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Board affirms commission-manager structure and single-member ward elections; debates adding a fifth ward
Summary
The advisory board confirmed the commission-manager form of government and that commissioners be elected from single-member wards with an at-large mayor. Members discussed whether growth in Panama City North warrants adding a fifth ward but did not adopt that change; staff was asked to consider review triggers tied to census results.
PANAMA CITY — The charter review advisory board moved to keep Panama City—s commission-manager form of government and single-member ward elections while debating whether population growth justifies adding a fifth ward.
Motions on sections of the charter
The board voted to affirm section 13 (form of government) and section 14 (commission composition) as written to preserve the commission-manager model and the four single-member…
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