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City of Point Arena Appointed Treasurer, Measure R (November 2014)
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A City of Point Arena Appointed Treasurer, Measure R ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Point Arena in Mendocino County, California. It was approved.
Upon approval, Measure R changed the office of city treasurer from an elected position to an appointed one.[1]
Election results
| Mendocino County Measure R | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 63 | 61.76% | ||
| No | 39 | 38.24% | ||
Election results via: Mendocino County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[2]
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Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure R:[1]
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The City Council has placed Measure R on the ballot to ask if the voters of Pt. Arena if the position of Pt. Arena City Treasurer should be made an appointed rather than elected office. Currently, the City Treasurer is elected for a four year term. Under state law the Treasurer can become an appointed position, if approved by a majority vote in municipal elections. Unless otherwise provided in the City Code, a city treasurer’s duties include the receipt and safe keeping of all money coming into the City to the Treasurer; paying out money based on warrants signed by legally designated person; submitting written reports and accounting for all receipts, disbursements, and fund balances to the City Clerk; collecting city taxes and license fees as prescribed by ordinance; and investing surplus city funds. To be eligible to run for and serve as an elected City Treasurer, a candidate must be an elector of the City and a registered voter, when he or she files nomination papers. There are no other qualifications required. An appointed City Treasurer need not be a resident of the City nor a registered voter. In addition, an appointed City Treasurer does not have a term of office. Additionally, the City council can adopt qualifications for an appointed City Treasurer. If the measure is approved by the voters in the November 2014 election, the position would become an appointed office at the end of the current City Treasurer’s term of office. The City Council would appoint the City Treasurer in the same manner as the Council now appointed the City Manager and the City Attorney. The City Code could be amended to delegate authority to appoint the City Treasurer to the City Manager, or to delegate the City Treasurer duties to another city staff member as appropriate. A YES vote approves Measure R and the City Treasurer position becomes an appointed office. A NO vote rejects Measure R and the City Treasurer position remains an elected office.[3] |
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| —Terry N. Gross, Esq., Point Arena City Attorney[1] | ||
See also
- City governance on the ballot
- Mendocino County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mendocino County Elections Office website, "Ballot information for Measure R," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ Mendocino County Elections Office website, "List of Candidates and measures," archived October 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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