Pass: 15,546 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 12,331 / 44.2% No votes

See Also: Index of all Propositions

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote on this measure means:

A "YES" vote is a vote to create the office of the elected Mayor.

A NO vote on this measure means:

A "NO" vote is a vote to continue the existing practice of the Council designating a Mayor annually.

This proposition is one of three on the ballot related to establishing a directly elected Mayor of the City Council ("Council") of the City of Encinitas ("City"). Since incorporation as a general law city, the City has been governed by a five-member Council. Pursuant to the Encinitas Municipal Code ("Code"), in December of each year, the Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor (at the pleasure of the Council) for the next year. The Code also provides that the Mayor serves as the presiding officer of Council meetings. Additionally, by custom and practice, the Mayor performs certain ceremonial functions such as "ribbon cuttings" and limited administrative duties such as signing Council approved contracts and adopted resolutions and ordinances.

As a general law City seeking to designate the office of elected Mayor, State law requires that three separate but related questions be posed to the voters. In this case the following questions apply:

(1) Proposition K asks whether the electors of the City of Encinitas shall elect a Mayor and four City Council Members?
(2) Proposition L asks whether the term of office of mayor be two years? and
(3) Proposition M asks whether the term of office of mayor be four years?

Effect and Features of the Office of Elected Mayor

If passed, Proposition K would designate the office of elected Mayor in the City in place of one of the existing Council seats beginning in November of 2014, when the next general election for the City is scheduled.

The following reflects features of the office of elected Mayor:

• Qualifications for office the same as a Councilmember
  
• Is a member of the Council and maintains all the same powers and duties
  
• Maintains the powers of the appointed Mayor
  
• May draw a salary in addition to the salary established for Council members if approved by the electorate or by ordinance adopted by Council (otherwise, same as Councilmember)
  
• Makes all appointments to boards, commissions and committees (unless otherwise specified by State law) subject to the approval of the Council
  
• The Mayor Pro Tempore is selected by the Council

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