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Council sets timeline to finish Charter Review Commission work and aims for November ballot
Summary
Council members discussed a timeline for the Charter Review Commission to complete work for November ballot placement; members asked the law department to begin drafting once language is finalized and agreed a June legislative target would be appropriate.
Council members discussed the Charter Review Commission’s timeline and next steps, with the stated goal of placing recommended charter amendments on the November ballot.
Speakers said they want the commission’s review completed by the end of the coming month so the law department can begin legal review. Council leadership proposed having finalized amendment language to the law department by that deadline and aimed to produce legislation by June so council could conduct two readings in August and submit ballot language in early September. Members acknowledged the work is detailed and requires careful legal and editorial review; the law director said the drafting is more straightforward once council has finalized amendment language, but that the process of refining the amendment language itself is time‑consuming.
Council discussed whether to add meeting time in late February or March to avoid cramming work into a short window and considered staging review so the largest “bucket” of proposed changes could be sent to the law department first. Council asked staff to assist with scheduling and to allow additional time for review and public scrutiny before legislation is introduced.
