2020/02/26 Council Agenda Packet

Amount of Election Election Election Jurisdiction County Subject Ballot Measure Text Yes% No% Levy(Per Results Month Year $1000 A/V) Utility tax increase(2%increase)for street improvements,including pothole repairs,pedestrian safety,repaved Tacoma Pierce Transportation streets,and improved signal timing. Failed 42.6 57.4 November 2013 City charter amendment to bring elections-related provisions into Government conformance with state law and city Tacoma Pierce Organization practice. Passed 64.4 35.6 November 2014 City charter amendment to replace gender-specific language with gender- Government neutral language and remove or replace Tacoma Pierce Organization obsolete terms and provisions. Passed 59.0 41.0 November 2014 City charter amendment to update anti- discrimination provisions to include protected classes for color,ancestry, gender identity,sexual orientation, Government familial status,honorably discharged Tacoma Pierce Organization veterans,and military status. Passed 71.6 28.4 November 2014 City charter amendment allowing emergency ordinances to take effect Government immediately upon passage,instead of Tacoma Pierce Organization after publication. Passed 53.2 46.8 November 2014 City charter amendment requiring Government council confirmation for appointment of Tacoma Pierce Organization department heads. Passed 53.6 46.4 November 2014 City charter amendment requiring council confirmation of the director of utilities appointed by the public utility Government board,with reconfirmation every two Tacoma Pierce Organization years. Passed 57.1 42.9 November 2014 Government City charter amendment requiring a Tacoma Pierce Organization Landmarks Preservation Commission. Passed 51.0 49.0 November 2014 City charter amendment extending term limits by allowing a person to serve 10 consecutive years as a councilmember Government and two full consecutive terms as Tacoma Pierce Organization mayor. Failed 38.7 61.3 November 2014 City charter amendment adding a citizen Government commission to determine mayor and Tacoma Pierce Organization council salaries. Passed 54.5 45.5 November 2014 City charter amendment repealing a Government prohibition against new cemeteries, Tacoma Pierce Organization mausoleums,or crematories. Passed 54.5 45.5 November 2014 City charter amendment allowing city employees to contract for utility services and participate in conservation, Government environmental,and other programs Tacoma Pierce Organization available to the general public. Passed 63.1 36.9 November 2014 City charter amendment removing Government citizenship and city residency Tacoma Pierce Organization requirements for city employment. Failed 32.6 67.5 November 2014 Whether city should establish a higher minimum wage.(Part of a two-part ballot measure.Voters supported a minimum wage increase and chose a$12 Tacoma Pierce Other minimum wage instead of$15.) Passed 58.8 41.2 November 2015 L Alternative Service Delivery/Funding Models 67 I P a g e