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Hermosa Beach, California, Measure CC, Appointed City Clerk (November 2019)
| Measure CC: Hermosa Beach Appointed City Clerk |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local elections and campaigns |
| Related articles |
| Local elections and campaigns on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Hermosa Beach, California |
A measure to make the city clerk an appointed position was on the ballot for Hermosa Beach voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of making the city clerk an appointed position (to be appointed by the city council) rather than an elected position. |
| A no vote was a vote against making the city clerk an appointed position, thereby continuing to elect city clerks. |
Election results
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Hermosa Beach Measure CC |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,463 | 66.60% | ||
| No | 1,235 | 33.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[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 Hermosa Beach City Attorney:
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Measure CC was placed on the ballot by the City Council in order to ask the voters to make the city clerk an appointive position. State law requires general law cities like Hermosa Beach to have a city clerk, either elective or appointive. Hermosa Beach has historically had an elected city clerk who serves a four year term. The current term ends in November 2019. Under State law an elected city clerk must be (1) a resident of the City, (2) registered to vote in the City, and (3) at least 18 years old. State law does not require, or allow the City to require, any minimum educational requirements, professional qualifications or minimum city clerk experience. The city clerk manages the City’s official records, prepares City Council agendas, prepares meeting minutes, publishes and posts official notices, accepts service of claims, lawsuits and official documents on behalf of the City, processes initiatives and referenda, manages compliance with the State conflict of interest filings and manages City elections. If this measure is approved, the City Council may appoint a city clerk or may by ordinance delegate that function to the City Manager. The City Council may establish minimum educational requirements and professional qualifications for the city clerk. An appointed city clerk need not be a City resident. If Measure CC is approved, the position of city clerk will become appointive effective immediately. Candidates running for city clerk in the November 2019 election will not take office. If Measure CC is not approved, the city clerk will continue to be an elective position and the candidate receiving a majority of votes in the November 2019 election will be elected to a five year term. A YES vote on Measure CC is to make the city clerk an appointive office. A NO vote is to retain an elected city clerk. A majority vote is required for the Measure to pass.[2] |
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| —Hermosa Beach City Attorney[3] | ||
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 Hermosa Beach City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and municipal elections: November 5, 2019," accessed September 27, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Los Angeles County November 5, 2019 local elections," accessed September 27, 2019
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