Watsonville Municipal Code Ch. 7 Naming of Public Places

* Code reviser’s note: Sections 1-7.01 through 1.7-03 were voter approved on June 3, 2014.

The naming of all public places within the City of Watsonville or owned by the City outside of the City limits shall be approved by the voters of the City of Watsonville, voting at either a general municipal election or special municipal election. It is the intent of the voters that the initiative codified in this chapter shall be retroactive to the date of the submission of the notice of intent to the City Clerk. (§ 1, Ord. 1305-14 (CM), eff. July 11, 2014)

The definition of “public places,” as used in this measure, shall mean parks, buildings, bridges, plazas, courtyards, or airports. (§ 1, Ord. 1305-14 (CM), eff. July 11, 2014)

If the City seeks to name a public place as defined in this chapter, each of the seven (7) City Council members will have the right to nominate a proposed name for the respective public place to be named and each nominated name will be placed on the ballot for the voters of the City to vote on. Any City Council member will have the right to nominate the exact same name as selected by any other Council member, but any name nominated by more than one (1) Council member will appear only once on a ballot for the voters to select from.

(a) At no time shall there be more than seven (7) different names on a ballot for the voters to select from for the naming of an individual public place.

(b) The name receiving the highest number of votes at the City-wide election will be used as the official name of the public place that is sought to be named by the City. (§ 1, Ord. 1305-14 (CM), eff. July 11, 2014)