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City attorney warns CVRA risk as council begins community review of directly elected mayor
Summary
Palm Springs' council's ad-hoc subcommittee launched community outreach on a proposal for a directly elected mayor; City Attorney Jeff Ballinger told council a nonvoting citywide mayor would likely reduce, but not eliminate, litigation risk under the California Voting Rights Act.
Mayor Sotto opened a discussion on the ad-hoc subcommittee's work Thursday as the council considered whether to pursue public outreach and studies on a directly elected mayor.
The subcommittee's initial recommendation was procedural: form a working group with representation from each district and subject-matter experts to hold public meetings and gather community guidance before drafting specific ballot language. "We should have someone from each of the districts, and then we should have some people that maybe have some expertise," Council member Garner said during the report-back.
City Attorney Jeff Ballinger…
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