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15 May 2023
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New Richmond City Charter Review Commission Survey and upcoming Public Hearing
Richmond residents invited and encouraged to share thoughts, ideas, and suggestions
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The Richmond City Charter Review Commission will be surveying Richmond residents on their thoughts and ideas surrounding potential changes to the Richmond City Charter.
All Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to take part in this important survey. Printed surveys will also be available at Richmond Public Library Branches throughout the city.
The survey will go live on Friday, May 19, 2023, run through Wednesday, June 21, 2023, and be accessible via a survey portal on the Richmond City Charter website, at https://www.rva.gov/index.php/richmond-city-council/richmond-city-charter-review-commission. All
Richmond residents are also invited and encouraged to attend upcoming Richmond City Charter Review Commission Public Hearing meeting on Tuesday, May, 23, 2023 to learn more and share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions.
Upcoming meetings:
Richmond City Charter Review Commission – Meeting
Thursday,
May 18, 2023; 6:00-8:00
p.m.
Location
Richmond City Hall, 5th Floor
Conference Room
900 E. Broad Street; Richmond,
Virginia 23219
Virtual
- Join on your computer, mobile app or
room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 254 440 864 543
Passcode: dzf8iq
Download Teams | Join on the web
Or call in (audio only)
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804-316-9457,,678616618#
United States, Richmond
Phone Conference ID: 678 616 618#
Richmond
City Charter Review Commission – Meeting
Public
Hearing/Public Comments
Public Engagement and Input Highly Invited and Sought! Come out
and share your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions!
Tuesday,
May 23, 2023
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location
Richmond Police Department – Richmond
Police Academy
1202 W. Graham Road; Richmond,
Virginia 23220
Virtual
- Join on your computer, mobile app or
room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 272 737 659 534
Passcode: fx4wFu
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Or call in (audio only)
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804-316-9457,,512016270#
United States, Richmond
Phone Conference ID: 512 016 270#
Upcoming
meetings and details
https://eservicesb.richmondgov.com/applications/boardsandcommissions/BCCalendar.aspx
Background
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.
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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
·
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)