City of Hawthorne

Shall the measure to adopt a Charter to provide the City maximum authority over municipal affairs; allow all Councilmembers to appoint members to City commissions subject to approval of the Council; preserve the authority of the City Attorney to prosecute misdemeanors; and set annual compensation for Councilmembers at the 2021 HUD low-income level for a family of two ($75,700), with any future salary adjustments subject to general law, be adopted?

Shall the City of Hawthorne Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance of 2020 be approved, imposing a 5% cannabis business tax on the gross receipts of cannabis businesses, until ended by voters (This tax will generate no revenues initially, but would generate revenue if, in the future, cannabis businesses are permitted or exist in the City)?

Shall the ordinance limiting the number of future full consecutive four-year terms that may be served by an individual as Mayor of Hawthorne and as Member of the Hawthorne City Council to two terms in each office be adopted?

To fund general municipal services such as 911 emergency response, fire/paramedic/public safety, homeless reduction programs, senior/youth programs, disaster preparedness, and repairing/maintaining streets/roads/potholes/storm drains, shall an ordinance creating an additional 2.5% locally-controlled tax on utility bills be adopted, providing approximately $3,200,000 annually in new funds until ended by voters, exempting senior citizen/disabled-headed households, and requiring independent audits and transparency?

Shall the directly elected mayor for the City of Hawthorne serve a four-year term of office rather than a two-year term of office, so that all members of the City Council of the City of Hawthorne serve four-year terms of office, effective for the 2015 election?