Oakdale, California, Measure I, City Clerk Appointment Measure (November 2019)
| Measure I: Oakdale City Clerk Appointment Measure |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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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 Stanislaus County, California ballot measures Local civil service on the ballot |
| See also |
| Oakdale, California |
A measure proposing to appoint the city clerk was on the ballot for Oakdale voters in Stanislaus County, California, on November 5, 2019. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of appointing the city clerk. |
| A no vote was a vote against appointing the city clerk, thereby maintaining it as an elected position. |
Election results
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Oakdale Measure I |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,143 | 42.38% | ||
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1,554 | 57.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the office of the City Clerk be an appointed position?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Oakdale City Attorney:
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State law requires each California city to have a City Clerk. City Clerks may be either elected or appointed. This measure places before the voters the question whether the City Clerk should be an appointed rather than an elected position. In the City of Oakdale, the City Clerk is currently an elected position and serves a four-year term. State law establishes the qualifications that the person elected to this position must be a registered voter and resident of the City. There are no requirements that candidates for City Clerk have any specific education, certification, or experience. City Clerks perform limited duties as specified by state law, but are often called on to perform numerous related administrative duties. Some, but not all, of the City Clerk’s duties include preparing, indexing, and maintaining accurate minutes of City Council meetings and all City documents and records; printing, assembling, and distributing Council agenda materials; administering municipal elections; receiving and maintaining candidate campaign forms and City officials’ statements of economic interest; revising the City’s conflict of interest code; preparing, mailing, and publishing all official City notices in a timely manner; and maintaining the Municipal Code. State law authorizes the City Council to place on the ballot the question whether the position of City Clerk should be made appointive. If a majority of the voters approve making the position of City Clerk appointed, the City Council will have the authority to appoint a person to be City Clerk upon the expiration of the current term of office, or earlier if there is a vacancy. The City Council could establish qualifications such as education, certification and experience, and could appoint the person determined to be best qualified, regardless of that person’s place of voter registration or residence. This measure would not change the duties of the City Clerk as established pursuant to state law. A simple majority of YES votes would approve the measure, making the City Clerk an appointed office. A majority of NO votes would reject the measure, in which case the City Clerk will continue to be an elected office. [2] |
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| —Oakdale 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 Oakdale City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Oakdale, "2019 Election Information," accessed September 24, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Oakdale, "Measure I: Impartial Analysis," accessed September 24, 2019
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