City of Sunnyvale Measure H: City Charter Amendment - City Manager's Authority to Settle Claims
What does this measure do?
Measure H lets the Sunnyvale City Council set, by city law, how large a legal claim the city manager can settle without a council vote, instead of the state's $50,000 limit. A city law already passed would raise the limit to $250,000; taxes do not change.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Sunnyvale City Council, on Charter Review Committee recommendations
The City Council set up a Charter Review Committee to study the city charter (the city's rule book). On Feb. 3, 2026 the council picked this change as a priority for the ballot.
Source: sunnyvale.ca.gov
A YES vote means
The council can set the city manager's limit for settling claims against the city by city law. A law already adopted would raise it from $50,000 to $250,000.
A NO vote means
The city manager can still settle claims only up to $50,000; larger settlements need a City Council vote.
Sources: sunnyvale.ca.gov2
Source: vote.santaclaracounty.gov