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Kettering Council approves sending multiple charter amendments to fall ballot
Summary
Council voted unanimously June 23 to send proposed charter changes on residency for certain city officials, expanded public-notice options, gender-neutral pronoun usage, and an appeals process for planning and zoning decisions to the fall ballot after receiving the Charter Review Committee report.
Kettering City Council voted June 23 to submit a package of proposed charter amendments to the city’s voters this fall, council members said.
The ordinance reported the Charter Review Committee’s recommendations and would seek voter approval of changes including a residency requirement for the city manager and department directors, additional options for public notice, replacing gender-specific pronouns with gender-neutral language, and establishing an ordinance-based appeals process for decisions from the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Council acknowledged receiving the committee’s report on May 26, 2026.
Mayor and council members moved the ordinance on second reading and the item passed on a roll call with all present members voting yes. The meeting record shows six members voting in favor and one member excused; the measure will appear on the fall ballot if the clerk completes the submission process.
The ordinance’s sponsor said the changes are intended to modernize language, expand how the city notifies the public, and provide an appeals path for planning and zoning actions. During public comment, a resident asked whether the provision on publication of notices included postcard mailings used in past ballot efforts; staff responded that postcards are not included in the publication methods described by the ordinance.
If approved by voters, the amendments would change the charter language described above; the council did not adopt substantive changes to implementation timelines at the June 23 meeting. The city clerk will publish further procedural details as the ballot preparation proceeds.
