BOOST IN OFFICEHOLDER SPENDING LIMITS LOSING : PROPOSITIONS.Byline: Terri Hardy and Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writers A controversial measure to increase the cap on the officeholder of·fice·hold·er n. One who holds public office. Noun 1. officeholder - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for accounts of elected city officials from $10,000 to $75,000 was trailing in a tight race Tuesday. Proposition 6 was placed on the ballot by the City Council majority who said a $10,000 cap on their accounts - approved by voters in November with the passage of statewide campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. - was too low. Council members said that, with the lower cap, they didn't have adequate funds to communicate with constituents. Critics said accounts are often misused mis·use n. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication. tr.v. mis·used, mis·us·ing, mis·us·es 1. To use incorrectly. 2. To mistreat or abuse. See Synonyms at abuse. Adj. to subsidize sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. entertainment other extravagances for elected officials. The measure also would allow use of the funds in noncity-election campaigns. Prop. 208 permitted increases in the caps on officeholder accounts with voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. approval. Also with partial returns, Proposition 7, a measure to extend a 3.75 percent business tax surcharge An overcharge or additional cost. A surcharge is an added liability imposed on something that is already due, such as a tax on tax. It also refers to the penalty a court can impose on a fiduciary for breaching a duty. that was set to expire in 1998 lost. In other returns Tuesday: Charter Amendment 1, which would allow the city to require that voters in some low-turnout areas cast ballots by mail in city elections and would give city officials more discretion in setting election dates, lost. Charter Amendment 2, which would make the same changes proposed in Charter Amendment 1, but for school board elections, lost. Charter Amendment 3, which establishes that retirement eligibility for all new police officers and firefighters would be based on years of service, rather than age, won. Charter Amendment 4, which would give the City Council discretion to decide the limit for budget transfers requiring approval by the mayor and City Council, was ahead by a small margin. Charter Amendment 5, which gives the mayor and council more power to transfer the duties and functions of the city treasurer, city clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". and city administrative officer, lost. |
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