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Commissioner urges charter language for an open budget process and revisits term‑limit proposals
Summary
Commissioner Lister proposed adding charter language to require public budget presentations by city departments and scheduled community outreach; he also reintroduced term‑limit options (previously discussed two terms/8 years) as part of the committee's work.
Commissioner Lister presented a proposal asking the committee to consider explicit charter language for the city budget process that would require scheduled public outreach, published meeting dates and department presentations where departments justify requested funding. "Something that outlines having departments actually present their budget in public and on some level defend it so the public can see why the recreation department needs X amount of dollars," Lister said, calling for a clearer civic budget calendar.
Lister also asked the committee to reconsider term limits for elected officials if compensation levels are raised; he noted past committee discussions that proposed two terms (eight years) for certain offices. The committee did not adopt specific language at the meeting but recorded the item for further drafting and potential referral to council for ballot placement.
