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Charter Review Committee to review charter page by page, form subteams; public raises residency and mobile-home topics
Summary
The committee agreed to review the Sunnyvale charter in organized chunks, form small teams to work in parallel, and compile topics for Council. Public speakers urged consideration of residency requirements for candidates and review of mobile-home park acreage rules.
The Charter Review Committee began substantive planning Feb. 6, agreeing to review the city charter as a whole, form small teams to work in parallel and submit a prioritized list of topics for City Council review in May.
City attorney staff and the deputy city manager told the committee that the charter is adopted by voters while more detailed procedures live in the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, meaning the committee should weigh where issues belong: in the charter (voter change required) or in the municipal code (council can amend). Staff cautioned about Brown Act risks for subcommittees and recommended forming fixed teams of fewer than a quorum to avoid serial-meeting violations.
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