City of Ojai Mayoral Term Length - Four Years, Measure C (November 2014)

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A City of Ojai Mayoral Term Length - Four Years, Measure C ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Ojai in Ventura County, California. It was defeated.

Had it been approved, Measure C would have given the proposed position of voter-elected mayor a four-year term of office. The measure only would have taken effect if Measure A, which sought to establish the position of mayor in the city, was also approved. Measure A was approved by voters, but, since Measure C was defeated, it did not take effect.

Another measure seeking a two-year term for the proposed position of mayor was also on the ballot under the name Measure B. Measure B was approved by voters and designated a two-year term length for a voter-elected mayor.

Election results

Measure C
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		1,697	73.75%
Yes		604	26.25%

Election results from Ventura County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot:

“

Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

”

Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure C:

“	Ballot Measures A, B and C ask the voters whether they want to establish an elected Mayor of the City of Ojai rather than following current City Council policy of the City Council annually selecting one of its member to serve as Mayor for the next year. Measures B and C State law requires that the question of the elected Mayor’s term be separately posed to the voters. Those questions are as follows: Measure B -- “Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?” Measure C -- “Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?” Measure B would create a two year term for the elected Mayor beginning after the November 2016 general municipal election. Measure C would create a four year term. Whichever Measure gets more “yes” votes will prevail. Effect of Creating the Elected Mayor on City Council Terms If the voters approve Measure A for an elected Mayor, the City Council will be required to select which one of the two City Council seats that are up for election in 2016 as the Mayor’s seat. Candidates will then have the choice of running for Mayor or the one other remaining City Council seat. If the elected Mayor position is approved by the voters, the four remaining City Council terms will become unbalanced, with one seat up for election in 2016 and three seats up for election in 2018. This will be the pattern every four years after that. State law gives the City Council the option of rebalancing the City Council terms, on a one-time basis in 2018, by designating one City Council term as a two-year term rather than a four-year term. As a result, two City Council seats would be on the ballot at each general municipal election beginning in 2020. This measure was placed on the ballot by a vote of the City Council.	”
—Ojai City Attorney

Related measures

• City of Ojai Mayor and Four City Council Members, Measure A (November 2014) a
• City of Ojai Mayoral Term Length - Two Years, Measure B (November 2014) a

See also

• Local election and voting laws on the ballot
• City governance on the ballot
• Ventura County, California ballot measures
• November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California

External links

Suggest a link

• Ventura County Elections Office website