Charter Commission offers new Charter with no major changes

Portland's 1st ranked-choice election reshaped races - Oregon Live

“What we saw in Portland's recent elections, both for mayor and for City Council, is that any voting method likely would have elected the same ...

Little-Noticed Provision Is Focus of Charter Fight - The New York ...

Unable to agree on how to deal with a $1.1 billion budget gap, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and the Council are battling over who has power to do ...

Charter Commission: That Employee Survey They Did – It Wasn't A ...

One of the key arguments put forward by the Charter Commission for changing the form of government is a “survey” that purports to show an ...

Voters back more ethics oversight and compensation changes ...

Two charter amendments passed with nearly 60% of the vote. The third, which proposed consecutive terms for board members with no waiting ...

Citizens weigh in at Charter Revision Commission's last public hearing

Democratic Town Committee Member Diane Keefe, upper right, addresses the Norwalk Charter Revision Commission in person at Wednesday's public ...

Critics say Kansas City is rushing changes to city charter

They met once a week and heard testimony from 150 people. A decade later, Mayor Quinton Lucas gave his charter commission six weeks to get the ...

Lansing Charter Commission uanimously backs strong mayor ...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 — Lansing city charter review commissioners voted last night to maintain the existing strong mayor form of government ...

Charter changes might include city attorney appointment - Austin ...

Every Austin voter will have a chance to vote on mayoral candidates, and voters in Districts 2, 4, 6, 7 and 10 will be choosing a City Council ...

The Change We Need: Charter Measure Will Make Portland the City ...

The Co-Chair of the Portland Charter Commission explains why her commission's proposals, which are facing organized political opposition, ...

INTRODUCTION - City of Lancaster, PA

A Home Rule Charter give the City the authority to perform and act in any manner that is not prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, the ...

Executive Summary | Dukes County MA

After meeting in full session approximately forty times over a period of seventeen months, the 2006 Dukes Charter Study Commission recommended on May 1, 8, ...

Commentary: Time to jump-start the new city charter

By Paul Rozycki. Last August Flint voters set the city on a new course when they approved the city's new charter—the first since 1974.

The Framingham Charter Proposal: Basics Questions and Answers

Q: What is a charter? A: It is a document that sets up and organizes our government. Think of it like Framingham's constitution. Q: How is the charter ...

Changing Local Government Structure

• Changes require town meeting or town election vote. Home Rule Charter. • Elected charter commission prepares new charter. • Charter defines structure of ...

Commission adopts sweeping plan to revise Detroit City Charter

The commission is seeking to enhance government transparency and accountability and improve transportation, water and housing access in the ...

Foster Neill runs for Big Rapids Charter Commission

The revision of the City Charter to accurately reflect changes to laws that have passed since the last revision over 10 years ago. I should note ...

2024 ME 48 Good - Maine Judicial Branch

The town council appointed three members. See id. § 2103(1)(B). [¶4] The charter commission issued a report of its recommendations.

FAQ for the Workshop on the Proposed Change to the Town Charter

The intention is that the Proposed Charter will be on the agenda and up for a vote at the second September Commission meeting on September 25.

Four members have resigned from Bossier City Charter Review ...

The Bossier City Charter Review Commission, once nine members strong, is now down to five. “So, they have enough for a quorum to continue operating.

2023 Richmond City Council Charter Review Commission - RVA.gov

We would like to thank Mayor Stoney, Chief Administrative Officer Lincoln Saunders, and the members of Richmond City Council for their ...