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Charter committee advances civil service modernization and eligibility changes, flags ballot timeline
Summary
Staff told the Charter Review Committee and attendees that the committee passed a civil service modernization amendment and a direction on initiative and referendum articles, clarified an eligibility change for council and mayor offices, and said the council must act by about Aug. 1 for proposals to reach the Nov. ballot.
Staff opened the hearing by summarizing committee work to date: the committee passed language to modernize the civil service chapter and align it with state law and passed a direction on initiative and referendum articles, though staff noted a request to reconsider that direction at an April 23 meeting.
Staff also said the committee passed a clarification to eligibility language for city council and mayor offices to bar simultaneous service in another outside elected office. Several proposals…
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