[SDCBC] Fw: ALERT 4 Weds: Charter changes at Rules Committee

[J. W. Stump]

From: Carolyn Chase 
To: City at sdearthtimes.net 
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:51 AM
Subject: ALERT 4 Weds: Charter changes at Rules Committee



Alert: Please contact the members of the City Council Rules Committee 
(listed below) to ask that the proposals by City Attorney Mike 
Aguirre or community attorney John Stump should be referred to the 
full Council for discussion on whether or not they will be placed on 
the Feb 2008 ballot.

Ask them to SUPPORT forwarding the proposals forward for discussion 
before the full City Council.
(If you are not in one of the districts listed below, email anyway, 
since the issue is you'd like it to be heard by the full Council so 
your representative could consider these.)

The Mayor's proposals for changes to the Charter will be heard later 
and will likely conflict with some of these. You might want to ask 
that they consider all of the proposals together soas to understand 
how the ballot would appear to voters.

SUPPORT CALL FOR CHARTER CHANGE FOR RECYCLING
You may want to weigh in on the individual topics listed below - and 
complain that the agenda did not provide links to more background 
info.

The proposal for mandatory recycling has its flaws that could be 
fixed. But it is superior in concept to what the Mayor is proposing.

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  AGENDA
  Committee on Rules, Open Government, and Intergovernmental Relations
  September 19, 2007 - 10am

ITEM-1: Discussion of PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURES Submitted by Members of the
Public and Independent Departments for Placement on the February 2008 Ballot:
      A.  Proposals Submitted by the Public for the February 2008 Ballot:
            1.  Submission by John Stump proposing changes to charter sections
                 related to eminent domain, city record keeping, 
Council Salaries,
                 the Board of Education
      B.  Proposals Submitted by the City Attorney:
            1.  Proposals by the City Attorney to place before the 
voters amendments
                  to the City Charter related to the following:
                      a.  Mandatory recycling and a recycling services fee;
                      b.  An elected City Auditor;
                      c.  Subpoena Power for the City Attorney; and
                      d.  The right of the public to participate in government

http://docs.sandiego.gov/ccagenda_rules_ogir/r070919%2520Rev.pdf
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MORE INFO:

The eminent domain proposal would restrict the use of government 
takings of private property for private use and require that any such 
taking of private lands be only for public uses.

The Council Salaries proposal is such that "Council pay shall not be 
better than the median for the people of San Diego." Current council 
pay: $75,358 + benefits Current median: $51,000 (approx)

The city record keeping is to require reasonable costs for copying 
public records.

The Board of Education proposal is for San Diego Unified School Board 
members to be "elected in the same manner as the City Council and 
with the same compensation" and that the Board be the same size as 
the Council. The San Diego City Charter controls the election process 
for San Diego City schools. Mr. Stump argues that, "this mini-gov't 
is the third largest local government in the region yet it has a 
part-time board with less representation that the City Council."

I believe you can find background for the City Attorney's proposal online at:
http://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/reports/significant.shtml

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email staff: CMCameron at sandiego.gov

RULES Committee: Scott Peters (Chair), Tony Young, Brian Maienschein, 
Donna Frye, and Jim Madaffer.

District 1
Councilmember Scott Peters
Phone: (619) 236-6611
Fax: (619) 236-6999
Email: <mailto:scottpeters at sandiego.gov>scottpeters at sandiego.gov


District 4
Councilmember Anthony Young
Phone: (619) 236-6644
Fax: (619) 236-7273
Email: <mailto:anthonyyoung at sandiego.gov>anthonyyoung at sandiego.gov

District 5
Councilmember Brian Maienschein
Phone: (619) 236-6655
Fax: (619) 238-0915
Email: <mailto:bmaienschein at sandiego.gov>bmaienschein at sandiego.gov

District 6
Councilmember Donna Frye
Phone: (619) 236-6616
Fax: (619) 236-7329
Email: <mailto:DonnaFrye at sandiego.gov>DonnaFrye at sandiego.gov

District 7
Councilmember Jim Madaffer
Phone: (619) 236-6677
Fax: (619) 238-1360
Email: <mailto:jmadaffer at sandiego.gov>jmadaffer at sandiego.gov

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