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Chief Administrative Office and County Counsel recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the following Resolutions to place ballot measure language on the November 2018 election ballot for the proposed amendments to the following two sections of the County Charter:
1) Resolution 154-2018 Charter Article II, Board of Supervisors, Section 202, "Term of Offices"; and
2) Resolution 155-2018 Charter Article V, Personnel, Section 502.1, “Classified and Unclassified Employees.” (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office and County Counsel recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 154-2018 and Resolution 155-2018 to place ballot measure language on the November 2018 election ballot for the proposed amendments to the following two sections of the County Charter: Charter Article II, Board of Supervisors, Section 202, "Term of Offices" and Charter Article V, Personnel, Section 502.1, “Classified and Unclassified Employees.”
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The 2015-16 Grand Jury issued a final report titled “21st Century County Charter” in June of 2016, identifying several amendments to the County Charter and recommending that the Board of Supervisors place the identified amendments on the ballot for voters to consider/approve. In its response to the Grand Jury Report, in August of 2016, the Board refered the consideration of those recommendations to a Charter Review Committee.
The 2017-18 Charter Review Committee held 10 meetings between June 26, 2017, and January 8, 2018, and issued recommendations and responses on 15 subject areas of the Charter, including the nine Findings from the Grand Jury as well as six additional areas/items.
At the February 6, 2018, meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the Charter Review Committee presented their recommendations for Charter revisions, which would go to the voters for decision, for discussion with the Board (Legi...
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