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16 June 2023
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to the Richmond City Charter Review Commission Public Hearing in Southside on
June 22
Help
determine future of Richmond Government:
Take Survey: Ends June 21, 2023
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The Richmond City Charter Review Commission invites and encourages all Richmond residents to attend its upcoming Public Hearing meeting on Thursday, June 22, 2023 to learn more and share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions surrounding potential changes to the Richmond City Charter.
UPCOMING
PUBLIC HEARING
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!
Thursday,
June 22, 2023
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location
Richmond Police Department – Second Police
Precinct
177 E. Belt Boulevard; Richmond, Virginia 23224
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Richmond Survey Now: Ends June 21, 2023
The Richmond City Charter Review Commission reminds and encourages all Richmond residents to take a quick survey regarding the future of Richmond government.
All Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to take the survey now to share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions about Richmond Government.
The survey opened May 19, 2023 and will end Wednesday, June 21,
2023. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chartercommission2023
(direct
link).
The survey is also available on the Richmond City Charter Review Commission’s information and engagement website, at https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-city-charter-review-commission. Printed surveys are also available at Richmond Public Library Branches throughout the city.
Upcoming
Richmond City Charter Review Commission meetings and details
https://eservicesb.richmondgov.com/applications/boardsandcommissions/BCCalendar.aspx
https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-city-charter-review-commission
The Commission also invites Richmond residents to take an important survey about Richmond government, which will run through Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chartercommission2023 (direct link).
The survey is also available on the Commissions information and engagement website, at https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-city-charter-review-commission. Printed surveys will also be available at Richmond Public Library Branches throughout the city.
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.
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)
