City Council

12B. PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE/ORDINANCE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2024\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ESTABLISHING A TWO-TERM LIFETIME LIMIT\nON MAYORAL SERVICE, CONSOLIDATION OF THIS ELECTION WITH THE\nSTATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, AND\nSETTING OF RULES FOR DIRECT ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS CONCERNING\nTHE PROPOSED ORDINANCE/MEASURE\nThe City Council previously directed staff to proceed with a ballot measure that, if\napproved, would amend Section 2.04.070 of the Stanton Municipal Code to establish a\ntwo-term lifetime limit on Mayoral service. Following deliberations at its September 26,\n2023, meeting, the City Council tasked the City Attorney’s Office with preparing the\nnecessary documents to present this measure to voters at the upcoming General\nMunicipal Election on November 5, 2024. Accordingly, this agenda item proposes the\nplacement of an ordinance/measure on the ballot, as described in the attached Resolution\nand Exhibit “A” of said Resolution, establishing a two-term limit on Mayoral service,\nconsolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election\nscheduled for November 5, 2024, and establishment of rules for submitting direct\narguments and rebuttals concerning the proposed ordinance/measure.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-06, entitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 FOR THE\nSUBMISSION OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE/MEASURE\nESTABLISHING A TWO-TERM LIFETIME LIMIT ON MAYORAL\nSERVICE, REQUESTING THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF\nMay 28, 2024\nSUPERVISORS CONSOLIDATE THIS ELECTION WITH THE\nSTATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5,\n2024, AND SETTING RULES FOR DIRECT ARGUMENTS AND\nREBUTTALS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED\nORDINANCE/MEASURE”; and\n2. Find that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment), and 15060(c)(3)\n(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,\nCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for\nresulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.