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Charter Amendment Committee

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 · 4:00 PM AM · Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Charter Amendment Committee met briefly to discuss potential changes to city election processes, including election cycle timing, candidate residency requirements, and restrictions on running for multiple offices. The meeting was short, lasting about 38 minutes, and focused on procedural discussions about future election rules.

Key Decisions

  • Election Cycle Changes Deliberation Only
  • Candidate Residency Requirement Clarification Under Review
  • Multiple Office Candidacy Prohibition Under Discussion

Agenda

  1. Also present: Assistant City Manager Chris Shippey; Chief City Attorney Robert Shannon; City Clerk Larry Herrera; and City Clerk Specialist Gloria Harper. Vice Mayor B. Lowenthal presiding.
  2. Agenda Items 1 and 2 were discussed concurrently.
  3. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
  4. (This agenda becomes final 24 hours prior to the start time of the Special Meeting)
  5. CALL TO ORDER (4:01 PM)
  6. ROLL CALL (4:01 PM)
  7. 1. Recommendation to deliberate on Election Cycles and Alternatives: a. Election cycle change; b. Clarification of thirty-day residency requirement, to run from the close of nomination period; and c. Recommendation to deliberate on the prohibition of individuals from being a candidate for two City offices during the same election.
    Agenda Item
  8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
  9. This section is intended to provide Committee Members and the public with correspondence that may have been received prior to the 24 hour posting deadline. Correspondence in this section may be pulled for consideration when other related agenda topics are discussed. Materials not provided by the 24 hour posting deadline will be distributed at the beginning of the Special Meeting, if available.
  10. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF
  11. 2. Correspondence from City Clerk Larry Herrera regarding Charter provisions relative to City election cycles and alternatives, school and college district impacts, candidate residency requirement and write-in candidates.
    Agenda Item
  12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (4:29 PM)
  13. ADJOURNMENT (4:39 PM)
  14. Page Break
  15. I, Gloria Harper, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting _____________________________ Date: ________________
  16. NOTE: An agenda may be obtained from the City Clerk Department prior to the meeting or can be mailed if the City Clerk is provided self-addressed, stamped envelopes mailed to: City Clerk Dept., City Hall Plaza Level, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach CA 90802. You may view the agenda on the Internet at www.longbeach.gov. E-Mail correspondence can be directed to cityclerk@longbeach.gov. Agenda items may be reviewed in the City Clerk Department or the Plaza Level Information Desk at the Main Library. Communicate through the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (562) 570-6626. If a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or if you need the agenda provided in an alternate format, please phone the City Clerk Department at (562) 570-6101 by 12 noon Monday, the day prior to the meeting. Inquire at the City Council Chamber Audio-Visual Room for an assistive listening device.