The city’s Charter Review Committee debated the pros and cons of expanding the ranks of the city commission — an issue that’s already sparked partisan battle lines — during its third meeting.
The CRC also discussed the possibility Thursday of paying city commissioners more money, moving city commission elections with only two candidates from the August primary to the November general election and requiring periodic reviews of the charter, the city’s governing “constitution.”
The committee is tasked with reviewing those four issues before deciding whether to recommend any proposed charter changes to the city commission. If they advance any of the proposals, city commissioners will decide whether to place them on 2024 ballots for voters to consider.
While not specifically mentioned in the committee’s bylaws, another politically charged proposal, the creation of single-member city commission districts, continues to loom in the background. Right now, all five city commissioners are elected citywide.