Title
Call of Special Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters Proposed Charter Amendment by Initiative Petition I-1-18 Pertaining to Pension Reform (Ordinance S-45481)
Description
An Ordinance calling a Special Election in the City of Phoenix to be held on Aug. 27, 2019, for the purpose of submitting a proposed amendment to the City Charter to the qualified voters of the City for their approval or rejection. The Charter amendment is proposed by Initiative Petition I-1-18 and pertains to pension reform.
Report
Summary
This item calls a Special Election in the City of Phoenix to be held on Aug. 27, 2019. The election would be conducted by the City of Phoenix in accordance with the City Charter and State law. A separate ordinance to adopt the form of the ballot will be submitted to the City Council at a future meeting.
The application and text for Initiative Petition I-1-18 was submitted to the City Clerk Department on Jan. 12, 2018. On Jan. 14 , 2019, the petition comprised of 4,025 petition signature sheets was filed with the City Clerk Department by Tim LaSota, legal counsel.
To be certified sufficient, the City Charter requires this initiative petition contain 20,510 valid signatures of qualified electors residing within the City. The petition was certified sufficient on March 6, 2019. Since it is a proposed charter amendment, the City Charter requires this initiative to be referred to the voters on the next consolidated election date no earlier than 120 days from when the Council calls the election. The City Council must call the election within 25 calendar days of the certification, or by March 31, 2019.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.