REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Resolution Approving the Charter Review Committee Calendar of Regular Meetings for 2025 and 2026
Report
BACKGROUND
On September 16, 2025 the City Council formally established this latest iteration of the Charter Review Committee (CRC) and appointed its members. Per the adopted Bylaws, the purpose of the CRC is to facilitate implementation of the comprehensive review of the City Charter to identify provision in the Charter that should be corrected, clarified or modified for the Charter to be fully consistent with applicable law, aligned with current best practices for City operations and, in general, easier to understand and apply. At the end of the process, the objective of the Charter Project is to produce a draft Charter Amendment for presentation to the City Council and, if the City Council so directs, possibly to the voters at the November 2026 election.
The City Charter (Article X, Section 1003) and City Code Section 2.120.020(d) state that each board or commission shall hold regular meetings at the times and on the days indicated by resolution of the City Council. It is not clear if these provisions apply to the Charter Review Committee (CRC), but until such provision is clarified (maybe through a Charter amendment proposal from the Charter Review Committee itself), staff is presenting the CRC regular meeting calendar approved by the CRC at their October 22nd meeting for City Council approval.
DISCUSSION
At the October 22, 2025 CRC meeting the CRC Board considered and approved a schedule of regular meetings to commence on November 19, 2025. The meetings (8 in all) are scheduled to occur on the third Wednesday of every month through June of 2026. The meetings are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and, unless there is a conflict, will normally be held in City Council Chambers. The Central Library is currently proposed as the alternative meeting location. Special meetings of the CRC may also be held as nee...
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