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Council weighs charter changes and a community survey; considers referendum on four‑year staggered terms
Summary
Council debated proposals to amend the city charter, including switching from two‑year to four‑year staggered council terms, whether to place a binding referendum on the November ballot, and deployment of a statistically representative community survey. Staff outlined timing constraints for charter changes and court filing deadlines for ballot questions.
On June 24 the Fairfax City Council engaged in an extended discussion about possible charter changes — chiefly whether to move from the current two‑year council terms to four‑year staggered terms — and reviewed a proposed community survey that would collect resident preferences on governance, services and priorities.
Several council members (notably Council member Bates and Council member Hardy Chandler) argued in favor of four‑year staggered terms to provide continuity and align council elections with state…
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