Palm Springs City Council to discuss mayoral selection process

Palm Springs City Council to Discuss Altering Mayoral Selection Process

The Palm Springs City Council will discuss the possibility of altering the city’s mayoral selection process during Wednesday evening’s council meeting. The agenda item comes as some residents are pushing for a ballot measure that would establish a directly elected, at-large mayor and provide for a November 2026 election to fill that position. Due to ordinances adopted in December 2018 and April 2019, each council member currently serves as mayor…

Palm Springs City Council to discuss mayoral selection process

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs City Council will discuss the possibility of altering the city's mayoral selection process during Wednesday's council meeting. The agenda item comes as some residents are pushing for a ballot measure that would establish a directly elected, at-large mayor and provide for a November 2026 election to fill that position.    Due to ordinances adopted in December 2018 and April 2019, each council member …

Residents warn City Council directly elected mayor could undermine civil rights gains ⋆ The Palm Springs Post

Whether Palm Springs voters will get to elect a mayor again was a hot topic at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. (File photo) Palm Springs residents on Wednesday overwhelmingly spoke out against a proposal from a citizens’ group to move the city to a system of directly electing its mayor. Around a dozen residents voiced opposition during public comment at the regular City Council meeting, ahead of a broader discussion about the mayoral role. The…