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Committee narrows special-election charter proposal to supervisorial vacancies, preserves mayoral interim process
Summary
The committee amended a proposed charter change on filling vacancies to focus on supervisorial seats (leaving existing mayor interim selection procedures intact) and continued the item to Jan. 28 for further committee review.
Clerk and supervisors described a second-draft charter amendment Jan. 21 that would require the Department of Elections to hold a special election when there is a vacancy in the office of mayor or a member of the Board of Supervisors unless a regularly scheduled election will occur within 180 days, and would make the president of the Board acting mayor until an election. After discussion and public comment, Supervisor Avalos proposed an amendment to limit the charter change to supervisorial vacancies and retain the existing mayoral interim-selection process. The committee accepted that amendment, motioned and continued the item to the January 28 Rules Committee meeting for further consideration.
During public comment one speaker asked for more detail and expressed concern about appointing interim officials who could later run for office; Supervisor Avalos recounted the 2011 interim‑mayor process for context. The committee’s action narrowed the charter proposal and set the item for further review rather than final passage at this meeting.
