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Meeting Name: Charter Review Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/2/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
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24-1195 11. MINUTESApproval of the March 26, 2024, Charter Review Commission Meeting Minutes.   Not available
24-1196 1A. ACTION ITEMSProhibit the creation of jobs exempt from Civil Service in Chapter XVI. [Amendment 15]   Not available
24-1197 1B. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapter III §13(b) to allow each council committee to elect their own chairs and vice chairs. [Amendment 122]   Not available
24-1198 1C. ACTION ITEMSRequire that the mayor receive two councilmember co-sponsors for board and commission chair appointments. [Amendment 96]   Not available
24-1199 1D. ACTION ITEMSAuthorize a limited power of veto for the mayor with a city council override of a two-thirds vote. · Authorize the mayor to exercise veto power over city council action calling a special election for the purpose of authorizing general obligation bonds, with a city council override of a two-thirds vote. [Amendment 108] · Authorize the mayor to exercise veto power over the annual city budget. [Amendment 108]   Not available
24-1200 1E. ACTION ITEMSRequire the city manager to seek and obtain the city council’s policy priorities before submitting the city manager’s annual budget and require the city manager’s annual budget to reflect those priorities. [Amendment 108]   Not available
24-1201 1F. ACTION ITEMSEstablish an Office of Ombudsman within the function of the city auditor. [Amendment 37]   Not available
24-1202 1G. ACTION ITEMSClarify that city council’s appointments to boards and commissions are at-will. [Amendment 13]   Not available
24-1203 1H. ACTION ITEMSDelete Chapter III §15 prohibiting city council from interfering with appointments or subordinates of city manager. [Amendment 9]   Not available
24-1204 1I. ACTION ITEMSRequire appointees to boards and commissions to reside in the council district of the nominating councilmember, while allowing for a 2/3 vote non-district exception. [Amendment 124]   Not available
24-1205 1J. ACTION ITEMSChange wording in the charter to be more inclusive, using “resident” or “people” in place of citizen. [Amendment 1]   Not available
24-1206 1K. ACTION ITEMSAmend the vote requirement for council to modify the redistricting commission’s recommended districting plan from a 3/4 majority vote to a 2/3 majority vote in Chapter IV §5(b)(6). [Amendment 93] Note: This item was held under advisement by the Charter Review Commission on February 6, 2024.   Not available
24-1207 1L. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapter IV §5 to add eligibility criteria for serving on the redistricting commission. [Amendment 125]   Not available