Ordinance 3605-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

officers. Section 2:, The City Council desires to place two propositions before the qualified electors with regard to the proposed City Charter amendments contained in Section 1 of this ordinance: The first proposition shall be whether the proposed amendments to the five indicated Charter sections be approved such that a specified number of City Council positions are to be elected from separate geographical districts and that a specified number of City Council positions are to be elected at large.The second proposition shall be contingent upon the approval of the first proposition by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and if a majority of the electors determines that a specified number of City Council members are to be elected from districts and that a specified number of City Council positions are to be elected at large as set forth in the five proposed Charter amendments, the second proposition shall ask the electors whether: (a) the Option A version of each of the amendments to Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, and Section 9.1 are to be approved so that the specified number of districts should be five(5),with the remaining two(2)members to be elected from the entire City at large; '• or (b) the Option B version of each of the amendments to Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3,Section 2.4 and Section 9.1 are to be approved so that the specified number of districts should be four(4),with the remaining three(3)members to be elected from the entire City at large. If, and only if, a majority of the electors of the City voting on the first proposition votes in its favor,then the option receiving the majority of votes of the electors on the second proposition shall determine whether the Option A or the Option B versions of each of the proposed amendments to Sections 2.1,Section 2.2, and Section 2.3, Section 2.4 and Section 9.1,and thus whether the specified number of City Council members to be elected from districts shall be five(5) or four(4). The ballot title for the Charter amendments to be submitted to the qualified electors for their approval in accordance with Section 1 of this ordinance, shall be substantially as follows, and in such fmal form of concise statement as may be prepared by the City Attorney consistent with RCW29A.36.071: ,PROPOSITION#1, The City Council has submitted to the voters five Charter amendments concerning Council elections.If approved,by amending Charter sections 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4 and 9.1, a specified number of the Council's seven members would be elected within districts determined by an independent commission, and the other City Council members and Mayor would be elected citywide. Districts would be re-drawn following each ten-year federal Census. Council positions would have four-year terms, subject to certain transition provisions. Should these proposed Charter amendments be: Approved ____ ❑ ' Rejected ____ ❑