City of Santa Fe Charter Review Commission met Dec. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. Minutes from the November 14, 2022 Meeting.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT

Written public comment is also welcome. Visit https://santafe.primegov.com/public/portal.

6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS

a. Topics the Charter Review Commission is Required to Review Pursuant to Resolution No. 2022-40.

• The Appropriate Number of City Council Districts

• The Appropriate Number of City Councilors per District

• Whether the City Should Have an “At-Large” Council Member

• Whether the City’s Mayor Should Have a More Purely Executive Role, Rather Than Both Legislative and Executive Roles and, if so, What New Rights and Limitations Should be Adopted Along With Such a Separation of Powers

• Whether Councilors Should be Full-Time

• Whether the Roles of the Mayor, Councilors, and City Manager Should be Better Defined and, if so, How

• Whether a City Councilor Who Has Lost a Campaign for Mayor May Remain in Office After the inauguration of a New Mayor

• Whether, if an Amendment to the New Mexico Constitution Allowing Term Limits for City Officials Were Approved, the City’s Charter Should Include Such a Limitation

• Whether the Human and Civil Rights Policy Statement Should be More Specific With Regards to Breadth of Required Protections and/or the Manner in Which Such Rights Should be Protected

b. Other Topics Raised by Commissioners and the Public.

c. Request for Approval for the Finding that it is in the Best Interest of the Public for the Charter Review Commission to Conduct Charter Review Commission Meetings Virtually on certain dates.

7. MATTERS FROM STAFF

8. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE

9. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR

a. Appointment of Subcommittees. 

10. NEXT MEETING: Thursday, January 12, 2023

11. ADJOURN

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