Join us on October 20, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Monroe Community Room located at 6 East Avenue to answer any questions or help you better understand the proposed Charter amendments on the upcoming ballot. We will have copies available of all of the amendments and not just the condensed ballot questions below.
Charter Amendments will appear on the November 8th General Election Ballot. These amendments will appear as three separate issues. They are:
Issue 7 – Shall the proposed amendment to Section 4.01 and Section 4.06 of the Charter of the City of Monroe to establish term limits for Council Members commencing on January 1, 2024, to reduce unexcused absences from four to three consecutive regular meetings, and to require attendance at 66% of regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar year be adopted?
Issue 8 – Shall the proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of Monroe to:
- provide for gender neutral references;
- require Council proceedings on public media platforms;
- include as additional duties of the City Manager: to encourage and provide support for regional and intergovernmental cooperation, promote partnerships among Council and staff, assist the Council to develop long term goals for the City and strategies to implement these goals, submit to Council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City at the end of each fiscal year, make such other reports as Council may require concerning operations, and make recommendations to Council concerning the affairs of the City and facilitate the work of the Council in developing policy;
- eliminate the Department of Engineering and Inspection, the Department of Streets, and Department of Utilities; and
- create the Department of Public Works and the Development be adopted?
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