code section 36502. Upon motion by Mayor Houston, the Council directed the City Attorney to prepare the language for a ballot initiative which would limit Councilmembers and the Mayor to eight consecutive years in office. The measure would not prevent persons from serving as Councilmembers or the Mayor after a lapse of at least one term. The measure would define a "term" as two years and a day for Councilmember and one year and a day for Mayor. The language for an initiative ordinance is set forth in Exhibit 1. The proposed initiative would add Section 2.08.050 to the Dublin Municipal Code. Because Government Code section 36502 authorizes cities to limit the number of terms an individual may serve, the ordinance is "vritten to refer to terms, not to the number of years served. The effect of the ordinance would be to allow the following combinations of terms on the Council: 1) Councilmember (4yrs.) --- Councilmember (4yrs.) 2) Mayor (2yrs.) u_ Mayor (2yrs.) -- Mayor (2yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) 3) Councilmember (4yrs.) u Mayor (2yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) 4) Mayor (2yrs.) -- Mayor (2yrs.) --- Councilmember (4yrs.) 5) Mayor (2yrs.) m Councilmember (4yrs.) --- Mayor (2yrs.) IT! Exhibit 2 A person could serve anyone of these five combinations of office and, after a break in service, could again serve on the Council for any of the five combinations. . These five combinations of terms will result in eight years on the Council, assuming that each term is a full term in office. If an individual serves less than a full term (e.g., is appointed to office of Councilmember and serves in that capacity for one and a half years), that person would not be considered to have served a term and could serve on the Council for another eight years, mal<ing the total time ip office nine and one-half consecutive years. In researching the mechanics for placing a Council-sponsored initiative on the ballot, the City Attorney has concluded that the ordinance may not necessarily be applicable to persons elected on November 6, 1996. In accordance with Elections Code section 9217, the ordinance would not be effective until ten days after the date the vote is declared by the City Council. Government Code section 36502, which authorizes the Council to place the measure on the ballot, provides that any proposal which imposes term limits shall be prospective only. Accordingly, the ordinance (and the limit on the number of terms) vvill apply to persons who are sworn into office after the ordinance becomes effective (i.e., more than ten days following the date the vote is declared by the Council). Thus, if Councilmember A is elected on November 6 and is sworn into office on the date the election results for the initiative are certified, . she will not be subject to the term limits. However, if Councilmember B is not sworn in until after the ordinance becomes effective (e.g., he is out of town when the Council results are certified), he will be subject to the ordinance's term limits. Prior service on the Council would not count towards the term limits. An ordinance enacted by the people can be amended only by the people unless the initiative ordinance states that it can be amended by the Council. As drafted, the ordinance could only be amended by the people. If the Council wishes to reserve the right to itself to amend the ordinance if it is enacted, language can be added to provide that right. Staff recommends that the Council consider the draft ordinance (Exhibit I) and take action by motion to direct the City Clerk to return at the Council's first meeting in July with the appropriate resolution submitting the initiative ordinance (Exhibit I.) to the voters, consolidating the municipal election with the statewide election and tal<ing other actions related thereto, such as ballot arguments and impartial analysis or provide direction to staff. J:\WPD\MNRS'N\II4\MISOAGNDSTMT.TL . . . . ORDINANCE NO. -96 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN **************** AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Term Limits Section 2.08.050 is added to the Dublin Municipal Code to read as follows: "Section 2.08.050 Term Limits No person shall serve as Councilmember for more than two (2) consecutive terms, nor shall any person serve as Mayor for more than four (4) consecutive terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person who has served as a Councilmember shall serve more than two terms as Mayor if the terms as Councilmember and Mayor are consecutive, nor shall any person who has served as Mayor for two (2) consecutive terms serve more than one succeeding consecutive term as Councilmember. As used herein, a person shall be considered to have served a "term" of office as a Councilmember if such person has served as a Councilmember for two years plus one day and a person shall be considered to have served a "term" of office as Mayor if such person has served as Mayor for one year plus one day." SECTION 2. Effective Date If approved by a majority of the voters, this ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that the vote is declared by the City Council and shall go into effect ten days after that date as provided in Elections Code Section 9217. SECTION 3. Posting The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. APPROVED by the following vote of the people on November 6, 1996: ADOPTED by Declaration of the vote by the City Council of the City of Dublin on , 1996. . EFFECTIVE on ,1996. