Updated - City Council Special Mtg on April 19 at 6PM to Discuss Charter Questions
April 17, 2018
There will be a City Council Special Meeting on Thursday, April 19th at 6pm in City Hall. (Note the earlier start of the meeting.) The meeting is being held specifically to discuss and have first reading on new/rewritten referendum questions which the Council plans to place on the August 28th Primary Election ballot. These questions will be to replace those Circuit Judge G. Joseph Curley Jr. declared void. The 2nd Reading and final vote is scheduled for the regular May 3rd City Council meeting with a May 11th deadline for transmission to the Supervisor of Elections.
Updated 4/18 – City posted agenda and ordinances
- Ordinance 7, 2018 – Changing term limits from 2 3-year terms to 3 3-year terms
- Ordinance 8, 2018 – Repeal and Replace of the Charter with Exhibit A – the ‘New’ Charter
- Ordinance 9, 2018 – Removing the Residency Requirement for City Manager and making it a contract item as determined by Council
Here are the proposed ballot questions:
As of noon today, Tuesday April 17 – there is not yet a posted agenda or drafts of the new questions on the City website – but I thought it’s important for you to be aware of the meeting and attend or make your thoughts known, if you can.
Check for an agenda here to see the details of the meeting. I will post more information on the PBGWatch website and facebook page as it becomes available.
Please read The Face of the City and Imperious City Staff Publicly Bullies Two Gardens’ Residents covering the April 5th City Council Meeting. Also checkout the latest Martino Minute entitled City… Intimidation, Humiliation, or Bullying!
We get the government we deserve – and it’s up to us to watch what they do. Hope you can make it. If you can’t make the meeting try and watch live-streaming or on-demand.