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City attorney presents charter changes to make mayor a voting member and remove veto authority
Summary
Ross Williamson presented a section-by-section draft of proposed charter amendments that would add the mayor as a voting council member (removing veto power), add a sixth councilor (seven members total), move city manager duties into the charter, and add vacancy and municipal-judge provisions; staff proposed placing a measure on the May ballot if council approves.
City staff presented a proposed package of charter amendments that would change how Stayton’s council and mayor operate and update several technical provisions.
Ross Williamson reviewed the draft in section order and said the most substantive change is making the mayor a voting member of the council while removing the mayor’s veto authority. "We say that the mayor is a voting member of the council, and the mayor no longer has the veto authority,"…
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