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Residents urge elected mayor; council agrees to work session to explore charter review options
Summary
Public commenters called for the mayor to be elected by city voters; councilors discussed options and asked staff and the city attorney to research charter-review paths and schedule a work session.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to urge the council to place a ballot measure to make the mayor an elected position rather than a council appointment. The council discussed a process for charter review and agreed to schedule a work session and request legal research on options.
Resident Nancy Patton told the council they were elected to serve the public and urged more visible outreach and a state-of-the-city event. “I just wanna remind all of you guys that you are here because the public puts you here,” Patton said during…
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