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El Cerrito council accepts petition, orders 30‑day fiscal-impact report and schedules special meeting on library measure
Summary
After weeks of debate and more than a dozen public speakers, the City Council accepted the county certificate of sufficiency for a citizen initiative to fund a new library and voted to request a 30‑day fiscal‑impact report under Elections Code §92.12; council members agreed to hold a special meeting Feb. 19 to review that report and consider calling an election.
The El Cerrito City Council voted to accept the county’s certificate of sufficiency for a citizen initiative that would finance a new library and to ask staff for a 30‑day fiscal‑impact report before calling an election on the measure. The council also directed staff to schedule a special meeting for Feb. 19 to receive the report and, if desired, set the election date, which could be the June 2 special/consolidated date or the regular Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.
The action followed lengthy public comment both in favor and opposed to the petition. Supporters cited a recent National Community Survey demonstrating broad resident support for a new library; Greg Lyman, who helped write the ordinance and collect signatures, said the petitioners had exceeded the 10% signature threshold and urged the council to “take the recommended steps necessary to place…
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