Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A CITY CHARTER AND UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On May 1, 2018, the City Council appointed a Committee of the Proposed City Charter which has been meeting every Monday night to discuss the content of a proposed city charter and to formulate recommendations for submission to the City Council. Seven Committee meetings have occurred since May and additional Committee meetings are planned in July. This report details the discussions and recommendations from the Committee's meetings since the June 5, 2018 public hearing on the proposed adoption of a city charter and allows for further public comment. Before the Council is also a proposed draft charter, attached as Exhibit No. 1. A number of the key elements of the charter have been discussed and recommended by the Committee. A summary table of the key issues and Committee recommendations to the City Council is attached as Exhibit No. 2.
Under Govt. Code Section 34458(b), the City Council is required to hold two public hearings on the matter of the proposal of a charter and on the content of the proposed charter. The two public hearings must be at least 30 days apart, with at least one of the public hearings held outside of normal business hours. The first statutory public hearing was held on May 29, 2018. This public hearing, on July 3, 2018, serves as the second public hearing to meet the State law requirements.
Beyond state law requirements, the City Council also held an additional hearing on June 5, 2018, and has scheduled a further additional hearing on the matter of the proposed city charter for July 17 and for July 31, 2018. The Committee will be meeting on July 9th, 16th and 23rd.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
OPEN the Public Hearing; TAKE public testimony then CLOSE the Publ...
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