Decatur Charter Review offers redline edits and split options on mayor selection
The Charter Review Commission presented a redline of Decatur’s charter that modernizes language, defines an ethics committee and adds a public-engagement article. The largest policy question: keep a commission‑elected mayor (with a proposed two‑year term) or move to a directly elected mayor; commissioners asked staff for legal and procedural clarifications before forwarding changes to the General Assembly.
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The Charter Review Commission presented a comprehensive redline of the Decatur city charter at the Nov. 17 City Commission meeting, proposing updated definitions, language simplification and a new public engagement article while flagging several provisions that would require state action.
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