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Charter Review Commission struggles with quorum; panel weighs recruitment and removal options
Summary
Commission members said recent meetings lacked a quorum, leaving the panel behind schedule; they discussed asking appointing authorities to replace nonattending members, lowering quorum thresholds, and adding public hearings and district town halls to speed up the charter-survey process.
Members of the Charter Review Commission repeatedly flagged low attendance and quorum shortfalls during the session, saying the panel has lacked a quorum in three of the last four meetings and is falling behind its timeline to prepare charter questions for the ballot. "We have several members who... are just not gonna come," one commissioner said, urging leadership to press appointing authorities to take action.
Commissioners discussed options to address the problem, including asking the mayor and city council to request resignations or appoint replacements, lowering the quorum requirement, rescheduling meeting times, and conducting district town halls to gather survey input more quickly. Legal counsel advised that the commission itself does not have removal authority and recommended that the commission take its concerns to the appointing authorities.
The panel also discussed administrative follow-up: verifying names and titles listed on the city website, confirming a vetting process for prospective members, and ensuring the upcoming community survey is completed on schedule. Public commenters who applied to serve said they had not received responses to applications, and commissioners said they would attempt to secure resignations or replacements to restore a full complement of members.
Because this session lacked a quorum, commissioners avoided taking any formal action, and the meeting ended without recorded votes on membership changes. The group agreed to pursue recruitment and administrative steps ahead of the next meeting.
