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City of West Covina City Manager Rules, Measure C (November 2015)
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A measure concerning city manager rules was on the ballot for West Covina voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 3, 2015. It was approved.
Measure C changed city code with regard to the selection, hiring and firing of the city manager. It eliminated certain illegal qualification requirements, mandated professional recruiting of manager applicants, made the hiring and retention of the city manager based on skills and experience, and made several other changes.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,692 | 73.26% | ||
| No | 1,713 | 26.74% | ||
- Election results from Office of the Los Angeles County Clerk
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall Ordinance No. 2279 be approved to amend the city’s municipal code to eliminate illegal qualification requirements, require professional recruitment for the city manager, require that hiring and retention of the city manager be based on skills and experience, eliminate requirement that interim city manager be selected only from department heads, eliminate most restrictions on removal of the city manager, and provide that any appointment which violates state or local law is null and void?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
Measure C was put on the ballot by a vote of the West Covina City Council.
Recent news
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See also
- City governance on the ballot
- Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
- November 3, 2015 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Elections Office, “Measures appearing on the ballot on November 3, 2015,” accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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