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North Bend to form citizen charter review committee; council sets July 16 nomination deadline
Summary
City Administrator and councilors outlined three options for a charter review group, endorsed citizen involvement, set a July 16 nomination deadline for committee candidates, and discussed ballot timing and protections for the city administrator position.
City Administrator David told the North Bend City Council that staff and the city attorney had reviewed the city charter against the League of Cities’ model charter and identified three options for a charter review process: a council‑only committee, a citizen (lay) committee, or a panel of individually appointed citizen members.
City Administrator David said the options include, respectively, (1) a standing council committee composed of councilors; (2) a citizen lay committee similar to prior ad hoc committees such as the July Jubilee committee (noting state public‑meeting rules apply once a quorum forms); or (3) each councilor appointing an individual to a review panel that would…
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