A Richmond commission has scheduled a forum for Sept. 1 to get feedback on suggested changes to the city charter.
The Richmond City Charter Review Commission will hold the meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the City Council's chamber at City Hall, 900 E. Broad St.
A final report is to be released to City Council in October so that proposed charter changes can be presented to the General Assembly for approval early next year.
The council tapped the commission last year in hopes of avoiding clashes over power like those between the council and then-Mayor L. Douglas Wilder.
The commission's preliminary recommendations call for:
- giving council the authority to appoint its legislative staff, which would be separate from the administrative staff that reports to the mayor-appointed chief administrative officer;
- giving the mayor the authority to appoint the city attorney and city auditor subject to the approval of the majority of the council;
- requiring the mayor to submit a chief administrative officer for appointment within 180 days of a vacancy and require council to approve or reject the nominee within 30 days; and
- giving the mayor the authority to veto any ordinance, including ones relating to the sale and lease of land and buildings, subject to council's override. -- Will Jones
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