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Commission debates multiple charter amendments: trust fund, historic‑harms referral and county‑city ordinance conflict
Summary
The commission considered several proposed charter amendments — including enshrining the affordable‑housing trust fund in the charter, reconvening the Charter Review Commission on a 'historic harms' amendment, and exploring whether county ordinances should prevail where they conflict with city rules. Commissioners split on whether policy belongs in the charter and asked staff for legal and ballot‑language analysis.
The Leon County Commission spent extended time on a suite of proposed charter amendments stemming from the Charter Review Commission (CRC) and citizen committees.
The vice chairman asked voters to decide whether to enshrine the county affordable‑housing trust fund in the charter so future boards could not sweep its assets. Supporters argued a charter referral would lock the fund into the foundational document and let…
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