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This would be embarrassing for Oceanside - story updated
I’ve prepared a City Treasurer item for a future City Council agenda. My item is a recommendation to establish “supplementary” minimum qualifications to run for and serve as the City of Oceanside’s City Treasurer. Codified in its Municipal Code, under Section 2.08.022, entitled “Qualifications of city treasurer,” the City of Carlsbad has established qualifications to run for and serve as its City Treasurer above and beyond those listed in Government Code Section 36502. The referenced section of Carlsbad’s Municipal Code states “No person is eligible to become a candidate for the office of city treasurer unless, at the time of the final filing date for election, such person has a four-year college degree in finance or business-related field and four years of financial work experience. (Ord. CS-080 § 1, 2010)” Over time, my opinion concerning whether our City Treasurer should be appointed or elected has evolved. When I applied to serve as City Treasurer, I believed the position should be appointed. Early on during my current tenure as City Treasurer, I shifted from believing the City Treasurer should be appointed and she or he should be required to possess an array of position-appropriate minimum qualifications, to believing the City Treasurer should remain an elected position, for independent oversight reasons. Additionally, I’ve come to believe that the overwhelming majority of Oceanside citizens feel very strongly about the value of the elected nature of the City Treasurer position and therefore our voters would not approve a change from having an elected to an appointed City Treasurer. Having served as City Treasurer for nearly two years now, I even more strongly believe today that our City Treasurer must possess a series of position-appropriate minimum academic and experience qualifications similar to those adopted by the City of Carlsbad. California Government Code Section 36502 does not restrict the ability of a charter city to require supplementary minimum qualifications for service as City Treasurer. However, it’s my understanding right now that for the City of Oceanside to create, adopt and enforce supplementary minimum qualifications for City Treasurer service a charter amendment will be required. This charter amendment would need to be approved by Oceanside’s citizens during an election. The next general election will be held in November 2020. Although no change to City Treasurer compensation is being recommended by me, there will be a cost to place the required charter amendment on the 2020 ballot. At this time, that exact cost is unknown, but it is expected to be de minimis.— November 1, 2018 3:03 p.m.
San Diego’s Ammar Campa-Najjar runs for congress, sings campaign song
Great focus--thank you! Great song and video! I'm impressed with this young man! Please watch and listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_iIVUMHo04.— November 1, 2018 11:57 a.m.