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Big Rapids commission advances charter draft, asks legal review and tightens manager-evaluation language
Summary
The Charter Revision Commission on Nov. 12 revised wording across a draft Big Rapids charter, agreed to remove an extraneous numeral, debated who sets and evaluates the city manager's goals, accepted revised removal-for-default language, and will send the draft to attorney Ron Reddick for review ahead of a Dec. 10 sign-off.
The Big Rapids Charter Revision Commission reviewed a word‑smithing draft of the city charter at its Nov. 12 meeting and approved a string of editorial and substantive changes while scheduling a final legal check before sending the document to voters.
The commission approved the minutes of Oct. 8, heard a committee report on a consolidated draft compiled by Stacy Foster and others, and set a goal to provide the draft to attorney Ron Reddick and the attorney general's checklist by early December.
Why it matters: The draft rewrites several governance passages that shape how the city commission interacts with the city manager, how election and petition procedures are handled, and how the charter will reference state law. Those choices affect transparency, the manager's evaluation process and the mechanics of local elections.
Most of the meeting was spent finalizing wording. The wordsmithing team…
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