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Council refers two charter amendments — gender-neutral pronouns and department-head residency — to May 19, 2026 ballot
Summary
Eugene City Council voted Nov. 19 to place two charter measures on the May 19, 2026 ballot: one removing gender-specific pronouns and one amending department-head residency requirements (retaining city manager residency). Council also appointed proponent committees for each measure.
The Eugene City Council on Nov. 19 voted to refer two proposed charter amendments to the May 19, 2026 ballot: a measure removing gender-specific pronouns from the Eugene charter and a separate measure amending the charter’s subsection on department-head residency.
Jason Dedrick, a policy analyst in the city manager’s office, told council that staff had reviewed proposed edits for antiquated or gendered language and that the draft changes remove 12 instances of…
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