Key Differences: Putting Guardrails Back in Place
Restoring Fair Term Limits — No Self-Serving Extensions for Current County Supervisors While the original proposal will expand Supervisors’ term limits to 12 years across the board, mine preserves the current two, four-year term limits for sitting Supervisors and ensures any changes apply only to future officeholders.
Stops Politicization of County Staffing The prior proposal would have enabled Supervisors to confirm and remove senior staff hired by the County’s Chief Executive, injecting politics into professional administration. My alternate proposal eliminates this provision entirely, preserving the independence of the County’s executive leadership.
Strengthens Independent Oversight—Without Creating Conflicts Rather than placing new oversight roles under the Board itself, my proposal establishes a truly independent program auditor operating without interference from the Board or Chief Administrative Officer, ensuring true independence from both political and executive pressure.
Protects Against Government Interference in Contracts Responding to concerns about weakened safeguards, my proposal restores strict and clear prohibitions on Supervisors interfering in purchasing decisions, reinforcing long-standing protections against political influence in contracting.
Removes Legally Questionable Provisions The original measure attempted to impose term limits on other elected officials without required state authorization. Anderson’s version removes these provisions entirely, avoiding legal uncertainty and potential voter confusion.
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