FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno City Council members spent more than 12 hours in session Thursday as they considered several proposed ballot measures.<\/p>\n
The meeting, which lasted well into the night, focused on a series of measures that are part of the city’s Good Governance campaign.<\/p>\n
“We’re shaking things up a little bit by considering this reform,” Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza said.<\/p>\n
Among the items on the agenda were financing for the city’s Southeast Development Area, or SEDA, plan; the future of a proposed transportation tax to replace Measure C funding; proposed changes to an elected city official’s term limit; and a proposed Redistricting Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n
Councilmember Tyler Maxwell said the proposed redistricting committee was intended to create a process that would be more difficult for future councils to alter.<\/p>\n
“This is something that we want to get codified in the city charter so that it can’t be changed easily by future city councils,” Maxwell said.<\/p>\n
When it came to the proposed Measure C replacement tax, council members voted 6-1 in favor of the measure. Measure C is scheduled to expire in June of next year.<\/p>\n
RELATED: City of Fresno’s Measure C replacement tax heads to November ballot after vote<\/a><\/p>\n Mayor Jerry Dyer warned that without the funding source, dozens of city workers could lose their jobs and public transit services could be affected.<\/p>\n “So it’s urgent for us to have it, to have Measure C,” said Yonas Paulos, a veterans advocate.<\/p>\n According to officials, the city’s general fund solution to a $54 million gap would direct funding to city transportation services, with some money remaining. The measure will now move on to the ballot.<\/p>\n The proposed Redistricting Advisory Committee did not receive enough support from councilmembers. The item failed on a 4-3 vote, with Councilmembers Miguel Arias, Annalisa Perea, Brandon Vang and Nick Richardson voting against it, while Maxwell, Mike Karbassi and Esparza voted in favor.<\/p>\n “The idea is to take a lot of the politics out of it. I’m not saying or guaranteeing it’s going to be a perfect process but I do think what we’re proposing gets us closer to a more perfect process,” Maxwell said.<\/p>\n Currently, Fresno’s city council members draw the city’s district map. Under the proposal, residents would have taken a larger role in that process.<\/p>\n The council also removed the “No Debt on Development Act,” which would have placed limits on funding for the SEDA plan, from Thursday’s agenda.<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Ana Torrea on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n