Bill > SB5370

This bill provides a mechanism for port districts to potentially extend port commissioner terms from four to six years through a voter-approved ballot proposition. Specifically, the bill allows port commissioners to either pass a resolution or respond to a voter petition (signed by at least 10 percent of voters from the last general election) to place a term-length change on the ballot. If voters approve the proposition by a simple majority, the newly elected commissioner at that election will serve a six-year term, while other commissioners' terms remain unchanged. In elections where two commissioners are elected, the candidate receiving the most votes will get the six-year term, and the other will serve a four-year term. Future successors would then be elected to six-year terms. The bill does not apply to port districts already required to maintain four-year terms or those with five commissioners. This legislation provides local port districts with more flexibility in determining the length of their commissioners' terms, subject to voter approval.