At their June 27, 2023 Voting Meeting, Council adopted Ordinance No. 2023-1833 and Resolution No. 2023-1852, placing Propositions 461 through Prop 473 Proposed Charter Amendments on the November 7th General Election ballot.
Arguments for and against each of these Propositions will be accepted by the City Clerk’s Office July 1st through August 4th in person or via mail to 201 South Montezuma Street, Suite 302 Prescott, Arizona, 86301. Submitted arguments shall not exceed three hundred (300) words in length; shall be accompanied by a $100.00 per argument deposit; shall include the signature(s) of those providing the argument(s); a copy of the argument must be submitted in electronic format; must include an address and phone number for the person submitting the argument (this information will not appear in the publicity pamphlet).
Each referred Charter Amendment Proposition will be voted on separately on your ballot. A “YES” vote would have the effect of amending a particular City Charter provision consistent with the referred language adopted by the City Council at the June 27th Voting Meeting. A “NO” vote will have the effect of leaving a particular City Charter provision the way it currently exists. Proposed Charter Amendments are available for review on the city website at: Elections Information.
For additional information regarding the Charter Amendments or the 2023 Election, please visit the city website or contact the City Clerk’s Office at 928-777-1437.
[Editor’s Note: Here are the Propositions (from the Mayor’s Update on Monday)]
Proposition 461: Updates attendance requirements for Council members to reflect the Council Rules of Procedure, clarifies expectations and definitions.
Proposition 462: Allows citizen submitted petitions to be considered in 60 days, rather than 30 days.
Proposition 463: Updates ministerial duties of the city clerk in receiving nomination petition papers to align with state law.
Proposition 464: Allows for a 5 year, rather than a 3 year, financial auditing contract with the City.
Proposition 465: Adds requirements for the City regarding lease of city property with the option to purchase, sets appraisal requirements.
Proposition 466: Specifies the term of Mayor Pro tempore as one year, and determines the meeting date for the designation.
Proposition 467: Updates language for nomination for general election by simplifying the qualifications for the candidates to move on to the general election.
Proposition 468: Changes the residency requirements for Mayor and Council candidates from one year to three-years and cleans up language of the section.
Proposition 469: Clarifies language that the City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of Council.
Proposition 470: Adds requirements related to the sale of city property exceeding a value of four million dollars.
Proposition 471: Raises the Council member stipends from $500/month to $850/month. The Mayor’s stipend would be raised from $750/month to $1250/month. Subsequent raises would be adjusted based on the annual Consumer Price Index. These pay raise adjustments would be solely limited to Council and Mayor.
Proposition 472: Changes the term of mayor from two years to four years.
Proposition 473: Would establish new appointment procedures for vacancies on council and in the Office of Mayor.
