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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 12, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ginny Sawyer, Policy and Project Manager
Anissa Hollingshead, City Clerk
Thru: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
RE: Work Session Summary – May 9, 2023 Potential charter Amendments
Mayor Pro Tem Francis and Councilmembers Canonico, Pignataro, Peel, Gutowsky, and
Ohlson were present.
Staff provided a high-level overview on 4 potential Charter Amendments:
Referendum Process Clean-Up
Ordinance Publication Requirements
Computation of Time Provision
Residency Requirements
Council has already referred a measure addressing Candidate Qualifications to the November
2023 ballot.
Discussion included:
- Further description of the contradictions or vague language within the Charter that could
be remedied.
- Clarification on Residency Requirements that staff would bring forward code language
mirroring the Charter so that no immediate change would occur and any future changes
would require a Council decision.
- A look forward to future election specifics including:
o 2024 will be a Presidential election year and it will be costly to add measures to
the coordinated ballot.
o 2025 will be the first ballot with ranked choice voting.
o In a coordinated ballot, the City cannot collect the same detail of voter turnout
data that was possible with a City only election.
- Overall Council was supportive of considering all Charter Amendments with a preference
that staff do some prioritization.
Next Steps:
- Staff will work on ballot language and referral schedule.
- Draft language will be brought to the July 25, 2023 Council work session.
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