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Resident presses council for public timeline and process on 2026/2028 district election plans
Summary
A longtime resident asked why the mayor announced a plan to delay public discussion of 2026 and 2028 council district election plans until late summer; she requested the council hold a public hearing on April 22 and asked for details on how staggered terms and district assignments will be determined.
At the April 8 meeting Kathy Palmer, a longtime Mission Viejo resident, asked the council to clarify recent statements about district election planning and timing. She said an announcement at the March 25 meeting that the city would share election plans in August or September surprised residents and asked whether the mayor decided the timing unilaterally and whether other council members were consulted.
Palmer asked specific procedural questions: when the mayor decided the public would be informed in August or September, what methods will be used to choose which districts receive two-year versus four-year terms to stagger elections, and how the council would handle a hypothetical situation where no one filed to represent a district. She requested the council agendize an election-update public hearing for the April 22 meeting and asked for ample opportunity for public comment.
