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Commission weighs vacancy and attendance rules, special-election timing in charter edits
Summary
The Review Commission discussed revisions to vacancy-forfeiture rules (three consecutive absences), due process before removal, what counts as a "regular" meeting, and whether to shorten the required special-election window from 120 to 60 days.
The City of Anticharter Review Commission examined proposed changes to how vacancies are handled and how absences can lead to forfeiture of office during its May 21 meeting.
Staff outlined a proposed change to Section 3.05 to give the council discretion to remove a member for three consecutive absences only after notice and a hearing. "The idea here is to give the council more discretion, and to give the council member who was absent 3 consecutive times, a right to a hearing notice in a hearing at that subsequent council meeting before the council takes any action," a city staff member said.
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