Respect the Promise in Opposition to R-14-02-Neighbors for a Better Glendale v. Hanna

OPINION

BROWN, Judge:

¶ 1 Gary Hirsch, as chairman of two neighborhood political committees, appeals the superior court’s denial of his application for a writ of mandamus requiring the Glendale City Clerk to accept and file referendum petitions challenging the Glendale City Council’s approval of a resolution and related settlement agreement. Hirsch argues the City Council’s acts were referable and the City Clerk lacked discretion to refuse to follow the statutory requirements for processing referendum petitions. Because we conclude that neither the resolution nor the settlement agreement were…