Dunsmuir, California, City Clerk Appointment, Measure D (November 2016)
| Measure D: Dunsmuir City Clerk Appointment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local election and voting laws |
| Related articles |
| Local election and voting laws on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Siskiyou County, California ballot measures City governance on the ballot |
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| Dunsmuir, California |
A measure making the city clerk an appointed position was on the ballot for Dunsmuir voters in Siskiyou County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of changing the office of the city clerk from an elected position to a position appointed and controlled by the city council. |
| A no vote was a vote against changing the office of the city clerk to an appointed position, thereby leaving it as an elected office. |
Election results
| Measure D | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 434 | 64.11% | ||
| No | 243 | 35.89% | ||
- Election results from Siskiyou County Clerk's Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Dunsmuir City Attorney:
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If this Measure is adopted by a majority of the voters, the position of City Clerk would be appointive, not elective. Presently the position of City Clerk is an elected position. Government Code section 36508 permits the City Council to submit to the electors the question of whether the City Clerk should be appointed by the City Council. The City Council has placed this Measure on the ballot to provide an opportunity to the voters to decide whether the City Clerk of the City of Dunsmuir should be an appointed position. The majority of California cities have appointed city clerks. This Measure will have no impact on the incumbent City Clerk, as the position is presently vacant and the term of office expires in November. Presently, the City Council may appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The person appointed serves the remainder of the term of the City Clerk. An elected City Clerk must be a resident and voter of the City. An appointed City Clerk is not required to be an elector of the city. The appointed City Clerk serves at the pleasure of the City Council. If Measure D passes, the City Council would have the ability to assign the duties of City Clerk to a City employee who could perform the function as additional duties. [2] |
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| —Dunsmuir City Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Dunsmuir, California.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siskiyou County Elections, "Current Elections Information," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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