San Fernando City Council Moves Forward with Moving Election Date and Water Rate Increase
In a repeat of their meeting held last month, the San Fernando City Council was split as they approved the first reading of an ordinance to move the city’s election date from November to the primaries, as well as to increase the city’s water rate.
The public hearing and vote are part of the process prescribed to move the city’s election day from the general election date in November to coincide with the statewide primaries – which are held in June, but during a presidential election, are moved to March.
Changing the election day will shorten the terms for each councilmember by a minimum of five months. The move will also cost $75,000, but city staff clarified that this is not in addition to what they are already spending. This is the cost of holding an election during the primary. In a November general election, the cost of an election is approximately $36,000.
The vote to move the election date once again was 3-2: Mayor Mary Mendoza and Councilmembers Joel Fajardo and Victoria Garcia in support, while Vice Mayor Mary Solorio and Councilmember Patty Lopez were against it.
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