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Charter Review Committee empowers Carl Vinson Institute to run public survey, adjusts hearings plan after runoff scheduling conflict
Summary
The Augusta City Charter Review Committee voted to authorize the Carl Vinson Institute to draft and distribute a public survey and to review distribution feedback; public hearings were rescheduled after early-voting sites were blocked by a state runoff.
The Augusta City Charter Review Committee on June 25 authorized the Carl Vinson Institute to draft a public survey about proposed charter matters and to distribute it after committee review, a motion the committee approved by recorded voice vote. The decision included direction that committee members be given the draft for review and comment before distribution.
Why it matters: The survey and the public hearings that will follow are a primary way the committee intends to gather community input required to shape recommended charter changes. The vote clears the way for a public-information push and live polling options at community hearings.
Committee member Miss Sheffey moved that the Carl Vinson Institute be empowered to create the survey and provide it to the committee for review and comments by…
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