SUBJECT:
Title
Home Rule Action Plan
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PRESENTER: Malcolm Fleming, Town Administrator
TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $65,000
Balance Available: $65,000
Budget Line Item Number: 100-10-110-575135-000000
100-20-310-561020-000000
100-20-110-573150-000000
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Consider the proposed schedule of actions and approach to asking voters to approve a Home Rule Charter Commission and related actions
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In 2020, the Board decided to defer until 2021 action on pursuing a Home Rule Charter for the Town. To ensure a November 2021 Home Rule Charter election to form a Charter Commission that would draft the proposed Charter for Erie voters to consider, staff recommends the following schedule:
* February-July 2021: Community engagement on what Home Rule means and inform the electorate to get interested candidates to run for the Home Rule Commission
* August 10, 2021: BoT calls for election to form a Charter Commission and vote on commissioners
* September 2021: Within 30 days of notice of election, Commission candidates must file nomination petitions
* November 2, 2021: Electors vote on (1) whether to pursue Home Rule; and (2) elect commissioners to serve on the Charter Commission if voters approve pursuing Home Rule
* December 2021: If voters approve (1) and (2), Charter Commission must have first meeting within 20 days of election being certified.
o The first meeting is set by Board of Trustees, after that, the Commission meets as needed at meetings set by the chair or a majority of the commission
o The Commission elects its own officers and adopts rules of procedures
* December 2021-May 2022: Charter Commission develops proposed Charter, conducts public hearing(s) and submits proposed charter to Board of Trustees
o Should have a publ...
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