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Meeting Name: Charter Review Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/6/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Attachments: February 6, 2024 Agenda Packet
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24-474 11. MINUTESApproval of the January 23, 2024, Charter Review Commission Meeting Minutes.   Not available
24-475 1A. ACTION ITEMSSubmitted Amendments Recommended for Exclusion: Amendments 71, 100, and 112.* *List of amendments can be found at this LINK.   Not available
24-476 1B. ACTION ITEMSProhibit the creation of jobs exempt from Civil Service in Chapter XVI. [Amendment 15]   Not available
24-478 1C. ACTION ITEMSClarify that city council, not the rules of the civil service board, designates which managerial personnel are included within the unclassified service in Chapter XVI §3(b)(1). [Amendments 90 and 107]   Not available
24-479 1D. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapter XVI §6 to reflect that reorganizations and reductions in force should be treated in the same manner with respect to compensation and reassignment. [Amendment 91]   Not available
24-480 1E. ACTION ITEMSClarify that it is the duty of the Human Resources Department, rather than the civil service board rules and regulations, to establish rules governing the evaluation of conduct and performance and requiring remedies for nonperformance for positions in the civil service in Chapter XVI §7. [Amendment 106]   Not available
24-481 1F. ACTION ITEMSAdd a requirement to the charter that the city adopt by ordinance a citywide Bike Plan. [Amendment 117]   Not available
24-482 1G. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapter XV §4(4) to authorize administrative approval of plat applications. [Amendments 99 and 116]   Not available
24-483 1H. ACTION ITEMSBroaden the city’s notification process to include other media options in addition to newspaper publication in Chapters III §19, IV §13(b), XV §4(3), XVIII §7 and §15, and XXII §2(a). [Amendments 110, 118, 119, and 120]   Not available
24-484 1I. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapter III §7 to require that special meetings shall be called upon the written request of five members of the city council rather than three members. [Amendment 123]   Not available
24-485 1J. ACTION ITEMSExtend the deadline petitioners must meet to collect the required signatures on a petition from 60 days to 120 days in Chapter XVIII § 11(1). [Amendments 55 and 114]   Not available
24-486 1K. ACTION ITEMSReduce the number of signatures required on a petition in support of holding a referendum in Chapter XVIII §11(2). [Amendments 55 and 115]   Not available
24-487 1L. ACTION ITEMSAmend the vote requirement for council to amend 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]   Not available
24-488 1M. ACTION ITEMSAmend Chapters IV §5, XV §3, XVI §1, and XVII §2 to allow residents to serve on the redistricting commission, the plan commission, the civil service board, and the park and recreation board instead of citizens or registered voters. [Amendment 94]   Not available
24-489 1N. ACTION ITEMSDelete the section allowing the city council to provide urban conservation, rehabilitation, and redevelopment programs in Chapter XV §2. [Amendment 86] Note: This item was held under advisement by the charter review commission on January 23, 2024.   Not available
24-490 1O. ACTION ITEMSAmend language within Chapter IIIA §2 to provide the City Secretary with assistants and employees with consideration of adding similar language to Chapter VII §2 for the City Attorney and Chapter IX §2 for the City Auditor. [Amendment 58] Note: This item was held under advisement by the Charter Review Commission on January 23, 2024.   Not available
24-491 1P. ACTION ITEMSDelete the requirement that all assistant city attorneys shall devote their entire time to the service of the city in Chapter VII §2. [Amendment 56] Note: This item was held under advisement by the charter review commission on January 23, 2024.   Not available