City Council

36. 24-54313 Recommendation to adopt resolution requesting the Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk to call, provide, and give notice of a General Municipal Election to be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held in the City of Long Beach (City) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and include the proposed Charter amendment to a vote of the qualified electors of the City to amend and restate Article V (Officers and Employees) to modify the length of terms for Harbor and Public Utilities Commissioners to three (3) terms of four (4) years; and Article XII (Harbor Department) to transfer authority over Harbor Department employment, excepting a Board-appointed Chief Operating Officer, Executive Officer to the Board, and Board staff, from the Harbor Commission to the Chief Executive Officer (who the Board will continue to employ and appoint); and formally align the Harbor Department’s annual budget timeline to the City’s fiscal year of October 1 to September 30; directing City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the Charter amendment; and providing for the filing of primary and rebuttal arguments and setting rules for the filing of written arguments regarding a proposed Charter amendment to be submitted at said election. Office or Department: Harbor Department; Utilities Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.