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Committee recommends members for Proposition 2 For and Against committees; sends names to full council
Summary
The committee reviewed letters of interest and sent recommendations for the For and Against committees for Proposition 2 (a levy/lid-lift and utility tax measure) to the full council for confirmation; appointments will be transmitted to the county auditor by Feb. 21.
Deborah Kasparian of the City Attorney’s Office told the Government Performance & Finance Committee on Jan. 21 that the council adopted Resolution 41588 on Dec. 17, 2024, placing Proposition 2 on the April 22, 2025 ballot and that state law requires the city to formally appoint members to the statutory For and Against committees.
Kasparian said the clerk’s office received six letters of interest by the solicitation deadline: three applicants for the For Committee and three for the Against Committee. State law allows jurisdictions to appoint up to three people to each statutory committee; if a jurisdiction does not appoint members the county auditor may solicit volunteers. Kasparian explained the deadline for the county auditor to receive the committee names is Feb. 21.
After discussion about whether to nominate fewer than three members for each side, the committee moved to recommend three names to the full council. The committee voted by voice to recommend the following appointments for the Proposition 2 For Committee: Mary Chris Castro, Nate Lauver and Anthony Johnson. The committee recommended the following appointments to the Against Committee: Steven Cook, Delisa Ovato and Larry Viguery. The committee chair said the recommended names will go to full council on Feb. 4, 2025, where the council will consider formal appointment; the clerk’s office will then provide the names to the county auditor.
Committee members asked procedural clarifications — including whether committee members must be residents (Kasparian said residency within the city is now required by law) and whether committee members must be registered voters (Kasparian said she would confirm but stated residency is required). Kasparian also noted that committees may consult with others when drafting the statutory statements and that county formatting requirements apply to the ballot statements. Kasparian told the committee the clerk’s office advertised to neighborhood councils and business groups and accepted public letters of interest via the city website and a press release.
The committee’s recommendations will be transmitted to the full council for action on Feb. 4, 2025; Kasparian said the county auditor requires the official committee list by Feb. 21.
