Canby voters will again get a chance to put a revised home charter in place.
This isn’t the first chance voters have had to make a decision about the change. It was on the ballot last November, but that measure was defeated by a 2,203 to 1,964 count.
The Canby city charter is the governing document for the city. If approved, the measure would replace the current city charter, which is nearly 24 years old.
The city council and staff revised the proposed charter using a "model charter" developed by the League of Oregon Cities. The proposed charter is a combination of current charter provisions and new provisions from the LOC model charter.
If voted in, the new charter would eliminate two officers of the city — the city treasurer and the city recorder. Those positions will continue to exist, but the new charter makes them responsible to the city administrator, rather than the city council. Additionally, the new charter would make the mayor a voting member of the city council, among other changes.
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