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AGENDA REPORT CITY OF COLTON For City Council Meeting of September 17, 1996 September 10, 1996 TO: MAYOR FULP, CITY COUNCIL AND ITY MANAGER I FROM: Julie Hayward Biggs, City Att ey SUBJECT: Term Limits Ordinance/Resolution As you requested, I have prepared the attached draft 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). That statutory provision only relates to the Mayor and other members of the City Council and has no bearing on other elected officers within the City. 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 r*N 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 re ular 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. eo"" As written, the ordinance would limit the Mayor and City Councilmembers to eight consecutive years in office. After serving for eight consecutive years in office, a hiatus of at least four years is required before an individual is again eligible to run for the same position previously held. Councilmembers who have served eight years in office may, however, run for the office of Mayor, and would be eligible to serve an additional eight consecutive years in that office. Similarly, a Mayor having served eight consecutive years in office is eligible to serve an additional eight consecutive years as a district Councilmember. Because this matter was not on the previous agenda for discussion, the limitations that appear in this draft ordinance are somewhat arbitrary. I would recommend that the Council consider the draft ordinance and after public discussion direct this office to make any appropriate changes before submitting the matter to the electorate. Concurrence: Malik Dantala Freeman, City Manager ITEM NO_ 37