Proposed Charter Amendments and Referendum Questions
NO. 1 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Charter Amendment Authorizing Leases of Port Property For Up To 25 Years.
Shall the City Charter be amended to increase the length of leases on the Port
property, including abutting submerged lands, from 10 years to 25 years, that
can be authorized by a City Council resolution approved by no less than six
members of City Council, without the need for a referendum or notice to
surrounding properties, in order to encourage private investment, economic
development, income for the City and reduction of the Port subsidy?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
44.02% |
9,619 |
| NO |
|
55.98% |
12,230 |
| |
|
|
21,849 | |
NO. 2 REFERENDUM QUESTION
Providing City Council with the Authority to Grant Economic
Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions
Shall the City Council be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VII of the
State Constitution, ad valorem tax exemptions to new businesses and
expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs
in the City of St. Petersburg?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
66.98% |
14,772 |
| NO |
|
33.02% |
7,282 |
| |
|
|
22,054 |
YES For authority to grant exemptions
NO Against authority to grant exemptions
NO. 3 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Require the City Council to Adopt an Inclusive Downtown Waterfront
Master Plan by Ordinance
Shall the City Charter be amended to require that City Council adopt an
ordinance, by July 1, 2012, establishing criteria for the development of an
inclusive Downtown Waterfront Master Plan and further require that City
Council develop and approve an inclusive Downtown Waterfront Master Plan
in accordance with that ordinance by July 1, 2015?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
55.11% |
12,052 |
| NO |
|
44.89% |
9,817 |
| |
|
|
21,869 |
NO. 4 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Require the Formation of a Citizen Committee to Evaluate and Determine
City Council District Boundaries
Shall the City Charter be amended to require that a Citizen Committee, with
the Mayor and each City Council Member appointing a Member from their
district, determine the Council District Boundaries as opposed to the current
process whereby City Council determines the Council District Boundaries?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
57.12% |
12,422 |
| NO |
|
42.88% |
9,324 |
| |
|
|
21,746 |
NO. 5 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Make Management Evaluation by City Council Optional Instead of
Mandatory
Shall the City Charter be amended to require City Council to consider but not
require a Management Evaluation every two years, while preserving the right
of City Council to conduct such a study any time?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
54.14% |
11,821 |
| NO |
|
45.86% |
10,014 |
| |
|
|
21,835 |
NO. 6 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Require Public Hearings on City Budget Amendments Regarding Fund
Transfers and Finalizing Year-End Budget
Shall the City Charter be amended to require that City Council hold a public
hearing before approval of any amendment to the City Budget which transfers
money from one fund to another and further require that at the end of the
budget year a public hearing be held to approve the year-end budget ordinance?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
85.99% |
18,856 |
| NO |
|
14.01% |
3,071 |
| |
|
|
21,927 |
NO.7 CHARTER AMENDMENT
Mayor Must Submit a Balanced Budget to City Council
Shall the City Charter be amended to require the Mayor to submit a balanced
budget to City Council?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
89.14% |
19,710 |
| NO |
|
10.86% |
2,401 |
| |
|
|
22,111 |
NO. 8 CHARTER AMENDMENT
General Clarifications and Corrections to the Charter
Shall the City Charter be amended to clarify existing responsibilities between
City Council and the Mayor, and to correct typographical errors?
| |
|
Percent |
Votes |
| YES |
|
92.11% |
20,304 |
| NO |
|
7.89% |
1,740 |
| |
|
|
22,044 |
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