The Charter Review Committee is set, and with it comes an important task: reviewing and recommending changes to the town’s charter.
The Longboat Key charter was published in 1957 and has been amended several times since. Town Attorney Maggie Mooney describes the charter as the town’s “municipal constitution,” outlining Town Commission term limits, commissioner qualifications, the form of government of the town and more.
The charter also specifies that every 10 years a committee must be formed to evaluate the document and discuss and recommend changes. On Monday, June 29, the Longboat Key Town Commission chose the members who would make up the latest iteration of that once-in-a-decade committee…