Voters in our county will have two opportunities to weigh in on how much county supervisors earn and for how long. Reporter Mike Lipsitz explains…
Ballots for the November 3 election will include two ballot measures pertaining to compensation and term limits for county supervisors. Under the title “Revised Charter: County of San Bernardino,” is a proposed new charter that includes a provision that supervisors be limited to serving three four-year terms and receive compensation equal to 80 percent of that of a superior court judge, or roughly $160,000 plus benefits.
Appearing under a separate ballot measure entitled “The San Bernardino County Supervisor Compensation Reduction and Term Limits Initiative” is a provision that would limit supervisors to one year in office only with annual compensation not to exceed $60,000.
If both measures pass, the one with the most votes will prevail.
In our recent coverage of the proposed new Charter, Z107.7 mistakenly reported the initiative would appear on the ballot under the title, “The San Bernardino County Supervisor Compensation Reduction and Term Limits Initiative.” That title is associated with the other initiative, unrelated to the new charter.
