Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

The City of Santa Ana is updating the City Charter and we want to get your ideas before taking it to the voters in November.

The Charter addresses important aspects of Santa Ana’s authority. It describes how City officials are elected, outlines procedures for adopting resolutions and ordinances, determines compensation of City officers and employees, provides guidance on elections, and much more.

The original Charter was adopted by the voters in 1952. Modifications to the original document have been approved by the voters on several occasions, with the last major amendment occurring as part of the Nov. 8, 2018, General Municipal Election.

In January 2020, the Mayor established an Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee, which came up with 17 proposed Charter amendments, along with five topic areas to consider additional Charter amendments. The City Council will discuss this again on June 16.

To learn about the proposed Charter changes and submit your suggestions, please visit www.santa-ana.org/cm/city-charter-update.

Se Solicita Sugerencias del Público Sobre los Cambios de la Carta Municipal

La Ciudad de Santa Ana está actualizando la Carta Municipal (leyes locales de la Ciudad) y queremos obtener sus ideas antes de presentarlas a los votantes en noviembre.

La Carta Municipal cubre aspectos importantes de la autoridad de Santa Ana. Describe cómo se eligen los funcionarios de la Ciudad, describe los procedimientos para adoptar resoluciones y ordenanzas, determina la compensación de los funcionarios y empleados de la Ciudad, brinda consejos sobre las elecciones y mucho más.

La Carta Municipal original fue adoptada por los votantes en 1952. Las modificaciones al documento original han sido aprobadas por los votantes en varias ocasiones, con la última modificación importante como parte de la Elección Municipal General del 8 de noviembre de 2018.

En enero de 2020, el Alcalde estableció un Comité para revisar la Carta Municipal y recomendar cambios, que presentó 17 enmiendas propuestas a la Carta, junto con cinco áreas temáticas para considerar enmiendas adicionales a la Carta. El Ayuntamiento discutirá este tema nuevamente el 16 de junio.

Para aprender mas sobre los cambios propuestos a la Carta Municipal y enviar sus sugerencias, visite www.santa-ana.org/cm/city-charter-update.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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