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Commission opens review of vacancy process after recent contested appointment; seeks clearer deadlines
Summary
In light of recent contested appointments and the cost of special elections, the charter review commission discussed adding time limits and fallback appointment authority to the charter's vacancy provisions and asked staff to research legal precedents and prior charter language.
Commissioners reviewed section 2.4, the charter's vacancies provision, and discussed several possible fixes after recent experience with a protracted appointment process and a subsequent special election.
Members suggested adding a time frame that would require the City Council to appoint a successor within a specified period, and if the council failed…
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