Commission asked to create citizen advisory board to rewrite outdated Red Bank charter

Jun 16, 2026

Staff proposed creating a citizen advisory board (resolution 26‑1960) to review and update Red Bank’s home‑rule charter and to prepare an ordinance for possible referral to voters on Nov. 3; the city attorney would support the CAB and the panel would dissolve after producing a proposed charter and ordinance.

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Mr. Freeman asked the commission to authorize formation of a citizen advisory board (CAB) to review Red Bank’s home‑rule charter — a document he described as disorganized and not updated since about 2000. He said state legislative changes in 2023 altered election procedure statewide and that the charter does not reflect those changes.

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