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Charter commission rejects 3‑and‑3 split for BET, requires at least one member from each council district
Summary
The Charter Vision Commission declined a proposal to split appointments to the Board of Estimate and Taxation evenly between the mayor and common council, instead voting to add language requiring at least one BET member from each council district and to codify staggered terms with a transition start date of Feb. 1.
The Charter Vision Commission on April 15 declined to change the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) appointment authority so that three members would be appointed by the mayor and three by the common council. Instead, after further discussion, the commission added a requirement that the BET include at least one member from each city council district and directed staff to draft language to codify staggered terms and set a transition start date of Feb. 1 for new appointees.
The commission’s alternative proposal, advanced by Commissioner Ed Camacho, inserts a “political and geographic balance” provision into 7‑2‑a‑2 of the charter requiring at least one BET member from each council district. The commission voted to adopt that amendment; the motion passed with one abstention. Commissioners also agreed to require staggered terms for BET members and to set the practical start date for newly appointed members at Feb. 1 (to allow time for mayoral appointment and council…
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