City of Porterville City Council Minimum Wage Amendment, Measure W (June 2014)
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A City of Porterville City Council Minimum Wage Amendment, Measure W ballot question was on the June 3, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Porterville in Tulare County, California, where it was defeated.[1]
Measure W would have established that city council members be paid at least as much as the state minimum wage for all meetings attended, if it had been approved.[2]
Election results
| Measure W | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 2,413 | 60.48% | ||
| Yes | 1,577 | 39.52% | ||
- Election results from Tulare County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[2]
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Should the Charter be amended to provide that council members shall receive compensation equivalent to the hourly California State Minimum Wage, as from time-to-time may be adjusted by State law and then by ordinance, for all meetings attended by the members as approved by the City Council, with compensation only becoming effective upon commencement of each council-member's new term and subject to any other applicable statutory or constitutional restrictions?[3] |
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Path to the ballot
Measure W was put on the ballot as part of comprehensive charter reform recommended by the city's charter review committee.[4]
Charter review committee
The members of the charter review committee were:[4]
- Allan Bailey (Chair)
- Amber Bush
- Stephanie Cortez
- Gary Giraudi (Vice Chair)
- Matthew Green
- John Hardin
- Teri Irish
- Jenna Salazar
- Milt Stowe
Other amendments
All together, fourteen measures recommended by the Porterville Charter Review Committee were put on the ballot by the city council:[2]
Measure L: City of Porterville Non-Substantive Revisions Amendment
Measure M: City of Porterville Council Election Date Amendment
Measure N: City of Porterville City Council Meetings Location Amendment
Measure O: City of Porterville City Council Automatic Vacancy Amendment
Measure P: City of Porterville City Manager Severance Pay Limitation Amendment
Measure Q: City of Porterville City Expenditure Approval Requirements Amendment
Measure R: City of Porterville Public Projects Approval Amendment
Measure S: City of Porterville Public Projects Bid Limit Amendment
Measure T: City of Porterville Interference with Duties of City Manager Amendment
Measure U: City of Porterville City Property Lease Termination Amendment
Measure V: City of Porterville Violations of Charter Amendment
Measure W: City of Porterville City Council Minimum Wage Amendment
Measure X: City of Porterville Ordinance Publication Requirements Amendment
Measure Y: City of Porterville Authority over City Employee Benefits Amendment
See also
- City governance on the ballot
- Tulare County, California ballot measures
- June 3, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
- Tulare County Elections Department website
- Porterville Government website, "Porterville City Charter," accessed May 21, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Tulare County Registrar of Voters, "E-NIGHT FINAL SUMMARY REPORT," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tulare County Elections Office website, "June 3, 2014 election sample ballot," archived May 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Porterville City Government website, "Charter Review Committee informaiton," accessed May 21, 2014
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