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Council adopts Charter Review Commission recommendations to amend Iowa City charter
Summary
The council unanimously approved an ordinance amending the Iowa City Charter as recommended by the Charter Review Commission; council vote was 6-0.
The Iowa City Council on Feb. 18 passed an ordinance adopting charter amendments recommended by the Charter Review Commission. Councilors voted unanimously to pass and adopt the ordinance.
A representative of the Charter Review Commission attended the meeting to thank the council and staff for the process; the speaker described the commission’s review as thorough and rigorous and praised city staff for guiding the work.
The council recorded no public comments on the item and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll call. Councilor names recorded in the roll call voted in favor; the motion was moved by Councilor Moe and seconded by (Councilor) Saleh.
The ordinance implements recommendations developed by the commission; the transcript does not list the specific charter sections changed. Staff and the commission representative indicated the changes followed the commission’s multi‑month review process.
