Charter Commission

Remote

The joint meeting received a presentation on potential charter amendments, with the goal of adopting at least some of them through the “amendment by ordinance” process and bypassing approval by voters. This requires the approval of the Mayor, the Charter Commission, and a unanimous vote of the City Council.

Many amendments were of a technical and clarifying nature. Some key amendments included:

• Defining the new executive offices (Community Safety, Public Service) in the charter.
• Removing all city departments from the charter except the executive offices and the Police and Fire departments. The other city departments will be defined in ordinance.
• Removing the requirement for council confirmation of all executive branch positions except for the executive officers, the Police Chief, and the Fire Chief. Council Member Elliott Payne said this was a “non-starter.”
• Adds the Ethical Practices Commission, which is presently defined in ordinance, to the city charter.

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