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Sherwood council advances plan to enshrine public-participation procedures in city charter and seeks special-resolution timeline
Summary
City legal staff presented draft charter amendments aimed at preserving local public-participation procedures (neighborhood meetings, public hearings, mailed notice within 1,000 feet) and asserting city authority over annexations; staff proposed bringing a resolution next week to find an emergency and refer the amendments for an expedited election under state statute.
City attorneys and counsel presented draft charter amendments at the Oct. 21 Sherwood work session intended to protect the city's procedural home-rule authority and preserve public participation in land-use decisions.
Carrie (counsel) briefed the council on the concept of home rule and why the city is proposing to enshrine certain procedures in the charter. "Home rule provides that cities get to determine their political organization and the procedures under which they operate," Carrie said, framing the proposed amendments as formalizing existing citizen-involvement procedures…
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