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City holds first public hearing on proposed charter amendments, sets May 26 follow-up
Summary
Santa Cruz held a time-specific 5:00 p.m. hearing on proposed municipal charter revisions, including changes to council terms, residency and roll-call voting; staff outlined a three-meeting timeline and the council voted to set a second hearing for May 26.
The Santa Cruz City Council held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the City Charter on April 1, where staff outlined administrative edits and several substantive changes and the council voted to schedule a second required hearing for May 26.
City Clerk staff presented tracked changes to the charter, saying the packet includes administrative reformatting, gender-neutral language and clarifying edits to sections on council terms, residency, vacancies, and publication. Staff said the government code requires three public meetings and the timeline would aim to call an election by June 23 if the council proceeds; the deadline to place measures on the November ballot was described as August 7,…
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