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McAlester council reviews charter committee's suggestions, including $1 million public-trust borrowing cap and assistant city-manager role
Summary
Council members reviewed charter-committee discussions about city-manager responsibilities, potential assistant city-manager succession planning and a unique $1,000,000 cap in the city's public trust that requires voter approval for larger borrowings, with staff recommending trustee and legal review.
At a special council meeting, McAlester elected officials discussed preliminary charter changes highlighted by the charter committee: clarifying the city manager's responsibilities and credentials, considering whether to formalize an assistant city manager position as part of a succession plan, and re-examining a public-trust rule that requires voter approval for borrowing above $1,000,000.
The charter-committee discussion was described as introductory, with staff and council members noting it would likely require careful,…
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