The Daily Independent
The Ridgecrest City Council appointed three new members of the Planning Commission during its meeting Wednesday evening and gave its consent to place two qualified initiatives on the next regular election ballot – to change the process so that mayor is elected directly by voters and implement term limits for council members.
Members of the Ridgecrest City Council have for months worked to help the legislative arm of the League of California Cities forward a statewide initiative to take an active stand against what they consider to be state raids of city coffers to balance Sacramento’s budget deficit. The measure, expected to appear on November’s ballot, is officially known as the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act and would provide broad revenue protection benefits to cities and other local governments.