CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE TO AMEND CITY CHARTER SECTIONS 300 AND 303 TO ELIMINATE THE CURRENT MANDATORY RUN-OFF REQUIREMENT AND EXPAND CITY COUNCIL AUTHORITY TO FILL VACANCIES BY APPOINTMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-158 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA (1) WAIVING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 103-02; (2) AMENDING RESOLUTION 2014-120 CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014 TO ORDER SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY A MEASURE TO AMEND CHULA VISTA CITY CHARTER SECTIONS 300 AND 303 TO: (A) ELIMINATE THE MANDATORY RUN-OFF REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, AND FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL A VACANCY, IN WHICH ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVES MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE VOTE; AND (B) ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO FILL A CITY COUNCIL VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT, OR BY CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION, IF THE REMAINING TERM IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR BUT LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE MONTHS; AND (3) APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Committee

City Council

Requested by

City Attorney

Introduced

July 24, 2014

On agenda

August 5, 2014

Passed

August 5, 2014

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