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Sunnyvale council accepts Charter Review Committee report; orders polling on four proposed charter changes
Summary
The Sunnyvale City Council unanimously accepted the Charter Review Committee’s final report on Feb. 3 and directed staff to commission professional polling on four proposed charter amendments: public‑works contracting, city manager settlement authority, vacancy rules and council compensation.
The Sunnyvale City Council voted 7‑0 on Feb. 3 to accept the final report of the Charter Review Committee and to direct staff to conduct professional polling on up to four proposed charter amendments. Vice Mayor Mellinger moved the motion and Council Member Cisneros seconded it.
The committee’s final report recommends changes across five topics but advised no change to the city’s requirement for two regular council meetings per month. Council and staff focused polling and next‑step work on four priority items: allowing alternative public‑works delivery methods (for example, design‑build) to replace the city’s current design‑bid‑build requirement;…
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