I. RECOMMENDATION:
City Manager recommend adopting Resolution No. 3979 Calling for a Municipal Election to Submit to the Voters a Local Ballot Measure Transitioning the Office of the City Clerk from an Elected Position to an Appointed Position.
II. BACKGROUND:
On July 5, 2018, and July 19, 2018, the City Council passed and adopted Ordinance No. 813 amending Municipal Code Sections relating to the Office of the City Clerk.
III. DISCUSSION:
The last time a person ran for the position of City Clerk was in 2000.
Since then, the Council had appointed an individual to serve as City Clerk.
Currently, the functions are performed by the Assistant to the City Manager/City Clerk.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Do not adopt Resolution No. 3979 and allow a person to run for the Office of City Clerk. There is no compensation and benefits for the Office of City Clerk.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
There may be a cost associated with placing this item on the ballot, but the cost is unknown as it is a general election year, the City already has other items on the ballot, and the cost for placing an item on the ballot is determined by the county based on the number of ballot items. Aside from that, if this item is not passed, a person could the run for the position of City Clerk which would also bear the same cost on the ballot so one would cancel the other. It basically becomes a $0 fiscal impact.
The City has budgeted $51,000 for the general election in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. |