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25 July 2023 

Reminder - New Time and Location

Richmond City Charter Review Commission public work session meeting to be held Thursday, July 27, 2023

New Time: Begins 4:00 p.m. - Public Comment begins 6:00 p.m. (was 6-8 p.m.)

New location: 2nd Floor of Richmond City Hall (was 5th floor)

(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.)The Richmond City Charter Review Commission reminds, invites, and encourages all Richmond residents to attend the upcoming Richmond City Charter Review Commission public input meeting, on Thursday July 27, 2023, to learn more and provide input as it finalizes its recommendations to be sent to Council.

   Please note the new/updated time and location of this meeting, as follows:

UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING

Richmond City Charter Review Commission – Meeting

·    Thursday, July 27, 2023

New Time: Begins 4:00 p.m. – Public Comment begins 6:00 p.m.

Was: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

 

Location

Richmond City Hall, 2nd Floor Large Conference Room (New location)

Was: 5th Floor Conference Room

900 E. Broad Street; Richmond, Virginia 23219


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    Residents are invited and encouraged to attend any/all Charter Commission work session meeting to learn more and share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions surrounding potential changes to the Richmond City Charter. Each session includes opportunity for public comments.

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.

Additional Richmond City Charter Review Commission information

·        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

https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5360520&GUID=2C0908BD-B69B-4EC2-979A-35A33A2420D2&Options=ID|Text|&Search=2021-347

·        Charter News Releases

                https://richmondvacitycouncil.blogspot.com/

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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Richmond City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)