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13 June 2023
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Upcoming Richmond City Charter Review Commission Public Hearing
(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 15, 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 15, 2023
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location
Richmond East District Initiative
Center
701 N. 25th Street; Richmond, Virginia 23223
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Survey:
Richmond residents invited to share thoughts, ideas, and suggestions
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)
