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Rules Committee recommends charter review commission resolution, sets calendar and applicant limits
Summary
The Lee's Summit Rules Committee voted to send a draft resolution creating a Charter Review Commission to full City Council, adding a prohibition on city employees serving and a nomination calendar with application dates and district representation limits.
The Lee's Summit Rules Committee on a unanimous recommendation moved a draft resolution creating a Charter Review Commission to the full City Council, adding language to bar city employees from serving and a calendar for nominations and appointments.
Committee members said the resolution keeps the charter's 30% per-district residency cap and the minimum qualifications already in the charter while building a clear schedule for public applications and council nominations.
Mister Head, a city staff member who presented the draft resolution, said the charter requires that "no more than 30% of the commission members shall reside in any 1 council district" and that commissioners must be qualified voters of the city. Head told the committee the resolution follows the process used in the prior…
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