Recall date set

There was still much debate about the schedule of the recall election clashing with tax season, and both sides, the sooners and the laters, had valid points. No one bothered to mention that if the three council members would just resign, they could do their taxes free of any additional demands on their time. The downside being that the City would be operating with only a two-man council until the three replacements could be elected and trained. You decide whether this is a good or a bad thing.

The City Council, after deliberating awhile followed Doug McAllister’s secondary motion to hold the recall election on May 3rd. (the registrar of voters indicates that the election is slated for May 27th). Though there is insufficient time to put full measures on the ballot before this, the council agreed to include advisory questions on the ballot. One of these might be a slow growth proposal, but because it is advisory, the results would not be binding on whatever council is sitting after the election.

In the event of a tie between two or more replacement candidates, instead of having a runoff election at a cost of an additional $70,000, the Council and the spectators at the Jan. 18th Council Meeting agreed to yield to Riverside County election rules. According to these rules, if there is a tie between candidates, the contest will be decided by drawing lots.