HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-28; City Council; Resolution 2020-162Exhibit 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-162
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF CARLSBAD A CERTAIN MEASURE RELATING TO CITY COUNCIL
COMPENSATION ON THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2020, REQUESTING THAT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS PLACE THE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT AND PROVIDE
CONSOLIDATION SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City Council has called a general municipal election on Tuesday, November 3,
2020 by Resolution No. 2020-120, adopted on June 23, 2020, for the purpose of electing one
Councilmember from District 2 and one Councilmember from District 4 for the full term of four years;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has requested that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
consolidate the city's general municipal election with the statewide election to be held on November 3,
2020, by Resolution No. 2020-121, adopted on June 23, 2020, for the purpose of electing one
Councilmember from District 2 and one Councilmember from District 4 for the full term of four years;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to submit to the voters at the election a ballot question
and Measure relating to City Council compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council orders submitted to the voters at the general municipal election
the following ballot question:
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MEASURE . CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION.
Shall Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code be adopted to prohibit city council
compensation adjustments from exceeding the amount
established by the San Diego Regional Consumer Price
Index, to require the city council to either make or waive a
compensation adjustment in January of each year, and to
prohibit the city council from enacting retroactive increases
for years in which the city council waived a compensation
adjustment?
YES
NO
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3. That the City Council orders submitted to the voters at the general municipal election
the following Measure:
MEASURE
CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
The people of the City of Carlsbad do ordain as follows:
Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010(A) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
adopted to read:
The compensation of each member of the city council shall be set at $2,052.17
per month upon the effective date of this ordinance. Adjustments to city
council compensation shall not exceed the amount established by the San
Diego Regional Consumer Price Index. Adjustments to city council
compensation must be made or permanently waived by ordinance in January
of each year. The city council is prohibited from enacting retroactive increases
for years in which a salary increase was waived.
4. That the vote requirement for the Measure to pass is a majority (50 percent +1) of the
votes cast.
5. That the ballots used at the election shall be in the form and content as required by
law, and in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
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6. That pursuant to the requirements of California Elections Code Section 10403, the San
Diego County Board of Supervisors is requested to consent and agree to the inclusion
of the Measure in the previously submitted request for consolidation of the general
municipal election with the statewide general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020,
for purposes of electing one Councilmember from District 2 and one Councilmember
from District 4.
7. That the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of
the general municipal election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there
were only one election and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be
held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating a general
municipal election.
8. That the city clerk services manager is authorized, instructed and directed to
coordinate with Registrar of Voters to procure and furnish any and all official ballots,
notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be
necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
9. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of
Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
10. That the City of Carlsbad recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the
County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County of San
Diego for any costs.
11. That the city clerk services manager is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution
with the Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters.
12. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the city clerk
services manager is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional
notice of the election, in the time, form and manner as required by law.
13. The City Council authorizes the deputy city manager, administrative services, to
appropriate the necessary funds to reimburse the County's costs upon presentation
of a properly submitted bill.
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14. That the city clerk services manager shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 28th day of July, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
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BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
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