Charter review discussion continues
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Committee members adopted the prior meeting minutes and discussed possible charter changes on mayoral authority, term limits, council-manager government, and public outreach. No formal action was taken on the policy discussions, and the committee agreed to continue them at future meetings.
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What this means
The committee approved the minutes from its February 25, 2026 meeting. It then talked about several possible changes to the city charter, including how long officials can serve, what powers the mayor should have, how the council-manager system could be improved, and how to better inform the public about the charter. No final decisions were made on those policy ideas. The committee plans to keep discussing them at later meetings.
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- Approved the minutes from the February 25, 2026 regular meeting.
- Discussed term limits for charter cities in California; no action taken.
- Discussed the role, powers, and duties of the mayor and possible charter amendments; no formal action taken.
- Discussed improvements to the council-manager form of government, including ranked choice voting for recall replacement candidates and reinstating an elected City Clerk; no formal action taken.
- Discussed City Charter public outreach strategies; no formal action taken.
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Regular Meeting of the Charter Review Committee
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- Packethttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7216&compileOutputType=1
- Agendahttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7214&compileOutputType=1
- Minuteshttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7215&compileOutputType=1
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