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CIT,OF CARLSBAD - AGENDWILL OF
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MTG. 3/20./90 CITY A1
DEPT. *near CITY TREASURER'S POSITION CITY MI
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
CITIZEN REQUEST
Receive presentation and discuss the pros and cons of makin
the City Treasurer's position an appointed one, rather tha an elected one.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Girard W. Anear of 1728 Calavo Court in Carlsbad, ha
requested that this item be put on the Council agenda t
discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making the Cit
Treasurer's position an appointive position rather than a
elective one.
EXHIBIT:
1. Memo to City Manager from Girard Anear, dated March 9,
1990.
__ _- * e -0 To: City Manager Ray Patchett
From: Girard W. Anear - 1728 Calavo Cte, Carlsbad 729-4183
Subject: Council Agenda Item, Re: City Treasurer's Position
I request the city treasurer's position be placed on the COUI
agenda to discuss the pros and cons of making the position an ap-
pointive one rather than an elective one.
AGENDA ITEM:
$'f&ed on the balrot:
shall the position of City Treasurer remain aa elective posi
ion, or shall the appropriate legal records be changed to make th
position appointive. The City Treasurer shall be appointed by th
City Manager and be considered a staff member.
ADVANTAGES of having the city treasurer elected:
I recommend this November the following proposition be -placl
1. Directly responsible to the people.
2. Prevents nepotism 02 political patronage .
DIS-ADVANTAGES: c_ Other than being a registered voter of the city,
cannot establish any other requirements or qualifications fo
the position, i.e. :
1. Responsible only to the people. If performance is un-
satisfactory can only remove candidate from office by a
re-call election, or wait until the next election and vc
for another candidate.
Elected person can set their own hours and come and go a
as they please regardless of the needs of other city age
cies.
3. No incentative to become a "team player".
4. May not have the necessary health, education, motivatior
etc., to do the job.
5. May not be people orientated, and difficult to work wit1
6. Field of applicants very limited by resident requiremenl
and very few people interested in spending the amount oj
time and money to get elected for a position that only
pays $500 per month.
2.
ADVANTAGES of having the city treasurer appointed by the city mal
1. Responsible to the city manager who in turn is responsil
2. If performance is unsatisfactory can be terminatkd.
to the city council.
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L 3. List of necessary and/or desireable qualifications can
be established:
Education
Experience
Good health
Ability to work well with people (team player)
Must be willing to submit to thorough back ground check.
4. Establish working hours for the convenience of the city
the public.
5. Wider field to draw from with no resident requirements.
6. Chances of getting good candidates are improved when you
recruit them,
DISADVANTAGES of appoint e d treasurer .
1 . Not directly responsible to the people.
2, Indirectly, city council could put political presaure
on treasurer tbough the city manager.
As of now anyone who is a registered voter living in the cit
can run for the treasurer’s position.
out an application, with a nominating petition or in-lieu fee,
Half of the city treasurers in North County are elected.
the other half, two are filled by the finance directors, and one
by the city manager.
the bulk of the work is done by an assistant, who is appointed ax
also has other city duties.
the city must have the ’best person available for this position,
An election is neither the most efficient or safest way to accom-
plish this.
All they need is to fill
Ir
Even where the city treasurer is elected
With an investment potfolio of approximately $70 million
Sine e rely
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