Palm Springs市居民可就市长产生方式发表意见 10月15日与19日还有两场社区会
Palm Springs市讯——位于加州河滨县的Palm Springs市，Palm Springs市居民可在下周一之前，就本市市长的产生方式向市政府发表意见。据MyNewsLA报道，该市自7月下旬起陆续举行一系列社区会议，至10月19日结束，邀请各区居民就一个问题表达看法：Palm Springs是否应放弃现行制度——市长一职由五名市议员每年轮流担任——改为由选民直接选举市长。
尚未举行的两场会议安排为：10月15日（周四）晚6时至8时，在N. Palm Canyon Drive（N. Palm Canyon）475号的Aloe Palm Canyon举行；10月19日（周一）晚6时至8时，在东巴里斯托路（E. Baristo Road）2401号的Palm Springs高中举行。
除到场发言外，居民也可通过市政府互动平台engagepalmsprings.com填写在线问卷发表意见，问卷提供英文与西语版本。市政府未在报道中说明收集意见后的后续程序与时间表。
Palm Springs市议会共五名议员，现行轮值市长制度下，五人按年轮流出任市长。这轮始于盛夏的意见征集将如何影响市议会后续决定，尚待市府公布。
（资料来源：MyNewsLA 10月13日报道、Palm Springs市政府社区会议安排）
Palm Springs Residents Can Weigh In on How the Mayor Is Chosen at Oct. 15 and Oct. 19 Meetings
PALM SPRINGS — Palm Springs is a city in Riverside County, California. Palm Springs residents have until Monday to share input on how the city's mayor should be selected. According to MyNewsLA, the city has scheduled a series of community meetings that began in late July and end on October 19, inviting residents from each district to say whether the city should switch from its current system — in which the mayor's post rotates annually among the five council members — to a directly elected mayor.
Two sessions remain: Thursday, October 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Aloe Palm Canyon, 475 N. Palm Canyon; and Monday, October 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, 2401 E. Baristo Road.
Residents who cannot attend may share input through an online survey, available in English and Spanish, at engagepalmsprings.com. No timeline for any subsequent city decision was given in the report.
The Palm Springs City Council has five members, and under the current rotation each takes a turn as mayor. How this round of input, which began in late July, will feed into any council action has not been announced.
(Source: MyNewsLA; City of Palm Springs meeting schedule)
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