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Atascadero, California, Appointed City Clerk, Measure F (November 2016)
| Measure F: Atascadero Appointed City Clerk |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local election and voting laws |
| Related articles |
| Local election and voting laws on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California San Luis Obispo County, California ballot measures City governance on the ballot |
| See also |
| Atascadero, California |
A measure to make the city's clerk appointed rather than elected was on the ballot for Atascadero voters in San Luis Obispo County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of making the city clerk an appointed position rather than an elected one. |
| A no vote was a vote against making the city clerk an appointed position rather than an elected one. |
Atascadero voters narrowly defeated a similar measure, Measure G, designed to make the city treasurer an appointed position.
Election results
| Measure F | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,597 | 50.43% | ||
| No | 6,484 | 49.57% | ||
- Election results from San Luis Obispo County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Atascadero City Attorney:
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State law requires each California city to have a City Clerk. City Clerks may be either elected or appointed. This measure places before the voters the question whether the City Clerk should be an appointed rather than an elected position. In Atascadero, the City Clerk is currently elected and serves a four-year term. State law also establishes the qualifications for a City Clerk, requiring that the person elected to this position must be a registered voter and resident of the City. There are no requirements that candidates for City Clerk have any specific education, certification, or experience. City Clerks perform limited duties as specified by state law, but are often called on to perform numerous related administrative duties. Some, but not all, of the City Clerk's duties include preparing, indexing, and maintaining accurate minutes of City Council meetings and all City documents and records; printing, assembling, and distributing Council agenda materials; administering municipal elections; receiving and maintaining candidate campaign forms and City officials' statements of economic interest; revising the City's conflict of interest code; preparing, mailing, and publishing all official City notices in a timely manner; and maintaining the Municipal Code. State law authorizes the City Council to place on the ballot the question whether the City Clerk should be made appointive. If a majority of the voters approve making the position of City Clerk appointive, the City Council will have the authority to appoint a person to be City Clerk upon the expiration of the current term of office, or earlier if there is a vacancy. The City Council could establish qualifications such as education, certification and experience, and could appoint the person determined to be best qualified, regardless of that person's place of voter registration or residence. This measure would not change the duties of the City Clerk as established pursuant to state law. A simple majority of YES votes would approve the measure, making the City Clerk an appointive office. A majority of NO votes would reject the measure, in which case the City Clerk will continue to be an elective office.[2] |
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| —Atascadero City Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Atascadero, California.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Voter's Edge, "Ballot and voting information for San Luis Obispo County," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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