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Council to bring civil‑service charter amendments forward with public‑safety carve‑out
Summary
Council members agreed staff should prepare civil‑service charter amendments for the ballot but will exclude police and fire chiefs from an at‑will conversion as a likely compromise; term‑limit language for clerk/treasurer will be deferred.
Council discussed multiple charter amendments proposed by the charter review committee, including civil‑service changes and administrative clean‑up. Several council members and staff proposed packaging civil‑service changes into one amendment while carving out police and fire chiefs from any shift of department heads to at‑will status. One council member said the carve‑out would reduce opposition from associations and help the measure be assembled for the near‑term ballot.
Council also agreed not to move forward with proposed term limits for the city clerk and treasurer in this ballot cycle, citing lack of clarity in the charter committee record. The mayor said term limits were not "absolutely urgent" and that other civil‑service and miscellaneous cleanup items could move forward while term‑limit language is revisited later.
