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PUBLIC HEARING - DISTRICT BASED CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS (CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT) - FIRST OF FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS
BACKGROUND: On August 29, 2017, the City Council adopted a resolution declaring its intent to initiate proceedings to transition the City from at-large to district-based Council member elections pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010 and Government Code Section 34886 (RES-2017-13).
The Council’s resolution set forth a schedule of public hearings in connection with the drawing of the electoral districts. The first of those public hearings took place on October 3, 2017. The remaining public hearings were postponed due to the impacts of the wildfires that swept into the City beginning on October 8, 2017.
The City is now ready to resume proceedings to transition the City to district-based Council member elections. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, the City Council is required to hold at least five public hearings in connection with ...
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