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Ridgecrest residents press council over ballot language for Measure B and term‑limit reset concerns
Summary
Multiple commenters told the council that ballot language for Measure B (term‑limit clarification) contains typographical errors and could unintentionally reset or extend service lengths; the city manager said the measure is intended to let voters decide how appointments count and to place current members in their 'first term'.
Residents raised repeated concerns at the April 1 Ridgecrest City Council meeting about the wording of two ballot initiatives, saying typographical errors and phrasing could create ambiguous term lengths and effectively extend council members’ time in office.
Tom Whitnik (called "Tom" in public comment) told the council the initiative still contains wording referencing the city of "Filillmore" on county election materials and warned that defining a term as a fixed number of years…
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