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2022-08-08 City Attorney Impartial Analysis CITY OF PALM DESERT CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF ADVISORY MEASURE f, 11 REGARDING THE CREATION OF FIVE COUNCIL DISTRICTS n a.0 On June 23, 2022, the City Council unanimously voted to place Advisory Measure "_1_"' 3nxv on the November 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot. Advisory Measure " " is f ©;cy advisory purposes only and will not in any manner amend current City law as rn=rn MO vi ftl The City of Palm Desert is currently comprised of two districts and five Counr 7100 Members that each serve four-year terms. District 1 includes the area surrounding tl '-ri Civic Center which contains approximately 20 percent of the City's population. Voters i District I elect one City Council Member every four years. District 2 contains the remaining 80 percent of the City's population, with District 2 voters electing a total of four City Council Members—two Councilmembers are elected every two years. This Advisory Measure would gather voter input on whether the City Council should expand the number of districts from two to five districts. Specifically, the Advisory Measure asks voters whether District 2 should be divided into four smaller districts (that each represent approximately 20 percent of the City's population), with voters in each district electing one City Council Member from the district they reside in. The division of District 2 into four smaller districts, in addition to District 1, would increase the total number of districts in the City to five. Each of these five districts would represent approximately 20 percent of the City's population. A "yes" vote on Advisory Measure " " will recommend dividing District 2 into four smaller districts to create a total of five districts, with voters from each district electing a Council Member from the district they reside in. A "no" vote on Advisory Measure " " will not recommend dividing District 2 into four smaller districts to create a total of five districts, with voters from each district electing a Council Member from the district they reside in. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Advisory Measure " ". If you desire a copy of the Advisory Measure, please call the City's elections official at (760) 776-6402 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. Is/ ROBERT W. HARGREAVES City Attorney