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Council sends package of charter cleanups to November ballot, excludes term-limits measure after debate
Summary
After a lengthy public and council discussion, Downey's City Council voted unanimously to place 34 technical and procedural charter amendments on the November 2026 ballot but to exclude the proposed change to term limits; the council also directed clerical corrections and minor wording changes and clarified vacancy/recall procedures.
The City Council received the Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee's report and voted to forward a consolidated package of proposed charter amendments to voters at the November 2026 statewide election, excluding the proposed change to term limits.
City Attorney Fung summarized the committee's work: 35 sections were reviewed and the committee recommended most amendments as technical or cleanup changes to modernize the charter and bring it into alignment with state law. Term limits (Section 500.1) was the sole substantive issue the committee did not…
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