HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-03-14 - AGENDA REPORTS - ELECTED MAYOR (2)Agenda Item: __
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Manager Approval: 4,4
Item to be presented by: Frank Ferry
DATE: March 14, 2006
SUBJECT: DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council to allow the citizens of the City of Santa Clarita, on the April 2008 municipal
election ballot, to decide whether they want a directly elected mayor and if so, whether it be for a
two-year or four-year term.
BACKGROUND
The City Council requested staff to provide information regarding changing from a non -elected
mayor to an elected mayor. Changing to an elected mayor would need to be decided by the voters
pursuant to Government Code sections 34900 through 34901.
The office is established under Government Code by City Council action to place a measure on
the ballot, the form of which is controlled by section 34901. The measure must ask if the voters
prefer the office to have a two-year or a four-year term, although a subsequent election can be
held to alter a term from two to four years or vice versa. If the measure passes, one of the
Council seats on the next ballot is designated the mayor's seat and the post is filled by subsequent
election (California Government Code 34902).
The ballot would read:
A. Shall the City of Santa Clarita have a directly elected mayor? Yes No
B. Shall the term of office be for 2 year of 4 years? TWO FOUR
The elected mayor "is a member of the City Council and has all of the powers and duties of a
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member of the City Council." An elected mayor has all the powers of an appointed mayor set
forth in Government Code sections 40601 through 40604.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Other direction as provided by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Mayor Selection- Cities with Population 150,000+
mayor belectlon - vines with Population 150,000+
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Pooulatlon
Mayor Selection Process
Term of Office (years)
Anaheim
345,317
Elected Mayor
q
Bakersfield
295,893
Elected Mayor
q
Chula Vista
217,543
Elected Mayor
q
Fontana
160,015
Elected Mayor
q
Fremont
210,445
Elected Mayor
q
Fresno
464,727
Elected Mayor
q
Garden Grove
172,042
Elected Mayor
2
Glendale
207,007
Rotating Mayor selected by Council
1
Huntington Beach
200,763
Rotating Mayor selected by Council
1
Irvine
180,803
Elected Mayor
2
Long Beach
491,564
Elected Mayor
q
Los Angeles
3,957,875
Elected Mayor
q
Modesto
207,634
Elected Mayor
q
Moreno Valley
165,328
Rotating Mayor selected by Council
1
Oakland
412,318
Elected Mayor
q
Oceanside
175,085
Elected Mayor
q
Ontario
170,373
Elected Mayor
q
Oxnard
188,849
Elected Mayor
2
Pomona
160,815
Elected Mayor
q
Rancho Cucamonga
161,830
Elected Mayor
q
Riverside
285,537
Elected Mayor
q
Sacramento
452,959
Elected Mayor
q
Salinas
152,677
Elected Mayor
2
San Bernardino
199,803
Elected Mayor
q
San Diego
1,305,736
Elected Mayor
q
San Francisco
799,263
Elected Mayor
q
San Jose
944,857
Elected Mayor
q
Santa Ana
351,697
Elected Mayor
2
Santa Clarita
179,191
Rotating Mayor selected by Council
1
Santa Rosa
156,268
Rotating Mayor selected by Council
2
Stockton
279,513
Elected Mayor
q
Total Number of Cities: 31
Cities with Directly Elected Mayor: 26
Sources: California Department of Finance
League of California Cities