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<br />8 <br /> <br />significantly increased by having to bear a greater proportion of election costs. Even <br />year statewide elections result in lower costs to the City because other agencies share <br />the cost of conducting the election, and this is particularly true for November statewide <br />elections as fewer agencies participate in June statewide elections. This change would <br />necessitate extending each member’s term by twelve months. Such an extension is <br />allowed under the City Charter. <br /> <br />Option A: Hold Election 2018 and 2020 <br /> (Increase current elected officials’ terms by 12 months) <br /> <br />Option B: Hold Elections in 2017 and 2019 for Five Year City Council Terms <br /> <br />At the October 17, 2016 Council meeting, the Council was presented with a number of <br />alternatives. Based on Council discussion and feedback, some Council members <br />showed interest in a single competing alternative: holding elections in 2017 and 2019, <br />and extend the terms of Council members elected in those elections by an additional 12 <br />months, with terms expiring in five years (years 2022 and 2024). <br /> <br />Option B: Elections 2017 and 2019 for 5 Year Terms <br /> (Current elected official terms remain unchanged; next elections are for 5 year terms) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2018 Election <br />(instead of 2017) <br />4 year term <br /> <br />Next Election <br /> <br />2022 <br /> <br />Next Election <br /> <br />2026 <br />2020 Election <br />(instead of 2019) <br />4 year term <br /> <br /> <br />2024 <br /> <br /> <br />2028 <br /> <br />2017 Election <br /> <br />5 year term <br /> <br />Next Election <br /> <br />2022 <br /> <br />Next Election <br /> <br />2026 <br />2019 Election <br /> <br />5 year term <br /> <br /> <br />2024 <br /> <br /> <br />2028 <br />4 yr <br />4 yr <br />4 yr <br />8.B. - Page 8