From Council President Sherri Lightner’s The SpotLight e-newsletter:
On June 7, City of San Diego residents will decide on a number of items that affect the City’s transparency, representation, economy, and standard of living.
Imagine finding a straightforward and concise description of the City’s budgeting process in the City Charter. This may be possible if voters approve proposed language at the June election.
Four ballot measures will clean up the Charter, addressing the City’s budgeting process, taxation, issuance of bonds, and financial operations.
Voters will also decide on measures addressing the City’s redistricting process, which takes place every ten years after the U.S. census. Under the new measure, Redistricting Commission membership will increase from seven to nine members and will include one member from each of the nine Council districts.
The measure will also clarify that the new district boundaries take effect following the next election instead of mid-term, preventing a situation where one district might have two councilmembers representing it while another has none.
Additional ballot measures will clarify sections about the Council’s power to set salaries, the publication of notices in a City Bulletin instead of a local newspaper, and close-out audits of City officers.
San Diego voters will also decide on raising the minimum wage for employees within city limits to $10.50 an hour, and raising it again to $11.50 in 2017. If approved, employees would also be able to accumulate 40 hours of paid sick leave if they don’t currently do so.
- Additional highlights of the current e-newsletter include:
- Lightner, Emerald and Cole Travel to Sacramento
- Charter Review Committee Updates and Upcoming Agendas
- Festival of Science & Engineering Kicks Off Saturday, March 5
- La Jolla Historical Society Celebrates La Jolla Landmarks Week
- Sherri Around Town
- Local Business Spotlight
- Working Hard for You and Your District One Neighbors
To view Councilmember Lightner’s The SpotLight e-newsletter, visit http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd1/newsevents/enewsletter/
