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Council approves two charter amendments for the ballot, rejects pay increase
Summary
Council voted to place two Charter Review Commission recommendations on the ballot (reducing petition-signature requirements and changing 'emergency' to 'expedited'); a proposed council pay increase failed.
The council considered recommendations from the Charter Review Commission and voted on three separate items. After discussion, the council voted individually on each proposed amendment.
On whether to increase council pay from $5 per meeting to $25 per meeting (with a recommendation previously split by the commission), the council rejected placing that change before voters; the motion failed 6–3. "That motion fails," the mayor announced after the roll call.
On whether to reduce the number of signatures required on a nominating petition from 150 to 50 for candidates, council voted to put that amendment on the ballot by a 5–4 margin. The mayor summarized the approved language and the vote outcomes.
On the commission’s recommendation to change language in the charter from the term "emergency" to "expedited" in ordinance terminology, council voted 7–2 to place the amendment on the ballot.
Mayor emphasized that each question was considered and voted on individually, and staff will prepare the ordinance and ballot language for the appropriate upcoming election as directed by council.
