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Atherton council directs staff subcommittee to draft narrowly tailored city charter for voter review
Summary
The Town of Atherton council voted 4-1 to direct its charter-city standing subcommittee to draft a narrowly tailored town charter and return it to council for review and potential placement on a future ballot.
The Town of Atherton City Council voted 4-1 on June 18 to direct its charter-city standing subcommittee to draft a proposed town charter for future public review and possible voter consideration.
Council members and staff said the effort would focus on a narrowly tailored document addressing municipal autonomy without immediate changes to local taxes. City Manager George Roberts and the subcommittee emphasized that a charter could provide limited local control over areas such as procurement, personnel, and certain local tax authorities, while acknowledging legal and administrative complexities.
Supporters said the charter would give the town more local control over municipal…
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