Charter Review Committee
Bibliography of Resources
Governance:
Council/Manager Government Adoptions and Retentions 1999-2009 
"The City at Stake: Secession, Reform, and the Battle for Los Angeles" (Princeton U. Press, paperback edition, 2006), Raphael Sonenshein, Ph.D.
The Visionary Facilitator in City Hall and the County Courthouse by James, H. Savra, Ph.D.
Are Elected Electives Needed to Achieve Accountability to Citizens? by James, H. Savra, Ph.D.
Charter Reform: How to Think about It by John Nalbandian, Ph.D.
Competing Arguments for Forms of Government in Charter Contests by James H. Savra, Ph.D., May 19, 2009
Building the Futures of Local Government Politics and Administration by Chester A. Newland, University of Southern California, International City/County Management Association, 2002
A Call for Policy Based Budgeting in an Era of Diminishing Resources and Expanding Needs by the San Francisco Municipal Executives' Association and Management Partners, December 2008
PPT - Budget and Finance, Russ Fehr, City Treasurer (June 15, 2009)
Flyer – Council Manager Form of Government FAQ (International City/County Management Association)
Council-Manager or “Strong Mayor”: The Choice is Clear, prepared by the California City Management Foundation and International City/County Management Association (Revised 2009)
ICMA Code of Ethics with Guidelines, International City/County Management Association (Revised July 2004)
Flyer - Professional Local Government Management: The Benefits to Your Community, International City/County Management Association
PPT – Council-Manager Government: Model of Flexibility and Strength, presentation by Dave Mora, West Coast Regional Director, ICMA (July 2, 2009)
A Time for Change:
El Paso Adopts the
Council-Manager Form, by Derek Okubo. Fall 2005.
Sacramento Charter Review Issues, by
Chester A. (Chet) Newland, September 2, 2009.
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Web Article: Public CEO: A Short History of the Strong Mayor in California.
Election Process:
"Behind the Ballot Box, A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems" (Praeger Publishers, paperback, 2000), Douglas J. Amy
PPT - City Election History Data, Stephanie Mizuno, Assistant City Clerk (July 2, 2009)
Flyer - Make Your Vote Count (Instant runoff voting) by www.fairvote.org
Flyer - Let's Have Pizza for Dinner (Proportional representation) by www.fairvote.org
County of Sacramento: Voter Registration and Elections - Election Calendar.
County of Sacramento: District Registration by Party.
Final Report: Elk Grove Charter Exploratory and Election Reform Committee. December 2007.
Instant Runoff Voting: The New America Foundation, LA Times by Blair Bobier, December 10, 2008.
IRV Voter and Their Votes.
Sacramento County: Candidate Guide: Statewide Direct Primary Election, by Jill LaVine, June 3, 2008.
Sacramento County: Precinct Officers Manual. General Election. by Jill LaVine, November 4, 2008.
Primary and General Elections 1989 through 2008.
Proportional Representation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by www.fairvote.org, July 16, 2009.
Election Center: 2009 Professional Practices Program, Ranked Choice Voting Implemetation, by Jan Shabro, Pierce County Auditor
SFGate.com: Report Card for Ranked Choice Voting, by Steven Hill, December 9, 2008.
Sacramento County: Specialized Services and Schedule of Fees and Charges, by Jill LaVine, January 11, 2008.
New York Times: New Ronoff System in San Francisco Has Rival Candidates Cooperating, by Dean E. Murphy, September 30, 2004.
City of Sacramento: History of Charter Amendments. September 17, 2009.
Fall Line Analytics: RCV Analysis of Selected San Francisco Districts, by David Latterman, November 2008.
National Conference of State Legislatures: Term Limited States. June 2009.
Miscellaneous:
2009 Calif. State University Sacramento Poll
After four years, San Francisco Ranked-Choice Voting slow, confusing. November 6, 2008.
Aspen votes down retaining instant runoff voting as election method. November 11, 2009.
Burlington, VT - Instant Runoff Voting repeal picks up momentum. November 5, 2009.
Burlington, VT 2009 Instant Runoff Voting, preliminary Mayor election results. November 11, 2009
Charter Reform: Ways to Think About It by Robert O'Neill and John Nalbandian
Descriptions of the prominent ethics commissions in California cities. November 6, 2009.
Does Sacramento Need a New Form of Government? League of Women Voters. November 30, 2009.
Ethics Structures in Benchmark Cities (tables). November 12, 2009.
Full Time Mayor Study. League of Women Voters. March, 2002.
Instant Runoff Voting assessment. University of Vermont, Legislative Research Shop. October 23, 2009.
San Francisco's low campaign-financing level. San Francisco Examiner, September 29, 2009.
"San Francisco's newest supervisor doesn't live in district, received minimal vote." SF-Gate.com, June 10, 2007.
List of Sacramento City Managers since 1921
Memo, Re: Role of Ethics Commissions. Stacey Fulhorst, Executive Director, San Diego Ethics Commission. November 12, 2009.
Minnesota Voters Alliance announces intention to sue Aspen over Instant Runoff Voting. August 19, 2009.
Notes on the Commission System by Russell MacKenzie Fehr
NYU Politics Prof. Steven J. Brams, desribes two fundamental problems with Instant Runoff Voting. Letter to NY Times. November 12, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA) election - candidate with less than 50% wins County Assessor/Treasurer. November 25, 2008.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA), official notice, ballot proposal to repeal Instant Runoff Voting. February 12, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA): "IRV has elected Perennial Candidates with no apparent qualifications (elected with 37% support)". Tacoma News-Tribune editorial. October 19, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA), Ranked Choice Voting repealed by 71%. November 4, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA): Sixty-three percent disliked Ranked Choice Voting. September 14, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA) Voter Facts. March 20, 2009.
Pierce County (Tacoma, WA) voters reject Ranked-Choice Voting. November 10, 2009.
Promoting Personal and Organizational Ethics. Institute for Local Government. July 14, 2009.
Sacramento Area Black Caucus observations and recommendations. October 27, 2009.
Sacramento City Organizational Chart
San Francisco ballot counting takes record two weeks or more. November 7, 2007.
San Francisco candidates for City Attorney and Treasurer unopposed in Ranked-Choice Voting. November 5, 2009.
San Francisco Chinese community finds Ranked-Choice Voting troublesome. November 11, 2004.
San Francisco: Former Mayor Willie Brown, "Instant runoff is really, really very bad". Ronn Owens Show, KGO Radio (transcript). November 4, 2009.
San Francisco: Instant Runoff Voting Not Meeting Expectations. November 17, 2005.
San Francisco: Prior Knowledge, Overall Understanding of Ranked-Choice Voting. December 12, 2009.
San Francisco: Ranked-Choice Voting and Flawed Ballots Tax Election. VoteTrustUSA. November 7, 2007.
San Francisco: Ranked-Choice Voting might have discouraged challengers to incumbent in District Attorney race. August 16, 2007.
Understanding the Role of Ethics Commissions. Institute for Local Government. April 7, 2009.
Review of Strong Mayor Initiative: Comparison and Analysis (February 3, 2009)
Model City Charter, Eighth Edition, A Publication of the National Civic League (Available for Review at City Clerk's Office)
