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Loveland council favors appointed committee, not formal charter commission, to review city charter
Summary
After a legal briefing on home-rule procedures, the Loveland City Council directed staff to pursue a council-appointed charter committee with clear guardrails rather than the more onerous statutory commission route, citing cost, timing and flexibility concerns. Staff will return with a prioritized list of compliance and housekeeping items and proposed selection rules.
Acting as the study-session chair on June 10, Loveland's City Council heard a legal briefing from City Attorney Vince Jungles and special counsel Jeff Wilson about options for reviewing and amending the city's home-rule charter.
Jungles framed the choice as one of trade-offs. He said home rule gives municipalities flexibility and outlined the statutory, five-step path to form a charter commission: initiation (by petition or ordinance), calling an election, electing commissioners, drafting a proposed charter, and submitting it to voters. He added: "it really provides a lot of flexibility for communities to tailor its rules and its charter to its needs." Jeff Wilson, who has advised other Colorado cities, described the commission route as "soup to nuts" and noted strict statutory deadlines such as a 180-day…
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