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City ofArts &Innovation Charter Review Committee IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DATE: JANUARY 16, 2019 FROM: CITY CLERK WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING, DELIBERATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ISSUE: Receive information on the Charter Review Committee process and timeline for recommendations to the City Council on proposed Charter amendments, determine meeting schedule, and develop upcoming work plan elements. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Charter Review Committee: 1. Receive and file the report on the Charter review process; 2. Select frequency, day, time, and place of regular meetings; 3. Direct City Clerk to schedule interviews with Mayor, City Council, Charter Officers, and others, as desired; 4. Determine community outreach efforts to be undertaken; and 5. Advise the City Attorney and City Clerk on tracking method of issues identified for further deliberation. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: City Charter and State Law Provisions Charter Section 1403 reads: "Sec. 1403. Charter Review Committee. In February 2019, and in February every eight years thereafter, the City Council shall appoint and appropriate adequate funds for a Charter Review Committee. The Charter Review Committee shall have the power and duty to: (a) Recommend to the City Council which, if any, Charter amendments should be placed on the ballot at the next regular municipal election for Mayor. (b) Hold public meetings to receive input on proposed Charter amendments. (c) Present a final report with its recommendations to the City Council by the last Tuesday in May preceding the next regular municipal election for Mayor. It may, in its discretion, make interim reports to the City Council. The City Council shall act upon the recommendations of the Charter Review