Summary
The Charter Review Commission recommends eight charter changes packaged as one ballot item; one resident urged separate votes on the Mile Square dwelling-size provision and city manager residency requirement.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
Mostly administrative; removing the utility-lien prohibition could improve water/sewer fee collections beyond the ~$3,000 recovered of $20,000 sent to collections in 2025.
Voters, who will decide the proposed amendments.
Preservationists fear repeal could open the mile square to apartment development by future councils.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Jul 7, 2026
Council is sending recommended charter changes to voters in November, but fought over removing the mile-square three-dwelling-unit limit, which will now be a separate ballot issue. A recommendation to cut public posting of ordinances from three places to one was removed 4-3.
City Council - Jun 16, 2026
The Charter Review Commission recommends eight charter changes packaged as one ballot item; one resident urged separate votes on the Mile Square dwelling-size provision and city manager residency requirement.
City Council - Jun 2, 2026
The Charter Review Commission finished its work. Recommendations go before council July 7 (first reading) and July 21 (second reading), with an August 5 deadline for the November ballot.
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