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AGENDA REPORT CITY OF COLTON For City Council Meeting of October 1, 1996 September 14, 1996 TO: MAYOR FULP, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER FROM: Julie Hayward Biggs, City Atto riee% SUBJECT: Term Limits Ordinance/Resolution As requested, the attached Resolution and Ordinance establishing term limits for the members of the City Council and the Mayor as permitted under the provisions of California Government Code Section 36502(b) have been revised to limit members of the City Council to a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms of office with a two-year hiatus required before becoming eligible again to serve on the City Council in any capacity. Section 36502(b) allows the City Council to place this proposal on the ballot at the next regular election within the City. The County Registrar of Voters has confirmed that the date of the next regular election that is currently scheduled within the County and in which citizens of Colton will participate is the school board election which will be held on November 4, 1997. Section 36502(b) requires that this matter be placed on a regular election, so it is not possible for the City Council to call a special election for the purpose of voting on this proposed measure. Should another regular election be called County -wide in March, April or June of 1997, this matter could be placed on that ballot. Concurr Malik antala reeman, City Manager ITEM 28