CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PAT BURNS, COUNCIL MEMBER
DATE: JUNE 6, 2023
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO FORM A CHARTER REVIEW AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO
RECOMMEND PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
ISSUE STATEMENT
The proposals for Charter Amendments that were placed on the November 2022 ballot by the previous City Council failed. There are areas in the Charter that could use meaningful updates.
The California primary is set for March 5, 2024. We should have a City Council ad hoc Committee assembled to return to the entire City Council with recommendations for Charter updates.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Designate Mayor Tony Strickland to lead an ad hoc committee of himself and two other City Council members of his choice to work with the City Attorney's Office, if necessary, and to return to City Council at a regular City Council meeting in July of this year with recommendations for proposed Charter Amendments.
It is also requested that the City Clerk, who is our local elections official, provide a timeline of events or deadlines the City is required to meet in order to get any proposed City Charter Amendments on the ballot for the March 5, 2024 election.
STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL
Not applicable