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Charter Review Committee narrows manager qualifications, keeps mayor's role in appointments and sets six-vote removal threshold
Summary
The Charter Review Committee approved changes to proposed charter language that limit how the city manager is qualified, appointed and removed, advancing the draft toward review by the full commission.
The Augusta City Charter Review Committee on Nov. 13 moved key provisions about the city manager into draft charter language after a Carl Vinson Institute presentation and an extended committee debate.
The committee accepted edited language on the manager's powers and duties and clarified appointment and removal procedures. By vote, the committee kept language that the mayor shall present up to three candidates for city manager and that the appointment requires six or more commission votes. A substitute motion to have an outside "talent bank" present the top three candidates — intended by supporters to reduce political influence…
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