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Quarquay council launches comprehensive charter review, hires consultant to guide process
Summary
The Quarquay City Council voted Oct. 2 to begin a formal review of its home-rule charter and to enlist consultant Don Edmonds to lead a 13-member Charter Review Commission; the council directed staff to prepare appointment and ballot timelines aiming for the next feasible election.
Quarquay ' On Oct. 2, 2023, the Quarquay City Council voted to begin a formal review of the city's home-rule charter and to hire a consultant to help produce specific amendment language for council consideration and possible ballot placement.
City staff presented a list of roughly 30 charter issues identified in earlier reviews and noted that the current charter has not been comprehensively revised since the 1960s. Staff said recent state legislative changes and court rulings have created compliance gaps the city needs to fix.
"This is the minimum requirements and guidelines," a staff member said of the charter, arguing the document should be updated so it remains a reliable foundation for city operations. The council then introduced consultant Don Edmonds, who described a recommended process.
Edmonds, who said he has worked on dozens of municipal charters…
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