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COUNCIL DIRECTION
On August 14th, the City Council directed the following:
“Motion carried to establish a Charter Amendment Committee to be comprised of thirteen community members, with seven selected directly by individual Councilmembers by September 7, 2018, and six at-large City Council-appointed members through an application/letter of interest process facilitated by the City Manager’s Office to be completed by the end of September 2018; and,
Direct staff to develop a work plan based on the following scope of work and meeting schedule so that the Charter Amendment Committee commences in October 2018 with a progress check in with Council on or before December 11, 2018.
Directly Elected Mayor:
Term lengths
Proceed or not to proceed
District Elections:
Proceed or not to proceed
Compensation:
Size of the Council
Full-time vs. part-time
Proceed or not to proceed
Other:
Ranked Choice Voting
7 direct and 6 at-large members
Encouraging participation as an Elected Official
Council support within the City Manager’s Office
Polling the community
Council/Mayor Term Limits”
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
David Green Baskin |
Keshav Kumar |
Patrice Boyle |
Leslie Lopez |
Cathy Calfo |
William Ow |
Gus Ceballos |
Kris Reyes |
Rachel Dann |
Glen Schaller |
Timerie Gordon |
David Shuman |
Denise Holbert |
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