April 8, 1997
Official Election Results
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Mayor | VOTES |
| Ann Azari | 13,115 (73.55%) |
| Councilmember District 1 | VOTES |
| Bill Bertschy | 1,753 (58.43%) |
| Rene S. Clements | 938 (31.27%) |
| Councilmember District 3 | VOTES |
| Scott Mason | 1,962 (47.78%) |
| Ray Martinez | 1,770 (43.11%) |
| Councilmember District 5 | VOTES |
| Mike Byrne | 919 (40.47%) |
| Andy Smith | 633 (27.87%) |
| Steve Frawley | 322 (14.18%) |
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Proposed Ordinance No. 29 (Natural Areas Tax) |
VOTES |
| For the Ordinance | 12,296 (68.96%) |
| Against the Ordinance | 5,109 (28.65%) |
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Proposed Ordinance No. 30 (Street Maintenance and Transportation Tax) |
VOTES |
| For the Ordinance | 12,456 (69.86%) |
| Against the Ordinance | 4,833 (27.10%) |
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Proposed Ordinance No. 31 (Completing Building Community Choices Projects Tax) |
VOTES |
| For the Ordinance | 11,337 (63.58%) |
| Against the Ordinance | 5,852 (32.82%) |
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Citizen Initiated Ordinance No. 1 (Establishing a Citizens Review Board) |
VOTES |
| Against the Ordinance | 10,313 (57.84%) |
| For the Ordinance | 6,159 (34.54%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 (Pertaining to the Governance of the Electric Utility) |
VOTES |
| No | 9,157 (51.35%) |
| Yes | 6,691 (37.52%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 (Pertaining to the Municipal Public Utilities) |
VOTES |
| No | 8,652 (48.52%) |
| Yes | 6,510 (36.51%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3 (Pertaining to Conflicts of Interest) |
VOTES |
| Yes | 9,448 (52.99%) |
| No | 5,472 (30.69%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 4 (Pertaining to Elections) |
VOTES |
| Yes | 8,690 (48.74%) |
| No | 6,299 (35.33%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5 (Pertaining to Finance Management |
VOTES |
| Yes | 10,886 (61.05%) |
| No | 4.325 (24.26%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 6 (Pertaining to Residence Requirements |
VOTES |
| Yes | 9,912 (55.59%) |
| No | 5,731 (32.14%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 7 (Pertaining to Council Meetings |
VOTES |
| Yes | 10,919 (61.24%) |
| No | 4,705 (26.39%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 8 (Pertaining to City Council |
VOTES |
| Yes | 12,552 (70.39%) |
| No | 2,833 (15.89%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 9 (Pertaining to Council Compensation |
VOTES |
| Yes | 9,409 (52.77%) |
| No | 6,571 (36.85%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 10 (Pertaining to Limitation of Actions |
VOTES |
| Yes | 8,408 (47.15%) |
| No | 6,780 (38.02%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 11 (Pertaining to Boards and Commissions |
VOTES |
| Yes | 7,838 (43.96%) |
| No | 7,398 (41.49%) |
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. 12 (Amendments to Articles IV and XI of the City Charter) |
VOTES |
| Yes | 12,520 (70.21%) |
| No | 2,722 (15.27%) |