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Charter Review Ideas, Log — Committee Members, Mayor and City Connell Members, and <br />City Employees <br />1 <br />2/6/19 <br />Councilmember <br />Gardner <br />Modify the language in the 2nd paragraph of <br />Section 701 be modified to state exceptions to <br />Council's general ability to "abolish, consolidate, <br />modify, or separate ..." for Charter commissions <br />and boards (which can only be modified via <br />election). <br />§ 701 <br />2 <br />Kristi Smith <br />Change references to "Director of Public Utilities" <br />to "General Manager". <br />§ 1202 <br />3 <br />Malissa McKeith <br />Can Charter override State validation laws for <br />approval of contracts? <br />§§ 418 & <br />419 <br />4 <br />3/11/19 <br />Chani Beeman <br />Can we add a reference to transparency? <br />Recommendation: " ... as well as just, <br />transparent and equitable tax and financial <br />policies ..." <br />Preamble <br />5 <br />Can we replace "citizen" with "community <br />member"? <br />Recommendation: <br />Sec. 411. Same <br />§ 411 <br />citizen community member <br />participation <br />"Each citizen community member shall have the <br />right ..." <br />6 <br />As newspaper circulation has changed <br />dramatically in the past 10 years, can we add local <br />newspaper resource such as "The Voice" and add <br />online and social media platforms? <br />Recommendation: "The City Clerk shall cause to <br />be published at least once in a newspaper of <br />general circulation as well as in local newspaper <br />resources, the City web site, and other <br />appropriate social media platforms on which the <br />City regularly posts information..." <br />§ 414 <br />7 <br />The phrase "crime of moral turpitude" caused <br />confusion in a recent commissioner appointment. <br />§ 805 <br />Updated 03/18/19 <br />