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Tampa, Florida, Amendment 3, City Council Additional Staff (March 2019)
| Amendment 3: Tampa City Council Additional Staff |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot March 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida Hillsborough County, Florida ballot measures |
| See also |
| Tampa, Florida |
A charter amendment regarding the city council's ability to hire additional staff was on the ballot for Tampa voters in Hillsborough County, Florida, on March 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to allow city council members each to employ a full-time legislative aid and to hire additional staff with the approval of five members. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to allow city council members each to employ a full-time legislative aid and to hire additional staff with the approval of five members. |
Election results
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Tampa Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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26,368 | 58.55% | ||
| No | 18,668 | 41.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the amendment to the Revised Charter of the City of Tampa, Florida 1975, as amended, provide for amending Article II, Section 2.04, to allow each city council member to employ one full-time equivalent legislative aid, to employ additional staff if approved by at least five members of the city council, if the funds are in the city council budget to employ such employ(s), and the additional cost is approved by the mayor?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of this charter amendment is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Tampa, Florida.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteHillsbourough.org, "Sample Ballot," accessed February 5, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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