City Councilmembers are looking at options for how Fullerton might become a charter city. The council is expected to discuss them at its meeting Tuesday, June 3, but it would ultimately be up to ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha voters decided on a Special Issues Ticket on their ballot. The item is an amendment to the City of Omaha Charter regarding vacating city council seats outside of an election.

According to Ohio Constitution, City Council must vote to pass a proposed charter ordinance between 60 and 120 days before the next general election. The next general election will be held Nov. 4.

Changes proposed by the City Council’s Charter Revision Commission would need to be approved by voters via ballot proposals. (Adi Talwar) If you believe New York City government can—and should—work ...

The motion became a hot-button issue in 2022 after former councilors Charles Kronick and Anthony Maffuccio invoked a charter objection to block a vote on the city’s fiscal 2023 operating budget, just ...

The Big Apple should overhaul its primary elections and pull critical land-use power from the City Council, the city’s Charter Revision Commission is expected to recommend this week, sources ...

The city charter establishes a framework for city government, including its structure and procedures. Cities without a charter, like Marion, use the Ohio Revised Code to organize governments.

The Medford City Council passed an updated version of the city’s charter in a 6–1 vote on April 15, nearing the end of a years-long process that now moves to the Massachusetts State House and, ...

Cambridge City Councilors approved a draft of amendments to the city charter on Monday as part of the city’s first decennial charter review, even as they avoided some of the most contentious ...

The Charter Commission—with a term that runs through December 2026—has until August 2026 to offer those ballot amendments, the city said. In 2016 a prior Charter Commission proposed 20 ...

COURTESY HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL. Honolulu City Charter Commission members attended a swearing-in ceremony Monday, which was administered by City Clerk Glen Takahashi at Honolulu Hale. 2/2.