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Council directs legal fixes on election timing, council qualifications and forfeiture
Summary
Members identified an error changing municipal elections from May to November and asked legal staff to draft language clarifying council composition, qualifications, and forfeiture of office in Sections 200-201 and 203.
During the April 2 workshop, the council reviewed Sections 200-201 and found a needed correction: the draft charter should specify municipal elections in November rather than May. Members asked legal staff to draft corrected text and to reorganize qualification and forfeiture rules into separate, clearer sections.
The minutes also record a separate request that legal review the revised Section 203's added phrase "and eligibility of its members" to ensure it aligns with state law. No formal vote was taken on these changes; the council directed legal staff to prepare redlined language for a future meeting.
