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Charter Review Commission pares back draft amendments, forms three subcommittees
Summary
Volusia County—s Charter Review Commission voted to remove two proposed items from a 16-item draft package and instead include those concepts in a recommendation letter to the county council, and it established three subcommittees to refine structural, conservation and drafting proposals.
The Volusia County Charter Review Commission narrowed a 16-item staff-drafted package of proposed charter amendments on Wednesday, moving two items out of the immediate ballot draft and creating three subcommittees to refine and consolidate the remaining proposals.
Chair Mark Watts opened the meeting by telling members staff had translated previous discussions into draft language and that the group would not necessarily approve final ballot wording that night. The commission then turned to questions over how many separate amendments to present to voters, with several members warning that a long slate of questions could depress passage rates.
“I'm gonna ask Mister Dyer in a minute to kind of talk about some of these that may be able to…
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