Newport Beach voters in the June 7 primary election are deciding whether or not they want to elect the city’s top representative, their mayor, directly.

Measure B, known as the “Elect Our Mayor” initiative, would amend the city’s charter to have voters directly elect the mayor, which is now a largely ceremonial role that is rotated among the seven City Council members. Each December, the sitting council members vote among themselves who will serve as the mayor and mayor pro tem for the next year.

If the measure is approved by a simple majority, the mayor’s seat would become a four-year term, but that position, if won, could only be held twice.

The measure also proposes reducing the number of council districts to six. The boundaries of those districts would be established at least six months before the general election in 2024.

That would also be the year the first directly elected mayor would be elected if Measure B passes.

The effort to put the initiative on the ballot was launched by Councilman Will O’Neill in September. In October, the City Council voted to place the measure on the ballot.