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK . J:\WPD\MNRSW\114\ORD\TERMLIM.W61 '";. . Mayor Houston asked for those that were here in the beginning, what was the logic of having the election period with how many days after the election. . Ms. Silver indicated in 1984 the election period was 58 days following the close of the election until the fifth day before an election. So the election period was almost four years long, but it excluded the period five days before the election and 58 days after the election. Mayor Houston didn't understand how you could exclude the actual election day from the election period. Cm. Barnes thought it could have been five days before because they didn't want someone to receive money the last five days. Mr. Ambrose explained it was the last minute major contributions that don't show up on your reporting statement. That was the issue. Cm. Barnes commented that she didn't understand the 58 days afterward because someone could be in debt. A"1~L~) On motion of em. Barnes, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by ~-~0V1aYOr Houston & Cm. Burton voted no), the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED an ordinance in the form of Exhibit 6 amending Chapter 2.28 of the Dublin Municipal . Code relating to campaign contribution limitations for elections. Cm. Burton felt it was a darn nuisance to have to list $25. ....... ........ . A Break was called from 9:58 p.m. until 10:05 p.m. TERM LIMITS 10:05 p.m. 7.1 (610-20) City Attorney Elizabeth Silver presented the Staff Report. At the April 23 and May 14 Council meetings, the City Council considered whether to place an initiative measure on the ballot to impose term limits for the offices of Mayor and Councilmember as authorized by Government Code Section 36502. The Council directed the City Attorney to prepare the language for a ballot initiative which would limit Councilmembers and the Mayor to eight consecutive years in office.. The measure would not prevent persons from serving as Councilmembers or the Mayor after a lapse of at least one term. The measure would define a "term" as two years and a day for Councilmember and one year and a day for Mayor. A person could serve anyone of . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 15 REGULAR MEETING IV.Ia:y 28, 1996 PAGE 261 Exhibit 3 five combinations of office and after a break in service, could again serve on the Council for any of the five combinations. The ordinance may not be applicable to persons elected on November 6, 1996. In accordance with Elections Code Section 9217, the ordinance would not be effective until ten days after the date the vote is declared by the City Council. Government Code Section 36502 provides that any proposal which imposes term limits shall be prospective only. In other words, the ordinance and the limit on the number of terms will apply to persons who are sworn into office after the ordinance becomes effective. Thus, if Councilmember A is elected on November 6, 1996 and is s:worn into office on the date the election results for the initiative are certified, she will not be subject to the term limits. But if Councilmember B is not sworn in until after the ordinance becomes effective, he will be subject to the ordinance's term lim-its. Prior service on the Council would not count towards the term limits. . An ordinance enacted by the people can be amended only by the people unless the initiative ordinance states that it can be amended by the Council. As drafted, the ordinance could only be amended by the people. Cm. Burton questioned if it is voted by the people, it has to be changed by the people, but yet it said the Council could add something. Does that make it an advisory election? Ms. Silver responded no. If any initiative can only be amended by the people since an . initiative is an ordinance that is adopted by the people and it can only be amended by the people unless the text of the ordinance that the people adopt says this ordinance can be amended by the City Council by 3/5 vote 01' 4/5 vote 01' can be amended by City Council after two years 01' five years. Language could be put into the proposed ordinance that says that the City Council can amend this ordinance. If you don't put that language in, it can only be amended by the people. Cm. Burton felt it was probably a good safety measure, maybe a 4/5 vote. He asked if it could be changed tonight without going through another hearing. Was it a significant change? Ms. Silver indicated it was within the language of the agenda. Cm. Burton stated the Council should leave that option open for the future to eliminate the hassle. Mayor Houston felt if you wanted to pass it, then the Council should just vote on it tonight as an ordinance and pass it and not have a vote of the people. If you want to have a vote of the people, then let's not water it down. crn' COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 15 REGULAR MEETING IVIa:y 28, 1996 PAGE 262 . Cm. Moffatt agreed with Mayor Houston if the people are going to vote it in, let them be the ones to change it. . Cm. Burton felt it was an option that sounded pretty good. Mayor Houston indicated it was not a public hearing item, but there was one person who wished to speak. John Wagner, 8342 Mulberry Place, asked the Council to pass the resolution as it is presented. He felt the people should have the right to vote on it and he had faith in the people of this City and this Country. He thought they would make the wise decision. He felt it was a fair way to encourage people to run for office. They feel that they can't run against so and so because he has been in then~ so long. I have to get my name out there. Suddenly there is an open seat and an opportunity to get new blood in the organization. He favored the way it is written now. Mayor Houston wanted to have this put on