DATE: July 14, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
SUBJECT
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Hayward City Charter: Adopt Resolutions Establishing November 3, 2020 as the Date for One Proposed Ballot Measure Asking Hayward Voters to Approve Amendments to the Hayward City Charter
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council takes the following actions to place a City Charter amendment before the voters of Hayward at the November 3, 2020 election: 1) Adopts a resolution (Attachment II) approving the ballot question as it will appear on the ballot, and requests that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors authorize the City Clerk and Registrar of Voters to provide election services and canvass the returns; and directs the City Attorney to develop an impartial analysis of the proposed ballot measure and 2) Adopts a resolution (Attachment III) establishing the schedule and policy for the filing of ballot arguments for the Charter amendment.
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SUMMARY
The purpose of the report is for the Council to take the necessary steps to place a City Charter amendment on the November 3, 2020 ballot to allow residents who are not qualified electors to serve on advisory commissions, and to eliminate gender-based titles and designations and replace them with neutral, gender-free titles and designations.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution for Charter Amendment
Attachment III Resolution for Ballot Arguments