In a transmittal letter accompanying the items, revised text now states:

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Council will consider a total of six potential ballot measures for the November Ballot: the Hotel Workplace & Restriction item, which was qualified via petition, in addition to the five other measures the Council has been deliberating. The exact cost of the election will not be known until after the Council determines which, if any, measures will be placed on the November 2018 Ballot, but it is estimated that a single ballot question will cost approximately $470,000 with each additional question costing an additional $45,000. The Proposed FY 19 budget includes funds to cover several November ballot items.

[As of dawn Aug. 7, the transmittal letters accompanying four of the five proposed Charter Amendments have the revised text; one (re the Ethics Commission) doesn't; we believe it's an oversight and have sought clarification from Mayor's Chief of Staff.)

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The revision comes after LBREPORT.com reported yesterday Aug. 6) that the Fiscal Impact statement originally recited "No Fiscal Impact."

LBREPORT.com had previously reported (June 11) that City Clerk Monique de la Garza estimated the cost of a November special election as $470,000 for one Charter Amendment, and $45,000 each for each additional ballot item.

The fate of the Hotel Workplace ballot measure remains to be seen. It has qualified for potential November 2018 ballot placement via initiative petition signatures, but a Council majority could effectively defer it by requesting a study of its impacts (which would kick the ballot measure into 2020) or simply adopt the initiative's terms immediately.

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