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City oJArts &Innovation Charter Review Committee IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DATE: February 10, 2020 FROM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PROPOSED CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE A SUPER - MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES WHEN APPLICABLE, TO APPROVE ALL CONTRACTS WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, CONTRACTS WITH THE THREE CHARTER OFFICERS (CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY), CONTRACTS TO ISSUE DEBT, AND CONTRACTS WITH TERMS OVER 10 YEARS. ISSUE: On January 20, 2020, Committee Member Tom Evans submitted proposed language amending the City Charter to add a Section 1115 that would require a super -majority vote of the City Council, and the Riverside Board of Public Utilities when applicable, to approve all contracts with collective bargaining units, contracts with the three Charter officers (City Clerk, City Manager, City Attorney), contracts to issue debt, and contracts with terms over 10 years. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee consider an amendment to the City Charter that would require a super - majority vote of the City Council, and the Board of Public Utilities when applicable, to approve all contracts with collective bargaining units, contracts with the three Charter officers (City Clerk, City Manager, City Attorney), contracts to issue debt, and contracts with terms over 10 years, and, if approved, direct staff to prepare proposed amendment and ballot measure language. BACKGROUND: At the January 13, 2020 Committee meeting, the Committee discussed City Charter restrictions on the power of City Council, and the Riverside Board of Public Utilities, to enter into certain contracts or to issue debt without voter approval. The staff report for that discussion is attached hereto. During the discussion, Member Bristow moved, and Member Evans seconded, that the City Charter be amended to require a super -majority vote of the City Council, and the Board of Public Utilities when applicable, to approve all contracts with collective bargaining units, contracts with the three Charter officers (City Clerk, City Manager, City Attorney), contracts to issue debt, and Page 87