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Commission rejects petition removal amendment and vote‑broker ban, leaves seat‑reduction transition in place
Summary
A proposal to add a public‑petition process to remove appointed officials and a separate proposal to ban 'vote brokers' were both defeated. The commission maintained previously adopted transition language for reducing the council from seven to five (seat‑by‑attrition option) after procedural review of prior minutes and attorney advice.
The Charter Revision Commission on May 4 considered multiple governance amendments and rejected two significant proposals from Commissioner Bennett: a charter amendment to let voters petition to remove appointed officials and a proposed charter ban on vote brokers in municipal elections. Commissioners said while they share concerns about accountability and past problematic practices, the proposed recall‑style petition for appointed officials risked politicizing advisory bodies and would duplicate or conflict with existing authority. The petition motion failed on a roll‑call vote (Bennett in favor; the majority opposed).
Commissioner Bennett…
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