Everett selects volunteers to review city charter
EVERETT — Everett’s city council and mayor selected individuals on Wednesday to serve on a committee that will review the city’s charter and may propose amendments that could appear on the November ballot.
The Charter Review Committee is a group of volunteers that review Everett’s charter — the city’s constitution, originally written in 1968 — and make recommendations as to possible changes. A committee meets to review the charter regularly, usually every 10 years.
After multiple meetings, the committee of 15 volunteers sends a list of possible changes to the city council, along with the reasons for the proposed changes. The council can then decide whether or not to send the recommended changes to the voters in the November election.
The city council selects seven members of the committee while the mayor selects seven. The 14 members then select one additional individual to serve on the committee.
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