Office of the
City Clerk

Long Beach, CA – On August 9, 2022, the Long Beach City Council will consider placing four potential City Charter amendments on the November 8, 2022, ballot for consideration by Long Beach voters. The four proposed Charter amendments relate to the consolidation of the City’s existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility; establishment of a Police Oversight Commission; realignment of City election dates with the State; and realignment of Long Beach Board of Education election dates with the State. After the City Charter amendments are selected for ballot placement August 9, the City will call for argument writers interested in writing arguments both for or against the approved measures.  

Beginning August 10, those interested in writing arguments for the approved measures may submit an interest form for consideration to the Office of the City Clerk. Interest forms will be available on the City Clerk webpage on August 10 and must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on August 11. A separate form must be submitted for each ballot measure. More information regarding the argument writer interest form will be available next week.

Proposed language for the Charter amendments may be found on the July 19, 2022, agenda for the joint meeting between the Charter Amendment Committee and the City Council. The official list of Charter amendments and ballot measures to be placed on the November 8 ballot will be announced at the August 9 City Council meeting with additional information to follow.

For more information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk, at 562.570.6101. Media inquiries may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk at CityClerk@longbeach.gov.