REPORT TO CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Form and Appoint Charter Review Committee Members to Ad Hoc Subcommittee Working Groups
Report
BACKGROUND
On September 16, 2025, the City Council took action to form a Charter Review Committee ("CRC") to assist with a comprehensive review and update of the City Charter (the "Charter Project"). At that time, Council also approved the CRC Bylaws. Among other things, the Bylaws contemplated the formation of Ad Hoc Subcommittees to serve as "working groups" to facilitate the implementation of the Charter Project.
DISCUSSION
The nature and proposed use of Ad Hoc Subcommittees for the Charter Project was presented to the CRC at its first meeting on October 1, 2025. The idea was for the creation of multiple subcommittees with each subcommittee assigned a portion of the Charter to review. Consistent with this, staff reviewed the City Charter and divided it into six parts based on subject matter. Staff is now proposing the creation of six (6) corresponding ad hoc subcommittees of the CRC, with each subcommittee assigned one of these six parts of the Charter as its focus area.
The six proposed subcommittees are as follows:
* Subcommittee One:
Powers and Structure of City Government: Rules/Process for Action
* Subcommittee Two:
City Council: Elections, Powers and Conduct of Meetings
* Subcommittee Three:
Senior Officials: Duties and Qualifications
* Subcommittee Four:
Boards and Commissions: Composition, Powers and Duties
* Subcommittee Five:
Civil Service: General Rules for Classified and Unclassified Employees; Commission Composition and Duties
* Subcommittee Six:
Fiscal Administration and Procurement
In order to solicit input from the CRC membership on which subcommittees most appeal to them, on October 16th staff sent an email to all members. The email included general information about each of the six subcommittees and attached a "color coded" version of the Charter indicating whic...
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