A spending plan for the city’s charter study commission [CSC] was approved at the council meeting held on Jan. 2. Among the costs listed in the $18,000 budget are $1,000 for consultant fees; $500 for speaking fees; $3,500 for legal fees; and $4,000 for printing costs. A secretary will be hired for an expected total […]
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The city’s charter study commission [CSC] met on Monday and Tuesday nights this week to finalize its budget and talk about hiring a secretary, among other issues. The CSC is charged with scrutinizing the city’s charter and possibly making recommendations. They have nine months to study the form of government. If they recommend changes or the […]
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Pam Lamberton was selected as charter study commission [CSC] chairperson at the group’s first official meeting, held Monday, Oct. 29. Lamberton [pictured above, far right] told CSC members she’d like to be chair because she’s wanted to implement a CSC in town for years. Lamberton even worked to have a public question placed on the […]
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The city’s charter study commission is holding its first meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers. At tonight’s organizational meeting, commissioners will establish a meeting schedule and select a chair and vice-chair, as well as begin drafting bylaws. The group may also discuss whether it will need a budget. Charter study experts Ernest Reock and […]
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After 74 percent of the city’s electorate voted in favor of a charter study commission on Election Day this past Tuesday, the commission’s five members are prepping to get down to business on assessing the city’s form of government. The commission is charged with scrutinizing the city’s charter and possibly making recommendations. They have nine […]
Read more →Randy Thompson is one of five citizens whose names will appear on the general election ballot this November for a charter study commission. A charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes. The CSC is subject to two votes in the November general election. First, voters can […]
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