Summary
A proposed charter change would let city employees run for public office without quitting their jobs first. The resolution and its special-election ordinance were held this week.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Apr 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
A special election would carry public costs, though no figure was given.
City employees interested in running for office.
Opponents argue it gives incumbents an unfair advantage over outside candidates.
Mentions & discussions (6)
CITY COUNCIL — April 16, 2026
Council repealed the ballot question that would have ended the resign-to-run rule, keeping the special election ballot on schedule so mail ballots go out on time.
CITY COUNCIL — February 26, 2026
Council approved a charter change ending the rule that city workers must quit before running for office, and passed the ordinance sending it to a special election. Supporters say it opens the door to more candidates; one councilmember disagreed.
CITY COUNCIL — February 19, 2026
Council is again advancing a charter change so city employees wouldn't have to quit their jobs to run for office. The resolution was amended but held for a final vote next week; the Board of Ethics wants additional safeguards that would require a second future ballot question.
CITY COUNCIL — February 12, 2026
The proposal to let city officers and employees run for office without resigning was held after critics called it a self-dealing perk that voters have rejected three times.
CITY COUNCIL — February 5, 2026
Long-pending measures to eliminate the requirement that city employees resign before running for office were held, and a commenter spoke against them, calling the change unfair to ordinary candidates.
CITY COUNCIL — January 29, 2026
A proposed charter change would let city employees run for public office without quitting their jobs first. The resolution and its special-election ordinance were held this week.
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