Charter Review Commission
According to Article IX Section IV Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, every ten years a Charter Review Commission shall be established tasked with the following duties:
...to study the charter of said city [Columbus] and, ..., to propose changes in the existing charter which will be submitted to the voters of said city [Columbus] for their approval or rejection;...
The Commission is composed of 25 members which represent a cross section of the community. Fifteen members are appointed by the Mayor, the other ten are appointed by their district’s councilor.
Commission members will meet to review and, if necessary, make recommendations for changes to the City Charter. If the Commission does determine changes need to be made, they must first hold at least two public meetings to determine the sentiment of the community. After the public hearings have been held and the Commission determines there is support for the recommended change(s), the Commission must submit the changes to be voted on by the electorate. If any recommendations are approved by the voters of Columbus, the changes shall take effect January 1 immediately following the election.
* Notice of Public Hearing
The 2011 Charter Review Commission will hold its second Public Hearing on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at Eddy Middle School in the cafeteria.
Meeting Schedule
Unless stated otherwise, all meetings will be held in the Government Center Ground Floor Conference Room, located at 100 10th Street, at 3:00 PM.
| Date | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|
| January 18 | Summary | |
| February 7 | Summary | |
| March 7 | Summary | |
| April 4 | Summary | |
| May 2 | Summary | |
| June 6 | Summary | Please note: |
| July 11 | Summary | It is a courtesy of the Charter Review Commission and the Clerk of Council's Office that the minutes of each meeting and each subcommittee meeting are placed on the City's website for the convenience of the Citizens of Columbus. According to the Constitutional Amendment the minutes are only required to be filed in the Clerk of Council's Office. |
| August 1 | Summary | |
| September 12 | Summary | |
| October 3 | Summary | |
| November 7 | Summary | |
| December 5 |
Commission Members
- John Shinkle, Chairman JShinkle@columbusga.org
- Rick Alexander, RAlexander@columbusga.org
- John Allen, JAllen@columbusga.org
- WJ Barrs, WJBarrs@columbusga.org
- Mario Davis, MarioDavis@columbusga.org
- Michael Eddings, MEddings@columbusga.org
- Gladys Ford, GFord@columbusga.org
- Madden Hatcher Jr., MHatcherJR@columbusga.org
- David Helmick, DHelmick@columbusga.org
- Julius Hunter, JHunter@columbusga.org
- Bob Hydrick, BHydrick@columbusga.org
- DL Moore, DLMoore@columbusga.org
- Mary Sue Polleys, MarySuePolleys@columbusga.org
- Brinkley Pound, BrinkleyPound@columbusga.org
- Ben Richardson, BRichardson@columbusga.org
- Alton Russell, ARussell@columbusga.org
- Tracy Sayers, TSayers@columbusga.org
- Melanie Slaton, MSlaton@columbusga.org
- Gloria Strode, GStrode@columbusga.org
- Audrey Tillman, ATillman@columbusga.org
- Jorge Vega, JVega@columbusga.org
- Sam Wellborn, SWellborn@columbusga.org
- Fife Whiteside, FWhiteside@columbusga.org
- Brad Williams, BradWilliams@columbusga.org
- John Woodward, JWoodward@columbusga.org