Title
Appointment of Up to Two City Councilmembers and at Least Three Community Members to the Elections System Review Committee
Summary
The recent California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) Settlement Agreement with the Coast Committee for Responsive Representation (Committee) and the Committee’s attorney, Jacob Patterson, calls for the formation of a separate committee to research and evaluate electoral systems and make a recommendation to the City Council on a preferred electoral system. Two members of City Council will be appointed to the new committee and, at a minimum, three members of the community will also be appointed. As part of the electoral system review, the new committee will also consider the benefits and limitations of a charter city and, if recommended, suggest a draft ordinance to be placed on the ballot in November 2020.