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Charter advisory committee backs council confirmation authority for department-head hires
Summary
The Fremont Charter Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend charter language that would give the City Council confirmatory authority over department‑head appointments while leaving procedural details to council resolution; legal counsel warned confirmations must occur in open session.
The Charter Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council have confirmatory authority over department‑head appointments, advancing a key piece of the draft charter staff will present to council. Committee member Yi made the motion and committee member Sankaran seconded; the committee then debated how confirmation would work procedurally before approving the recommendation.
The committee’s recommendation does not, on its face, transfer hiring authority to council; instead it authorizes council confirmation of appointments made through the city’s…
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