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City attorney presents draft charter-amendment schedule; council set to vote on filing deadline Nov. 5
Summary
City attorney staff presented a proposed schedule for periodic charter review and advised councilors the schedule must be filed with the city clerk by Nov. 15; staff requested council consideration and scheduled a vote for Nov. 5.
The committee received a brief presentation from city attorney staff on a draft schedule for the 2026 charter-amendment review process. The charter requires the council to provide an ordinance establishing procedures for periodic review of the charter; staff circulated a draft timeline that would lead to an August election date for any proposed charter amendments.
According to the city attorney—s presentation, the ordinance and schedule must be filed with the city clerk by Nov. 15 of an odd-numbered year; staff asked councilors to review the draft schedule and prepare ideas for proposed amendments during the winter and spring, leading to a likely vote on the schedule Nov. 5. The presentation outlined a process for councilors to propose items, deliberate and prepare ballot language if warranted.
No formal action on specific amendments occurred in the meeting; staff asked for any changes to the proposed schedule ahead of the scheduled Nov. 5 vote and subsequent filing deadline.
