Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Don Horsley, President, Board of Supervisors
Dave Pine, Supervisor
Subject: Resolution Establishing a 2018 Charter Review Committee to Make Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors Regarding Proposed Amendments to the County Charter
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution establishing a 2018 Charter Review Committee to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding proposed amendments to the County Charter.
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BACKGROUND:
Section 801 of the County Charter provides as follows:
"The Board of Supervisors shall convene a Charter review committee within eight years of the last complete Charter review. The committee shall review the Charter and, after public hearings, make appropriate recommendations for amendment or revision to the Board."
The last Charter review committee was convened in 2010, therefore it is appropriate for the Board to convene a new committee at this time. On July 25, 2017, this Board created an ad hoc subcommittee consisting of the undersigned supervisors for the purposes of developing and presenting recommendations regarding the creation of the 2018 Charter Review Committee. The subcommittee reviewed prior charter review materials and has met with staff from both the County Manager's Office and County Counsel's Office and has developed recommendations concerning the composition, scheduling, and guidance to be given to the 2018 Charter Review Committee.
DISCUSSION:
We are presenting a resolution for the Board's consideration and approval that would form the 2018 Charter Review Committee. The proposed resolution does the following:
1. Specifies that the Charter review committee will consist of sixteen (16) members, selected as follows: (a) each Board member will select two members, each such member being a resident within the supervisorial district of the appointing Board member; (b) the foll...
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