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Recommendation to Provide Direction on Potential Measures Amending the City Charter Relating to Charter Section 7-3 - Council Interference. (City Council Charter Subcommittee)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXCUTIVE SUMMARY
The Charter Review Subcommittee is presenting its initial findings on potential measures amending the City Charter and requesting consideration from the City Council for potential measures to be placed on the November ballot.
BACKGROUND
Summary of the timeline and key events in the Charter Review Subcommittee activities
* December 2018, after the election, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft appointed a subcommittee to look at the City Charter and recommend potential items for the City Council to consider putting on the Ballot.
* In April 2019, the subcommittee returned to the City Council with a list of proposed issues to return in time for consideration to place items on the November 2020 ballot. At this meeting, additional items were added.
* During discussions with staff regarding charter changes related to issues of charter interference, the subcommittee determined that the full city council should be engaged in this discussion and that public and council input should be gathered at the same time.
* Issues related to governance, elections, etc. are being addressed at the May 5, 2020 regular meeting. Recommendations Charter Interference are being brought forward tonight and Measure A will be addressed tomorrow night.
DISCUSSION
After discussions with the City Attorney and City Manager, the subcommittee agreed to bring forward a joint recommendation for updating the language in the City Charter to better clarify and focus of the Charter section 7-3. The current language is:
Sec. 7-3. Neither the Council nor any of the members thereof shall interfere with the execution by the City Manager of his or her powers and duties. Except for purposes of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with that po...
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