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Contra Costa County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Measure N
Change Term of Mayor
City of Brentwood
Advisory Vote Only

8,267 / 68.28% Yes votes ...... 3,841 / 31.72% No votes

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Results as of Dec 4 7:35am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (32/32)
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Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Impartial Analysis from City Attorney
On April 13, 1982, the voters of the City of Brentwood approved a ballot measure making the office of the Mayor an elected position with a two-year term. Prior to that, the Mayor was selected by and from among, the five City Councilmembers.

On May 23, 2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2006-106, submitting to the voters a ballot measure to change the term of office for the Mayor from two years to four years.

If a majority of the votes cast on the measure are in favor of changing the term of office for the Mayor from two years to four years, the measure will go into effect for the November 2008 election. In other words, if the measure is adopted, the person elected Mayor in November 2006 will serve for a period of two years, and the person elected Mayor in November 2008 and thereafter, will serve for a period of four years.

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Arguments For Measure N
We would like to encourage everyone to vote for Measure N. Measure N would increase the term of the Mayors office from two years to 4 years. The current four City Council seats are four year terms with the Mayor's seat being a two year term. This Measure would bring balance and continuity to the City Council Positions.

The downside of the current term of the Mayor's office is that every election year there are three out of the five seats open for election. This becomes difficult for the continuity of the city council knowing that there can be a new majority on the council every two years. Having this ability every four years allows councils to be able to carry out visions and goals that have been worked on so carefully. Having to run elections every two years becomes very costly, for candidates and supporters. This in turn becomes a waste of resources, such as signs, pamphlets and mailers. This is a common sense issue and we encourage your support in passing Measure N.

Brian Swisher,
Mayor of Brentwood

Robert Taylor,
Brentwood City Council Member

(No arguments against Measure N were submitted)

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