Augusta charter-review committee adopts bylaws, debates meeting language and subcommittee cadence

The Augusta Charter Review Committee on an administrative vote adopted bylaws and committee procedures and approved a recurring subcommittee schedule after members debated minutes wording, remote voting rules and how to avoid confusing the public with shifting meeting times.

Committee members began the business portion of the meeting by considering edits to draft minutes and a request to change the phrase "red line" to "strike through," with one member noting the term carries “a negative connotation with certain communities.” The committee then moved to adopt the bylaws; the motion to adopt the bylaws was made by Tanya Barnhill Turnley and was approved by the committee. The committee later voted to adopt the committee’s policies and procedures and to remove anticipatory…