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Council to delay Charter Review Commission amendments, prioritizing more public education
Summary
Lakewood City Council decided July 21 to continue work on several Charter Review Commission recommendations and aim for a later ballot — likely 2026 — to allow more public education and technical preparation.
Lakewood City Council on July 21 agreed to continue deliberation and postpone any charter amendments derived from the Charter Review Commission’s recommendations until a later ballot cycle, with the goal of placing completed amendments on the 2026 ballot rather than attempting a rushed November 2025 submission.
At a Committee of the Whole earlier in July councilmembers had asked the law department to draft ordinances for multiple Charter Review Commission recommendations including: codifying the city’s enactment process for ordinances and resolutions; formalizing an open appointment process for filling council…
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