Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
Title
CONTINUED 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 on Monday nights to discuss the content of and to formulate recommendations for submission to the City Council for the proposed city charter. Over ten Committee meetings have occurred. This report details the discussions and recommendations from the Committee's meeting since the last public hearing held on July 3, 2018 and allows for further public comment. A draft of the proposed charter to date will be provided at the hearing. A summary table of the key issues and Committee recommendations to the City Council is also attached as Exhibit No. 1.
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 and second statutory public hearings were held on May 29, 2018 and July 3, 2018. Beyond state law requirements, the City Council has decided to hold additional hearings to provide for further public input. This public hearing, on July 17, 2018, as well as the public hearing previously held on June 5, 2018, serve as additional hearings on the matter of the proposed city charter.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONTINUE the Public Hearing of July 3, 2018; TAKE public testimony then CLOSE the Public Hearing and discuss content of the proposed charter.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
None.
IV. BACKGROUND
Since the third hearing on the proposed city charter, the committee has discussed and voted on various topics inclu...
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