City of Bell Administrative Charter Amendments, Measure C (March 2015)

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An administrative charter amendments question was on the ballot for Bell city voters in Los Angeles County, California, on March 3, 2015. It was approved.

Measure C amended the city charter to make several administrative changes summarized below in the ballot question.

Election results

City of Bell, Measure C
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		1,390	80.53%
No		336	19.47%

Election results from Los Angeles County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot:

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Shall the City Charter be amended to: revise Councilmember candidate residency requirements to 30 days, limit Councilmember compensation for sitting on multiple City bodies, require written expense reimbursement policies, limit indemnification of elected officials, establish a citizen planning commission, changing recall procedures, eliminate the assistant chief administrative officer position, prohibiting conflicts of interest or financial interests in City contracts, and prohibit franchises of indefinite duration, all consistent with state law.

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Mixed opinion

Writing for LA Weekly, Jill Stewart, Gene Maddaus, Hillel Aron and Dennis Romero included the following concerning Measure C in their review of the Los Angeles area's March 3 election:

“	Measure C Charter Amendment, City of Bell Here's a mix of solid reforms padded around a potentially trouble-inviting change to Bell's city constitution. Bell's Charter Amendment C would allow people to move there, then run for office just 30 days later. Currently you must live in Bell for 60 days. Are city leaders hoping to import reformers to Bell? Are outsiders chomping to run this still-vulnerable town that was scandal-ridden in 2010? The motivations behind the 30-day rule are many, and not all of them appear to be good. However, the rest Bell's Charter C reforms are typical good-government practices worked out in the aftermath of the scandal: limit council member compensation for sitting on multiple city bodies, require written expense reimbursement policies, limit indemnification of elected officials, establish a citizen planning commission, change recall procedures, eliminate the assistant chief administrative officer position, prohibit conflicts of interest or financial interests in city contracts, and prohibit franchises of indefinite duration, all consistent with state law.	”
—Jill Stewart, Gene Maddaus, Hillel Aron and Dennis Romero in an article featured by LA Weekly

See also

• Local charter amendments on the ballot
• City governance on the ballot
• Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
• March 3, 2015 ballot measures in California

External links

Suggest a link

• Los Angeles County Elections Office website