Shall the Charter of the City of Riverside be amended to eliminate the requirement that the adopted budget be placed in all public libraries in the City, to eliminate the requirement that the budget be reproduced and copies made available for the use of departments, offices, and agencies of the City other than on the City website, to clarify that “City Council approved” capital projects “and funding” shall be exempt from lapsing at the end of each fiscal year, to add the word “transparent” to the Charter preamble, and to replace the word “citizen” with “person” with respect to commenting at public meetings?
2, Riverside County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 47.9% yes, 52.1% no (108,701 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure would have amended Riverside's city charter to remove requirements for placing the city budget in public libraries and providing physical copies to city departments, clarified that approved capital projects and their funding don't expire at fiscal year-end, added "transparent" to the charter preamble, and changed "citizen" to "person" regarding public meeting participation.