REPORT TO CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Report Outs from Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Discussion of Standardization of Report Out Process.
Report
DISCUSSION
As the date of publication of the agenda for the January 21, 2026, Charter Review Committee Meeting, the following Ad Hoc Subcommittees were able to schedule and hold meetings:
• Group One: Power and Structure of City Government: Rules/Process for Action
o November 12, 2025
o December 15, 2025 (no PowerPoint)
o January 14, 2025
• Group Two: City Council: Elections, Powers and Conduct of Meetings
o December 8, 2025
• Group Three: Senior Officials: Duties and Qualifications
o January 12, 2025
• Group Four: Boards and Commissions: Composition, Powers and Duties
o November 13, 2025
o December 15, 2025 (no PowerPoint)
• Group Five: Civil Service: General Rules for Classified and Unclassified Employees; Commission Composition and Duties
o November 17, 2025
o January 5, 2026 (no PowerPoint)
o January 14, 2026 (no PowerPoint)
City Attorney staff made presentations at each of these meetings. The PowerPoint used for staff’s presentations are attached to this report. Preliminary input from committee members in attendance was solicited and received. Staff members, with assistance from staff, will report out to the full Charter Review Committee on the substance of these meetings.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Receive and provide feedback on reports of those Subcommittees reporting; possible action to approve, in substantial form, Group 5 proposed modifications to existing Charter Sections 1010 and 1011 and Article XI to allow for initiation of meet and confer process with impacted labor groups; Discuss and provide feedback on report out standard.
Staff
Reviewed by: Courtney Mohammadi, Legal Executive Assistant, City Attorney’s Office
Approved by: Glen Googins, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
1. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 1 - 11.12.25
2. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 4 - 11.13.25
3. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 5 - 11.17.25
4. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 2 - 12.8.25
5. Charter Review SubCommittee Group 1 Minutes 12.15.25
6. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 3 - 1.12.26
7. Charter Review SubCommittee Presentation Group 1 - 1.14.26