Shall the City Charter be amended to: prohibit paying Rental Housing Committee (RHC) members; clarify the RHC independently implements the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act and related initiatives delegated by the City Council; clarify the City Council may remove RHC members for reasons including misconduct; allow annual rent increases up to 4%; authorize additional rent increases for critical housing improvements like seismic retrofits; clarify mobile homes are exempt; and make technical revisions?
2, Santa Clara County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 30.3% yes, 69.7% no (22,108 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This charter amendment would have prohibited paying Rental Housing Committee members, allowed annual rent increases up to 4% with additional increases for critical housing improvements, and clarified the committee's independence in implementing rent control while giving the City Council authority to remove members for misconduct. The measure also would have exempted mobile homes from rent control provisions and made various technical revisions to the city charter.