Galt, California, Measure G, City Clerk Appointive Question (November 2018)
| Measure G: Galt City Clerk Appointive Question |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Sacramento County, California ballot measures Local elections and campaigns on the ballot |
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| Galt, California |
A proposition to change the office of the city clerk to an appointed office was on the ballot for Galt voters in Sacramento County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of changing the office of the Galt city clerk to an appointed position. |
| A no vote was a vote against changing the office of the Galt city clerk to an appointed position. |
Election results
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Galt, California, Measure G, City Clerk Appointive Question (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,435 | 49.36% | ||
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3,524 | 50.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the office of the city clerk for the City of Galt be appointive?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Galt City Attorney:[3]
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This measure places before the voters, at the direction of the City Council, the question of whether the city clerk should be an appointed rather than an elected position. State law requires a general law city, like Galt, to have a city clerk. The position may be elected or appointed. Currently, the city clerk is elected every four years as provided by state law. The current term of the city clerk expires in 2020. If a majority of voters approve this question, the City Council may appoint a person to the office at the expiration of the current city clerk’s term, or upon a vacancy in the office. The only qualifications in state law for an elected city clerk are being over 18 years old; a Galt resident; a registered voter in Galt; and not convicted of certain disqualifying crimes (e.g. embezzlement of public money, bribery, etc.). If voters approve making the city clerk an appointed position, the City Council would have the authority to establish qualifications for the city clerk, such as educational and experience requirements, and to appoint the person they found best qualified, regardless of that person’s place of residence. An appointed city clerk would hold the position at the pleasure of the City Council. A majority of California’s cities have an appointed city clerk (approximately 75% are appointed). Many of the duties of the city clerk are also established by state law and would remain unchanged. The city clerk records the minutes of City Council meetings and is the custodian of many of the city’s records. The clerk serves as the local elections official and is responsible for preparing and publishing required legal documents for calling and holding municipal elections. The clerk is also responsible for performing certain duties relating to compliance with state and local conflict of interest laws. The clerk serves as the filing officer for statements of economic interests that are required of city officials and designated employees, and for campaign contribution and expenditure statements that are required of candidates for city elected offices and from groups supporting and opposing city ballot measures. If this measure is successful, the duties of the clerk administrator, which is a separate full-time paid position, would be assumed by the appointed city clerk. As no further salary and benefits would be required to be paid for an elected city clerk position, the passage of this measure would result in an annual cost savings of approximately $24,000 in salary and benefits, as estimated by the City finance department. Additionally, the City would save approximately $800 every four years in election costs for this position.[2] |
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| —Galt City Attorney | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a 4-0 vote of the Galt City Council.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sacramento County Elections, "Measure Log and Due Dates November 6, 2018 General Election," accessed August 7, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Galt, "General Election – November 6, 2018," accessed August 20, 2018
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