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Recommended Ballot Proposition for Fall 2020 Election
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Recommended Ballot Proposition for Fall 2020 Election
Description
Request City Council to approve recommendations from the 2020 Expenditure Limit Task Force for a Local Alternative Spending Limit (also known as a Home Rule Option) be presented to voters on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot.
Report
Summary
The Task Force's recommended Home Rule Option would ask Phoenix voters to continue setting the annual spending limit equal to the annual budget. This alternative has been in place since 1999. This would allow Phoenix residents to continue to control local expenditures through the annual budget process, rather than default to a state-imposed formula.
Members of the 2020 Expenditure Limit Task Force included:
Chairperson Monica Villalobos, president and CEO, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce;
Rachel Aja, government and regulatory affairs manager, Cox Communications;
Bert Coleman, president, Coleman Dahm Layeux, Inc.;
Todd Sanders, CEO, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce; and
Kelli Williams, senior litigation counsel, CNA Insurance Companies.
The Task Force report, recommended ballot language and publicity pamphlet options, and information on the State Expenditure Limit are provided in Attachment A to this report.
RECOMMENDATION
The 2020 Expenditure Limit Task Force recommends referral to the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot of a local alternative expenditure limitation that sets the limit equal to the annually adopted balanced budget after the Mayor and Council have publicly reviewed the budget. This limit will be in effect for four fiscal years beginning in 2021-22 through 2024-25.
With the Mayor and Council’s approval, staff will prepare the necessary items to place this local alternative expenditure limitation on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot.
Additionally, staff requests City Council to authorize the City Manager to set the dates of two public hearings required prior to placing a Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot. The two hearings would be set at the following dates and times:
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. (Formal Council Meeting)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. (Formal Council Meeting)
Immediately following the second public hearing on May 20, 2020, the Council will convene in a special session to consider adoption of the proposition for the ballot.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The 2020 Expenditure Limit Task Force approved recommending to City Council a Local Alternative Spending Limit also known as a Home Rule Option on Feb. 20, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher and the Budget and Research Department.