Measure T: Measure T - Livingston City Clerk

In plain language

Measure T asks Livingston voters whether the office of City Clerk should be appointed instead of elected. A YES vote makes the City Clerk an appointed position. A NO vote keeps the City Clerk as an elected position.

Impartial analysis

4903-6565-3695 v1 CITY ATTORNEY’S ANALYSIS OF MEASURE T The City Council has placed Measure T on the ballot for the November 3, 2026c election. Under existing law, the City Clerk is elected by the voters and serves as an elected City officer. The City Clerk performs duties prescribed by state law and local ordinance, including maintaining official City records, facilitating City Council meetings, administering local election responsibilities, preserving legislative records, and carrying out other duties assigned by law. California law permits cities to provide for either an elected or appointed city clerk. If Measure T is approved: • The office of City Clerk would become an appointed position, rather than an elected office. • Future City Clerks would be appointed by City Council or vested in the City Manager by Ordinance, as specified in the measure. • The appointed City Clerk would perform substantially the same statutory and municipal duties currently assigned to the office. • Elections for the office of City Clerk would no longer be conducted, resulting in the elimination of election-related costs associated with that office. If Measure T is not approved: • The City Clerk would continue to be elected by the voters. • Candidates for City Clerk would continue to be nominated and elected at municipal elections in accordance with applicable law. • The office would remain an elected position subject to existing election procedures and term requirements. The measure changes only the method by which the City Clerk is selected. The measure does not address the administrative reporting relationship, employment status, compensation, supervision, or personnel procedures applicable to an appointed City Clerk. A "Yes" vote is a vote in favor of changing the office of City Clerk from an elected office to an appointed position. A "No" vote is a vote against the measure and would retain the current system under which the City Clerk is elected by the voters. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure T. The full text of Measure T is printed in the Voter’s Information Pamphlet and is also available on the City of Livingston’s website at www.cityoflivingston.org. If you desire a copy of the Measure, please call the Merced County elections official’s office at [phone number omitted]. /s/ Marc Barraza Tran, Livingston City Attorney

Official ballot arguments

Filed for the official voter guide by each side, printed as submitted.

The official arguments will appear here once both sides’ arguments are on file.