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Santa Clara committee recommends comprehensive charter review, aims for 2026 ballot
Summary
The Governance and Ethics Committee voted 2-0 to recommend the City Council initiate a comprehensive review of the Santa Clara city charter, prioritizing cleanup and modernization and asking staff to return with options for a charter review commission and selection process.
At a meeting of the Governance and Ethics Committee, the body voted to recommend that the City Council initiate a comprehensive, professional review of the Santa Clara city charter with the goal of submitting proposed changes to voters in November 2026.
City Attorney Lehi Gugans, who outlined the plan, said the project’s “objective, of this exercise would be to identify terms of the city charter that warrant modernization and clarification, and to submit proposed changes in a comprehensive format for consideration by the voters in November of 2026.” He described potential amendments ranging from clarifying residency requirements and roles for the city clerk and library board to updating budget language, procurement…
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