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RESOLUTION NO. 2011 - 15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING ESTABLISHING THE CITY CHARTER
EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on January 4,2011, the City Council of the City of Redding directed City staff
to present information at a public meeting about the difference between gep.erallaw cities and charter
cities and about the process associated with converting from a general law to a charter city; and
WHEREAS, At the January 18, 2011, regular meeting of the City Council, the Council
approved, in concept, the formation of the City Charter Exploratory Committee (CCEC) and directed
staff to return with a resolution to formalize establishment of the committee. The motion included
the following parameters: The CCEC would be comprised often citizens, with each member ofthe
Council appointing two citizens to the CCEC. The CCEC would be an advisory committee to the
City Council charged with the task of conducting public forums and receiving input from others for
the purpose of making a recommendation to the City Council as to whether or not the City should
pursue attaining Charter City status. The recommendations of the CCEC are to be contained in a
report to be transmitted to the City Council approximately four months after formation ofthe CCEC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby establishes the
CCEC which shall be formed and shall conduct its business subject to the following rules,
procedures and guidelines:
A. All meetings ofthe CCEC and all business of the CCEC shall be conducted in accordance with
and subject to the Brown Act; and
B. The first meeting of the CCEC shall be scheduled by the City Clerk, and the first order of
business for the CCEC shall be to select among themselves a Chair and Vice-Chair to facilitate
meetings and accomplish the scope of work; and
C. Six members ofthe CCEC shall constitute a quorum for purposes of convening and conduct~ng
business, and the affirmative vote of six members shall be necessary to take any action or iive
direction to staff.
The CCEC is charged with a two-part scope of work. Part I is derived from issues and concerns
expressed by the public and the City Council Members at the meeting held on January 18, 2011.
PART I -
Accept public and other input, deliberate and make recommendations to the City
Council in a final written report with respect to the following questions.
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Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of being exempt
from paying state prevailing wages for local municipal public works projects funded
with local revenues?
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Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of creating full
time paid positions for the mayor and/or city council members?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of creating
additional elective offices in the City ( e.g. city attorney) not available to general law
cities?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of altering future
conditions for holding elective office for current office holders, e.g. other
qualifications for holding office or term limits?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of converting from
a council-manager form of government to a strong mayor form of government?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status for the purpose of modifying the
election process for electing council members, the mayor, or any other elective office
in the City from plurality to a 50 percent plus one method?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status to implement a system of council
members elected "from district" or "by district?"
Should the City Council pursue charter city status in order to place voter approved
restrictions or voter approval requirements pertaining to the pay and benefits of
public employees?
Is there a problem with the City that can only be solved by converting to a charter
city?
Should the City Council pursue charter city status for some other reason not
enumerated in the questions set forth above?
Should the CCEC decide to recommend pursuit of Charter City status, accept public
and other input, deliberate, and make a recommendation addressing the following
procedural questions in the final written report:
Should the City Council proceed with the process of creating a city charter by asking
the voters whether a fifteen-member, independently-elected charter commission
should be formed to propose a charter for voter consideration?
Should the City Council proceed with the process of creating a city council sponsored
city charter by utilizing the assistance of another citizens advisory committee? If yes,
what should be the composition ofthat committee charged with drafting the proposed
charter and how should the members of that committee be appointed?
Should the City Council simply accept the specific recommendations from the
exploratory committee and direct staffto incorporate those recommendations or some
variation of those recommendations into a charter document for submission to the
voters?
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The final written report from the CCEC to the City Council shall be submitted approximately four
months after formation of the committee
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 1st day of February, 2011, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Bosetti, Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur
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MISS~HUR, Mayor
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FORM APPROVED:
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RICHARD A. DUVERNAY ity Attorney
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