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Charter panel backs two-year residency for candidates, narrows suspension language to 'charged'
Summary
The City of Sebastian Charter Review Committee recommended changing candidate residency from one year to two and voted 8–7 to amend suspension language, replacing 'arrested' with 'charged' and removing 'related to duties of office.' The attorney warned some eligibility limits could face legal challenge.
The City of Sebastian Charter Review Committee voted to recommend increasing the candidate residency requirement from one year to two and amended its suspension language after a close vote.
The committee opened debate on Section 2.02 (eligibility), with the city attorney advising that some candidate exclusions would be legally problematic: "We cannot put in anything about bankruptcy. That's a federally legally protected status," the attorney said, and repeated that state law largely determines who qualifies as an elector. Several members said disclosure…
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