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Council adopts resolution to convene full-council charter review sessions
Summary
Grove City Council approved Resolution CR21-25 declaring the council’s intent to meet as a whole to prepare draft charter amendments for possible submission to voters and to create an educational timeline for public engagement.
Grove City Council on Monday approved Resolution CR21-25, a formal declaration that the council intends to meet as a whole to draft proposed charter amendments for consideration by the electorate.
Councilmember Wilson moved the resolution after a second reading and public hearing. The action formalizes a previously discussed plan to review the city charter in open meetings, allow public participation, and develop an educational timeline so residents understand proposed changes before any referendum.
Council members and members of the charter committee exchanged remarks during new-business discussion. Mike Linder, a charter committee member who spoke during public comment, asked why the resolution was needed; Council and staff said the resolution was intended to formalize the council’s decision to conduct the review in full-council sessions with published minutes and public access. Mayor Stage and other councilmembers noted the work will include a top-down review of the charter and that the council expects to schedule 60-minute blocks attached to regular council nights to go through the charter article by article.
The resolution passed following roll-call votes recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: Council indicated it will schedule charter-review sessions (with minutes and public participation), develop an educational timeline, and invite staff and legal review on specific items such as petition form and open-meetings provisions.
