SUBJECT: Council Discussion and Direction Regarding the Formation of a Citizens Advisory Charter Review Committee REPORT IN BRIEF Considers the composition of an advisory committee to review the City of Merced Charter for possible updates to be placed on the March 2020 Primary Election and the process of recruiting and accepting applications for the committee. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Establishing an intent to form an Citizens Advisory Charter Review Committee specifying the number of members and makeup of the committee (i.e. selected by district or at large); and, B. Declaring the vacancies and directing staff to commence the standard process for filling the committee by noticing the vacancies and recruiting qualified applicants (qualified electors of the City) for a period of 30 days after the posted notice; and, C. Directing staff to bring the qualified applications to the May 20, 2019, regular City Council meeting for possible appointment.

Business Item Passed Introduced April 9, 2019

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Requested by: City Clerk's Office
Introduced: April 9, 2019
On agenda: April 15, 2019
Passed: April 15, 2019