AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AS SUBMITTED BY THE 2025 CHARTER REVIEW BOARD AND ADOPTED BY THEM ON APRIL 16, 2025; PROVIDING THAT A MAJORITY OF ELECTORS VOTING IN THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026, GENERAL ELECTION APPROVE SUCH CHANGES. (FIRST READING)
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BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to the City of Coconut Creek City Charter, Section 907, entitled "Charter Review; Charter Review Board," the City Commission is required to appoint a Charter Review Board to review the City's Charter every five (5) years. The last Charter Review Board convened in 2020. Starting in January 2025, the Charter Review Board members, who were appointed on January 9, 2025, began their review of the City's Charter and deliberation of proposed changes. Over the course of thirteen (13) meetings, the Board voted to approve six (6) changes to the Charter, consolidated into five (5) ballot questions. The Board's proposed changes are hereby submitted to the City Commission for acceptance prior to going before the voters of the City on a ballot to be voted upon at the next general election to be held on November 3, 2026. Please note that a copy of all Charter Review Board Meeting minutes and a memorandum from the Charter Review Board have been provided for your information and review.
DISCUSSION:
The City is committed to following its Charter and ensuring that the review of the Charter be undertaken, as required. As a point of general information, the City Commission may not make any changes to the amendments proposed by the Charter Review Board. The City Commission may, however, submit its own proposed amendments for a referendum vote, along with those amendments provided by the Charter Review Board. Any amendments that may be proposed by the Commission may or may not conflict with those submitted by the Charter Review Board.
As discussed in the Charter Review Board's Final Report to the City Commission, the Board's proposed changes include revising the tim...
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