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Committee declines to advance giving CEO unilateral hiring/firing authority for appointed department heads
5843804 · September 3, 2025
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Summary
After public comment and committee discussion recalling the 2020 measure fight, the Charter Review Committee voted to remove from its active list an item that would have granted the county executive officer full hiring/firing authority over appointed department heads without board confirmation.
The Charter Review Committee debated whether to pursue a charter amendment that would expand the county executive officer’s authority to appoint, suspend or remove appointed department heads without board confirmation.
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