Carlsbad residents voted to approve the Charter City Measure, Proposition D, by an overwhelming 82 percent at the June 3 Primary Election.
The charter will go into effect once it is filed with the California Secretary of State.
“This is a bright day in Carlsbad. We are pleased at our residents' overwhelming support for the Charter City Measure,” said Carlsbad Mayor Bud Lewis. “The charter will make Carlsbad more self reliant and enable the city to get important community projects done more quickly and for less money. Becoming a charter city is also consistent with our tradition of top-quality services and consistent with the city's growth management plan.”
As a charter city, Carlsbad will follow the laws set forth in the state's constitution, as well as its own adopted charter. Changes allowed under the new charter will be introduced over time, in the form of proposed ordinances, for consideration by the City Council.
Each proposed change in city policies and operations will be discussed at council meetings, which are publicly noticed and include opportunities for public input. The new Carlsbad charter:
• Grants the maximum power of home rule for local authority over local issues.
• Reaffirms Carlsbad's managed growth policies.
• Retains the maximum flexibility for the council to pass laws to benefit residents.
• Results in no additional government costs or taxes.
• Maintains the city's current form of a council-manager governing system.
Certain affairs, such as traffic and vehicle regulation, meeting laws, certain planning and environmental laws and matters of eminent domain, remain matters of state authority. In February, the City Council unanimously agreed to put the charter on the June 3 ballot, following a series of public workshops and more than six months of study.
Del Mar, Chula Vista, San Diego, San Marcos and Vista also are charter cities. For more information, call (760) 434-2820 or visit www.carlsbadconnected.com and click on the “Carlsbad Charter City” link.
The charter will go into effect once it is filed with the California Secretary of State.
“This is a bright day in Carlsbad. We are pleased at our residents' overwhelming support for the Charter City Measure,” said Carlsbad Mayor Bud Lewis. “The charter will make Carlsbad more self reliant and enable the city to get important community projects done more quickly and for less money. Becoming a charter city is also consistent with our tradition of top-quality services and consistent with the city's growth management plan.”
As a charter city, Carlsbad will follow the laws set forth in the state's constitution, as well as its own adopted charter. Changes allowed under the new charter will be introduced over time, in the form of proposed ordinances, for consideration by the City Council.
Each proposed change in city policies and operations will be discussed at council meetings, which are publicly noticed and include opportunities for public input. The new Carlsbad charter:
• Grants the maximum power of home rule for local authority over local issues.
• Reaffirms Carlsbad's managed growth policies.
• Retains the maximum flexibility for the council to pass laws to benefit residents.
• Results in no additional government costs or taxes.
• Maintains the city's current form of a council-manager governing system.
Certain affairs, such as traffic and vehicle regulation, meeting laws, certain planning and environmental laws and matters of eminent domain, remain matters of state authority. In February, the City Council unanimously agreed to put the charter on the June 3 ballot, following a series of public workshops and more than six months of study.
Del Mar, Chula Vista, San Diego, San Marcos and Vista also are charter cities. For more information, call (760) 434-2820 or visit www.carlsbadconnected.com and click on the “Carlsbad Charter City” link.