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Auburn, California, Appointed City Clerk, Measure K (November 2016)
| Measure K: Auburn 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 Placer County, California ballot measures City governance on the ballot |
| See also |
| Auburn, California |
A measure making the city clerk an appointed position was on the ballot for Auburn voters in Placer County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of making the office of city clerk an appointed office, rather than an elected one. |
| A no vote was a vote against this proposal to make the office of city clerk an appointed office, thereby leaving the office an elected position. |
Election results
| Measure K | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,502 | 54.09% | ||
| No | 2,972 | 45.91% | ||
- Election results from Placer County Elections Division
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 Auburn City Attorney:
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BACKGROUND. State law requires general law cities like Auburn to have city clerks. The position may be elected or appointed. Most California cities have appointed city clerks. Currently, Auburn's City Clerk is a part-time employee elected to a four-year term, with the current term expiring just after this election. Currently, the duties of the Auburn City Clerk are performed by an elected, part-time City Clerk and an appointed, full-time Assistant City Clerk who has been certified by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks as a Certified Municipal Clerk. The City Clerk publishes notices, takes oaths and maintains City Council minutes and other records of the City, but the City contracts with Placer County to conduct elections, leaving only a few, ministerial election duties for the City Clerk. MEASURE K. The Auburn City Council placed Measure K on the ballot to allow voters to decide whether to make the City Clerk an appointed position. If a majority of voters approve Measure K, the City Council will appoint future City Clerks. It is likely that all City Clerk duties will be performed by a single appointed City Clerk and that two positions will no longer be required. A "yes" vote allows the Auburn City Council to appoint the City Clerk. A "no" vote maintains the City Clerk as an elected position.[2] |
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| —Auburn City Attorney[3] | ||
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 Auburn, California.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Placer County Elections, "Measures for the November 8th 2016 Presidential General Election for Placer County," accessed October 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Placer County Elections, "Measure K," accessed October 22, 2016
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