City of Glendale

Shall the measure to expand funding to protect essential services such as fire, paramedics, police, parks, recreation, senior, library, arts and culture, and affordable housing programs and services, and to improve streets and sidewalks, by enacting a three-quarter percent transaction and use (sales) tax that will generate approximately $30,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, with annual audits and all funds staying local, be adopted?

To improve and increase voter participation, shall the City Charter be amended to change the date of the general municipal election from April in odd numbered years to coincide with the statewide primary election in even numbered years beginning in March 2020 (or as determined by the state legislature) and remove reference to the board of education to reflect recent changes in the election process?

Shall the City's longstanding utility users' tax be repealed, eliminating approximately 9.5% of the revenues in the City's general fund annually ($17.5 million this year) that is used to pay for city services such as police, fire, 9-1-1 emergency response, libraries, parks and senior services?

Shall City Charter Article IV, Section 3 be amended to require the city council to establish by ordinance the method of the council compensation?

Shall the City institute by-district elections for city council, by amending the Charter Article IV, Section 1 and adopting an ordinance requiring the city to prepare a district plan subject to voter approval?

Shall City Charter Article IV, Section 1 and Article XII, Section 1 be amended and Article XII Section 3 be added to require the Board of Education to establish the method of electing the members of the Board of Education and, if the Board of Education establishes trustee areas as the method for electing its members, require that the Board arrange said trustee areas pursuant to the California Education Code?

Shall the Glendale Municipal Code be amended to increase the rate of the Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel bed tax paid when overnight visitors rent a room) by 2% to preserve and enhance funding for essential public services and maintain public areas and support quality of life activities?

Shall the Charter be amended to require that any vacancy occurring in the council, city clerk or city treasurer be filled by a majority vote of the council within 30 days or by calling a special election and such appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term if the term is up at the next general municipal election, and if not, and time for nominations has not yet commenced, then stand for election?

Shall the Charter be amended to convert the position of City Treasurer from elected to an appointed position; the appointment be made by the City Manager; be at-will; that the City Manager may assign certain duties to other deputies or the Director of Finance; that the minimum qualifications shall be in the Charter by reference to the Government Code; that the bond and oath of the City Clerk be filed with the City Attorney?

Shall the Charter be amended to update accounting provisions to eliminate obsolete funds and to reflect generally accepted accounting principles, to ensure proper accounting by establishing separate water and electric utility funds, and to clarify existing language regarding fund transfers?

Shall the Charter be amended to reflect the correct title of the Director of Finance, remove obsolete language regarding petty cash handling, require that the budget be adopted by June 30, and eliminate inefficiencies in bond sales by allowing flexibility?