Recommendation	Proposed by
City Council, Full-Time, Pay, Budgets Consideration of full-time City Council and/or higher individual pay, with equal office budgets (stipend for Vice Mayor	Harry Salzgaver
Councilmember's Office Budgets Discuss limits to be placed on councilmember's office budgets, to be within 5% of each other and allocated by census numbers.	Roy Hearrean
Full-Time Council	Roy Hearrean
Full-Time Council	Richard Powers
Full-Time Council and Reduction of Districts Resulting in the seated council to have a deeper concern for the entire city rather than their small portion of it	Bruce MacRae
City Council Powers City Council approval of appointment of Police Chief and Fire Chief	Harry Saltzgaver
At-Large Councilmembers and Term Limits Review limited number of at-large Council positions and term limits (copied under term limits)	Lou Anne Bynum
City Council The role of the City Council could be more clearly defined and more positively stated. The Charter appears to limit the role of the City Council to its language (i.e. section 208) or make unclear the City Council's role (e.g., its sporadic role in working with the various commissions	James Morgan

Recommendation	Proposed by
Mayor Having a Vote	Bruce MacRae
Mayor With a Stronger Veto	Thomas Clark
Mayoral Powers Stronger Mayor - stronger veto power	Lou Anne Bynum
Mayoral Veto Mayoral veto with an override of two-thirds on all issues	Harry Saltzgaver
Mayoral vote Give the Mayor a vote, and in case of a tie the side on which the Mayor votes prevails	Thomas Clark
Mayoral Vote/Veto	Paul Schmidt
Powers of Mayor Including power to vote on issues and/or in closed sessions should be expanded	Roy Hearrean
Vote for Mayor	Richard Powers

Recommendation	Proposed by
Compensation of Elected Officials	Paul Schmidt
Council salaries Review council salaries	Thomas Clark
City Council compensation	Richard Powers

Recommendation	Proposed by
No Term Limits	Bruce MacRae
Term Limits Mayor/City Council Incumbents can serve additional term if receive 66% of vote	Lew Nelson
Term Limits	Paul Schmidt
At-Large Councilmembers and Term Limits Review limited number of at-large Council positions and term limits (copied under City Council)	Lou Anne Bynum
Mayor and Council Term Limits Discuss increasing term limits	Roy Hearrean
Term Limits Eliminate or increase number of terms	Thomas Clark

Recommendation	Proposed by
Election Rules Timing and write-ins	Paul Schmidt
Elections Consolidating Municipal Elections with County & State, for possible cost savings and simplification by voters	Roy Hearrean

Recommendation	Proposed by
Budget Process Throughout the fiscal year, quarterly reports should be made by the City Manager to the Mayor and City Council on the fiscal condition of the City budget. If expenditures are projected to exceed revenues, the City Manager and Mayor should be required to reduce expenditures	George Deukmejian
Financial Controls The City Auditor or Controller should be required to certify, annually, that all departments, agencies and commissions have appropriate financial controls in place	George Deukmejian

Recommendation	Proposed by
Separation of Powers Roles of the Council/Mayor vis a vis the Manager/staff. Roles of Commissioners/staff and also clarifying where the separation occurs, e.g., what constitutes "administrative duties."	Bry Myown

Recommendation	Proposed by
Parks in Perpetuity Require a vote of residents for use of parkland for any purpose other than park or recreation development	Harry Saltzgaver
Protection of Public Assets Address items for which the public may desire Charter protections including, but not limited to preserving park land and historic assets, large scale changes of land use, etc.	Bry Myown

Recommendation	Proposed by
Citizen Participation Mechanisms for citizens to place items on the Council agenda; Citizen's right to use A/V equipment in Council presentations	Lew Nelson
Public Trust Broader sunshine provisions, ethics provisions, restoring public's right to agendize matters, etc.	Bry Myown

Recommendation	Proposed by
Redistricting Redistricting every 10 years, the same time as the U.S. census redistricting; Create a Re-Districting Commission	Lew Nelson
Reapportionment Process for Council District	Paul Schmidt

Recommendation	Proposed by
Salaries Creation of an Independent Compensation Commission to set salaries for City Officers	George Deukmejian

Recommendation	Proposed by
Commission Terms Change in terms for semi-autonomous boards -- Harbor and Water -- from two six-year terms to three four-year terms.	Harry Saltzgaver
Commissions The Charter should contain more definitive language concerning the appointment of members to the various commissions	James Morgan
Enterprise Operations/Commissions Operation of Enterprise Departments and/or Commissions	Bry Myown

Recommendation	Proposed by
City Attorney Extend qualification requirement to ten (10) years of experience	Katherine Bayard
City Attorney Review possible conflict of interest issues within the City Attorney's responsibility, accountability	James Morgan
Elected Officials Review the relationship/accountability between the City Attorney's office and City Council, and City Auditor to City Council	Rueben Pacheco
Appointed City Attorney, Prosecutor, Auditor	Bruce MacRae
City Attorney, City Prosecutor and City Auditor Evaluate the elective offices City Attorney, City Prosecutor and City Auditor by looking at models used by other cities	Thomas Clark

Recommendation	Proposed by
Charter Issues - Misc Responsibility for writing, interpreting and enforcing the Charter. Powers and duties of the City Attorney and City Prosecutor and/or the advisability of combining those offices. An ombudsman position	Bry Myown
Deletion of Obsolete Sections Delete the following sections, which are obsolete due to court rulings and action taken by the City Council: Public recreation tax level; payment of GO indebtedness; Library tax levy; Transportation tax levy; Municipal Band tax; PERS system; Retirement system	Lew Nelson
Language of the Charter A general rewrite of some of the Charter language should be discussed. The language of the Charter could be more consistent, readable and clear for the public	James Morgan
Charter Review Charter Review Task Force established to review the Charter every five (5) years, convening first and sixth year of each decade	Lew Nelson

Recommendation	Proposed by
Education Review of inhabitants conducted every five (5) years instead of ten (10) years for redistricting purposes and to provide solutions to overcrowding	Katherine Bayard

Recommendation	Proposed by
Civil Service and Human Resources Should they be combined	Lou Anne Bynum
Department Consolidation Review the consolidation of HR department & Civil Service as recommended by the Budget Advisory Committee	Rueben Pacheco
Attorney/Prosecutor Consolidation Review the possibility of consolidating the office of the City Attorney and the office of City Prosecutor	Rueben Pacheco
Legal Service of City Should they be combined	Lou Anne Bynum

Recommendation	Proposed by
Municipal Band Eliminate the requirement of a municipal band	Public
Posting Ordinances Should be posted in more than three (3) public places in the City	Katherine Bayard
Tidelands Funds Increase in tidelands funds to the City	Richard Powers