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18 April 2023
Upcoming Richmond City Charter Review Commission meetings
Engage and
share thoughts and ideas
Thursday, April 20 and Thursday, April 27, 2023; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to attend upcoming Richmond City Charter Review Commission meetings to learn more and share their suggestions regarding potential changes to the Richmond City Charter.
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, April 20, 2023
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location
Richmond City Hall, 5th
Floor Conference Room
900 E. Broad Street; Richmond, Virginia 23219
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Agenda
1.
Welcome and Introductions
2.
Review/approval of Feb. 8, 2023/Mar. 24, 2023 minutes (Mr.
Antoine Banks)
3.
Review of Commission Timeline (Dr. Thad Williamson)
4.
Research report from University of Virginia Law School (Prof.
Andrew Block)
5.
Report and Discussion from Governance Subcommittee
6.
Update from Electoral Subcommittee
7.
Adjourn
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location
Richmond City Hall, 5th
Floor Conference Room
900 E. Broad Street; Richmond,
Virginia 23219
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Meeting ID: 278 113 173 564
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Agenda
Details and agendas to be posted at https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Richmond City Council Ordinance # 2021-347 established a Richmond City Charter Review Commission, comprised of nine community members, to conduct a comprehensive review of and make recommendations for revisions to the Richmond City Charter, which enumerates the governmental powers granted to the City of Richmond by the Virginia General Assembly.
The Richmond City Charter Review Commission is holding multiple public information and engagement sessions and will present various draft Charter recommendations to obtain public input, feedback, and comments.
Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to participate in this important process and share their thoughts, suggestion, and questions with the Commission.
The Commission will submit its final recommendations in a report to Richmond City Council and the Mayor later this year.
Richmond City Council thanks the willingness and dedication of the Richmond City Charter Review Commission Members for their work on behalf of this important project for all Richmond residents.
Contact
For more information, please contact: Thad Williamson, Ph.D., Chair, Richmond City Charter Review Commission, at RVACharterReview@gmail.com (email)
Richmond City
Charter Review Commission Members
Thad
Williamson, Ph.D., Chair
Rachael
Deane, Esq., Vice-Chair
Antoine
Banks, Secretary
Daisy
Weaver, Member
William “Bill”
Echelberger, Member
Kyle Elliott, Member
Travis Gunn, Member
Steven Koski, Member
John
Girardi, Member
Special Notes
· Pursuant to the Constitution of Virginia, the Virginia General Assembly is the final authority on changes to the Richmond City Charter.
· Richmond Public Schools is outside the scope of the Commission’s work. Richmond Public Schools it not part of the City of Richmond Government. It is a subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia and overseen locally by the Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees and an appointed Superintendent administers day-to-day Schools operations.
Helpful Links
·
Richmond
City Charter Review Commission Website Portal
https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-city-charter-review-commission
·
Richmond
City Council Ord. No. 2021-347
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Richmond
City Charter Review Commission Membership
https://eservicesb.richmondgov.com/applications/boardsandcommissions/MembersList.aspx?mybckey=195
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Richmond City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad
Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia
23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)
