Belmont, California, Measure CC, City Clerk Office Change (November 2018)
| Measure CC: Belmont City Clerk Office Change |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local governance |
| Related articles |
| Local governance on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California San Mateo County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Belmont, California |
A measure designed to change the office of the city clerk to appointive was on the ballot for Belmont voters in San Mateo County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of changing the office of the city clerk from elected to appointed. |
| A no vote was a vote against changing the office of the city clerk from elected to appointed. |
Election results
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Belmont, California, Measure CC, City Clerk Office Change (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,985 | 55.00% | ||
| No | 4,897 | 45.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[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 Belmont City Attorney:
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Measure CC asks Belmont voters the question whether the office of city clerk should be made appointive rather than elective. A "yes" vote would make the city clerk appointive. A "no" vote would keep the position of city clerk elective. The City Council placed the measure on the ballot by unanimously adopting Resolution 2017-090. If approved by a majority vote, this measure would make the office of clerk clerk appointive after the November 5, 2019, election, or upon a vacancy in the office occuring before the election. Office of City Clerk Under state law, the office of city clerk in a general law cities, like Belmont, may be elective or appointive. Just under 25% of California cities have an elected city clerk. Historically the office of city clerk was charged with accounting and tax administration responsibilities. With the transfer of acocunting duties to a city finance director and tax administration to the county, the general statutory duties of the city clerk include: keeping arecord of city council meetings and ordinances; attesting documents; being the custodian of the city seal; receiving financial disclosure forms; receiving process; and administering oaths of office. A city clerk may perform other statutory duties as assigned by the city council including acting as the city elections officer. An elected city clerk performs the duties of the office independent of oversight by the city manager. In Belmont, the city clerk is currently elected to a four-year term, is considered a full-time position, and has a slary of approximately $100,000 with benefits including health and pension comparable to non-elected city employees. The city clerk's regular duties include: the general statutory duties listed above (excluding accounting and tax administration); serving as secretary to the city council; drafting minutes of city council meetings; printing and distributing city council agenda packets; publishing and posting notices of city council meetings; receiving and opening contract bids; maintaining city contracts; keeping a roster of city commissions; responding to records requests; and maintaining the city code. Qualifications of the City Clerk California law has two eligibility requirements for an elected city clerk: (1) the individual must be at least eighteen years of age and (2) a registered city voter. If appointive, the city council can establish education and experience qualifications for an appointed city clerk whose duties may be performed by existing city staff. The city manager would be responsible to appoint and supervise staff to carry out office of city clerk duties. Financial Impact of Measure if Approved If the measure is approved, the city would save the cost of holding an election every four years for the position. The city may save additional costs if the duties of the office are consolidated with other administrative functions, however potential savings, if any, cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty.[2] |
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| —Belmont 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 Belmont, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Mateo County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder and Elections, "November 6, 2018 Election Information," accessed October 8, 2018
- ↑ 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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