DATE:
May 19, 2026
25
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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ADOPTING A REVISED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ENTITLED "A TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, MODERN COUNTY GOVERNMENT" AND AMENDING THE ORDINANCE MODERNIZING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHARTER TO STRENGTHEN TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On April 21, 2026 (14), the Board of Supervisors (Board) considered a proposal to amend the County Charter, and, by a vote of 3 to 2, adopted a resolution and approved the introduction of an ordinance to submit proposed County Charter amendments to County voters on November 3, 2026.
During the Board discussion on this item, members of the Board were provided supplemental information by staff, shared additional ideas, and expressed their openness to the possibility of making revisions during the further consideration of the ordinance, scheduled for May 19, 2026.
Based on the Board's discussion of the proposed amendments to the County Charter, I am submitting a revised resolution proposing amendments to the County Charter and a revised version of the proposed ordinance for the Board to consider during the May 19, 2026, Board meeting. In summary, the revisions I am suggesting to the proposed ordinance include the following:
* Restore language maintaining two four-year term limits for current members of the County Board of Supervisors and clarify that the proposed term limit extension for members of the County Board of Supervisors would only apply to future Board members
* Delete language empowering Supervisors to confirm and remove senior staff appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer
* Add language establishing the proposed independent program auditor position as either:
o an elected position; or
o an appointed position reporting to an elected auditor
* Clarify language specifying that members of the Board of Supervisors are prohibit...
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