the ballot in this format and not have it so that the Council could change it at a later date. The limitation we have to work with being in effect for this election, he felt would be up to the individual that was elected at that time whether they wanted to forego the will of the people 01' not, but they do have that right to be sworn in within that 10 day period. They can make that personal decision themselves, but he was very happy with the Staff Report. . Cm. Barnes stated she was opposed to term limits because she felt they do take away from her right to vote, but from the tone of the telephone calls she has received and the people she has asked, she was going to go ahead and have it put on the ballot just for the idea that the people should decide. Once and for all put this to bed. Because she personally felt it was taking away somebody's right to vote, but in order for her to say she was opposed to it and not allow them to say it, she felt was sending a bad message. Cm. Moffatt felt the same as Cm. Barnes in that he is against term limits for the same reason, but he felt the people have a right to vote on the situation. When you come down to local government, the folks that live in the City, they are the ones who really make the decision. He would be in favor of this motion to allow the people to vote on it although as a personal opinion, he is opposed to term limits. Cm. Howard indicated she did not mind it being on the ballot at all. She did have a problem with the wording of putting the Council and Mayor's seat together. She felt running for the Council for eight years, a person should be able to run for Mayor if they wanted to. She would vote for it if that wording was changed so that the Council seat and Mayor seat are separate. .Mayor Houston called for the question. crr{ COUNCIL MINUTE.5 VOLUME 15 RE6ULAR MEETIN6 1VIa:y 28, 1996 FAGE 263 {fI\~~ . On motion of Mayor Houston, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by ~ vote (Cm. Howard voted no), the Council directed the City Clerk to return at the Council's first meeting in July with the appropriate resolution submitting the initiative ordinance . (Exhibit 6) to the voters, consolidating the municipal election with the statewide election and taking other actions related thereto, such as ballot 'arguments and impartial analysis. ....... .....+..... REPORT ON ALAMILLA SPRING - SAN RAMON ROAD NEAR DUBLIN BOULEY ARD 10:18 p.m. 8.2 (530-20) - Public Works Director Lee Thompson presented the Staff Report. At the City Council meeting of May 14, 1996, the City Council requested a report on the spring ownership at the historical Alamilla Spring by the Springs Apartments, the condition of the spring, and the maintenance responsibility. The ownership and maintenance responsibility lies with the owner of the Springs Apartments. When the Springs Apartment were built under the County jurisdiction, the spring was required to be saved as a historical landmark. The bright green surface of the spring is made up of a plant called Duck Weed (Lelnna) which is a floating, flowering, broadleaf aquatic plant. It resembles algae but does not give off an offensive odor and is noti slimy like algae. This plant grows on calm fresh water and probably helps to keep the temperature of the spring low, which deters algae growth. Since the spring is not visible from a public street, the property maintenance . ordinance would not apply. Staff met with Neva Spears, the Springs property manager and was informed that the Springs maintenance staff periodically removes the trash that builds up from the public using this area. The Springs staff will be removing some dead trees in the near future and will remove the existing downed branches from the spring. Cm. Moffatt indicated walking along the trail the area looks pretty dilapidated. Cm. Burton stated that duck weed is natural and is good cattle feed. Cm. Moffatt recommended that the Historical group get involved and they may help the landowner keep the area clean and maintained. He indicated he was not talking about the DHPA, he was thinking more about the historical committee that the City has. Maybe there could be a fund raiser to help. He wanted to get more people involved. He was satisfied with the report. Mayor Houston suggested that the report be passed on to the Heritage Committee and they can look at it and they could determine what might be done. .... ........4>.. crr{ COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 15 REGULAR MEETING lY.I:"a:y 2S~ 1996 PAGE 264 . . . . ORDINANCE NO. -96 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN **************** AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Term Limits Section 2.08.050 is added to the Dublin Municipal Code to read as follows: "Section 2.08.050 Term Limits No person shall serve as Councilmember for more than two (2) consecutive terms, nor shall any person serve as Mayor for more than four (4) consecutive terms. 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Effective Date If approved by a majority of the voters, this ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that the vote is declared by the City Council and shall go into effect ten days after that date as provided in Elections Code Section 9217. EXHIBIT 4 Exhibit 4 SECTION 3. Posting The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. .6 APPROVED by the following vote of the people on November f, 1996: ADOPTED by Declaration of the vote by the City Council of the City of Dublin on , 1996. EFFECTIVE on , 1996. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABST AIN: MA YOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK J:\WPD\MNRSW\114\ORD\TERMLlM.RED . . .