Charter Review Committee Meeting: Monday, February 26, 2018, 7:30 PM, Albany City Hall - Conference Room, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. November 27, 2017 Minutes

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
 
6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 
 
6-1. Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair
The Committee shall select one member to serve as Chair and one member to serve as Vice Chair for 2018.

6-2. Proposed Charter Amendment Specifying Ranked Choice Voting At-Large

a. Review outline/presentation prepared for City Council in March/April. (Jordan/Lindsay)
b. Discuss Resolution adopted by Board of Education regarding methods of election and identify next steps

6-3. Questions from Mayor McQuaid regarding possible Charter Amendments proposed by the Committee
Review responses to questions raised by Mayor McQuaid regarding Charter amendments proposed by the Committee and work to include in the upcoming presentation to City Council.

6-4. Changes to Allowed Age Limit for Voting
Receive information from subcommittee regarding researching into a possible change to the age limit for voting, determine whether a subcommittee should be developed to conduct additional research on this item (Radics-Johnson/Baty)

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

8. ADJOURNMENT
 
The Charter Review Committee meets every other month on an as-needed basis. Next meeting: March 26, 2018

ATTACHMENTS:
1. Charter Review Committee Member Service Periods
2. Presentation to City Council – Election Methods


The Committee packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Library, Senior Center, and City Hall.  The agenda and supporting staff reports, if available, can be found on our web page at www.albanyca.org.
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