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Charter Review Committee delivers streamlined draft, suggests Phase 2 for larger changes
Summary
The charter review committee presented a Phase 1 rewrite that simplifies the 1950 charter, removes antiquated language, applies gender-neutral pronouns and reduces word count; the committee recommended public review and left Phase 2 — more substantive changes — optional.
The Charter Review Committee presented its final report to the Martinsville City Council, summarizing months of line-by-line work to modernize the city charter adopted in 1950.
Committee representative Jennifer Bowles described Phase 1 as a language and organization update designed to simplify the document, remove antiquated provisions and align language with…
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