The City of Cedar Rapids provided the following press release to us on Monday. It was an update on the City's Charter Review Commission timetable.
Additional Applicants Needed for Charter Review Commission
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – March 4, 2011 – The Cedar Rapids City Council will establish a Charter Review Commission in the next few weeks. The commission members shall review the existing charter and may recommend charter amendments to the Mayor and City Council. The 2011 Charter Review Commission will be comprised of 13 members.
In January 2011, the Mayor and City Council accepted applications for the Charter Review Commission. Of the 19 applications received, only four were from women. Most of the applications were from individuals who lived on the east side of the Cedar River.
Beginning immediately, the City Council will accept additional applications for the upcoming Charter Review Commission appointments. Women who live on the west side of the Cedar River are encouraged to apply.
Applications are available on the city’s website at http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/boardsandcommissions/pages/howtoapply.aspx or at City Hall, 3851 River Ridge Drive NE. Applications must be returned to the City Manager’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011.
Please call 286-5080 for additional details.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – March 4, 2011 – The Cedar Rapids City Council will establish a Charter Review Commission in the next few weeks. The commission members shall review the existing charter and may recommend charter amendments to the Mayor and City Council. The 2011 Charter Review Commission will be comprised of 13 members.
In January 2011, the Mayor and City Council accepted applications for the Charter Review Commission. Of the 19 applications received, only four were from women. Most of the applications were from individuals who lived on the east side of the Cedar River.
Beginning immediately, the City Council will accept additional applications for the upcoming Charter Review Commission appointments. Women who live on the west side of the Cedar River are encouraged to apply.
Applications are available on the city’s website at http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/boardsandcommissions/pages/howtoapply.aspx or at City Hall, 3851 River Ridge Drive NE. Applications must be returned to the City Manager’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011.
Please call 286-5080 for additional details.
I had the pleasure of serving on the 2004-05 Local Home Rule Charter Review Commission with 14 other members of our community, which wrote our local home rule charter. The voters in June of 2005 adopted the Council-Manager form of government by a vote of 69%. The new Charter Review Commission will review our current charter and make recommendations on how to make our Council-Manager form of government more effective. One of the many community processes for 2011.
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