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Commission outlines plan to move nonessential boards from charter to ordinances
Summary
Members discussed which boards must remain in the charter (e.g., board of education, board of finance) and recommended transitioning other bodies to the code of ordinances with a transition chapter so operations continue until ordinances are adopted.
Commission consultant Steve Pimentek recommended categorizing boards and commissions into (1) those that must remain in the charter (for example, board of education and board of finance), (2) boards that could be created by ordinance, and (3) transitional provisions to preserve existing commissions while ordinances are drafted.
Pimentek said moving many boards to the code of ordinances makes future updates easier and reduces repeated, inconsistent references between the charter and ordinances. Members discussed dormant commissions that have not met in years and agreed to prepare a prioritized list of entities they want to keep in the charter versus move to ordinance. The consultant proposed annotating the charter and producing a transition chapter so existing commissions remain in effect until replacement ordinances are adopted.
