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<br />7 <br /> <br />Charter amendment will be in the November 2018 election. Depending on how the City <br />chooses to comply with SB 415, there may be a period of five years where Council <br />members and Charter amendments would not be held during the same election cycles, <br />which would result either in increased costs (because elections would have to be held <br />several years in a row instead of every other year) or in delays in considering Charter <br />amendments. <br />Revenue measures, as well, are also considered periodically by the City Council, and <br />may be particularly appropriate to consider in the context of funding needs for major <br />capital projects, such as the Highway 101/84 interchange. A general tax measure can <br />be used to fund any scope of projects and services that are part of a City’s general fund <br />expenditures. It needs a simple majority of voter approval for passage (50% +1 to pass). <br />A general tax measure can only be placed on the ballot during a regularly scheduled <br />City election (when Council members are elected), except in cases of emergency <br />declared by a unanimous vote of the Council. If the general election is moved from 2017 <br />to 2018, a general tax measure cannot be placed on a 2017 special election ballot <br />absent a unanimous declaration of emergency. <br />Option A: Extend Terms of All Current Council members, Moving 2017 Election to 2018 <br />and 2019 Election to 2020 <br /> <br />Currently, there are three Council members with terms that expire in November 2017 <br />(Gee, Howard, Seybert), and four Council members with terms that expire in November <br />2019 (Aguirre, Bain, Borgens, Masur). <br /> <br />Prior to the October 17, 2016 City Council meeting, the Committee reviewed and <br />discussed multiple options on how to comply with SB 415. The factors considered by <br />the Committee during their deliberations and making their recommendation were: <br /> <br />· When to implement and change election cycles <br />· Whether to hold an election in June or November of even years <br />· Council members’ lengths of service: whether to increase or decrease by twelve <br />months <br />· City election costs associated with the year in which the City switches to <br />statewide elections <br />· Charter restrictions, including Mayor and Vice Mayor terms in light of changing <br />election cycles <br />· How other jurisdictions in San Mateo County that currently hold their elections on <br />non-statewide election dates plan to modify their election cycle <br /> <br />After considering these factors, the Committee recommended changing election cycles <br />starting in November 2018. This would ensure the City’s election costs are not <br />8.B. - Page 7