City Council

10B. CONSIDERATION OF PLACING A MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 BALLOT TO ESTABLISH TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND RELATED ACTIONS Recommended Action Determine whether to add a measure to the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2026 for the voters to decide whether the Mayor should have a life-time term limit of three (3) full two-year terms. If the City Council chooses to add the Ordinance on Mayor term limits to the ballot, it is recommended that the City Council take action as follows: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-62 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE A BALLOT MEASURE RELATING TO MAYOR TERM LIMITS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED AND HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026. Exhibit A - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, SETTING MAYORAL TERM LIMITS. 2. Determine whether the City Council wants to authorize any Council member(s) to submit argument(s) on the measure. A. If the City Council wants to authorize any Council member(s) to submit arguments on the measure, staff recommends that the City Council fill in the blanks as desired and adopt Resolution No. 26-63 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS, INCLUDING FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, REGARDING A CITY MEASURE CONCERNING WHETHER THE OFFICE OF MAYOR SHALL HAVE TERM LIMITS TO BE SUBMITTED TO CITY VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS. OR B. If the City Council does not want to authorize any Council member(s) to submit arguments on the measure and wants a community submittal process, staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26- 64 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE CONCERNING WHETHER THE OFFICE OF MAYOR SHALL HAVE TERM LIMITS TO BE SUBMITTED TO CITY VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS.