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Council debates Charter Review Commission slate; members raise transparency, partisanship concerns
Summary
Councilors discussed a slate of appointees to the Charter Review Commission, with some members calling for more nonpartisan representation and others defending institutional knowledge; the mayor said he solicited applicants and added one nonpartisan before submitting the slate.
Councilors debated the mayor’s slate of appointees to the Charter Review Commission at the Feb. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting, focusing on questions of partisan balance and whether the city had reached out broadly enough to recruit new applicants.
The mayor reported he had solicited applicants and added one nonpartisan applicant (Holly Johnson) after others withdrew; he said several people declined to serve because of time commitments and concerns about social‑media scrutiny.…
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