City of Dearborn issued the following announcement on July 26.
The question of whether to revise the Dearborn City Charter – the document that sets the framework for Dearborn city government – will be put before voters in the August 3 primary election.
If voters decide on August 3 that the charter should be revised, a Charter Commission will be established and its nine members will be elected in the November 2 general election.
If voters give approval on August 3, the process to revise the Charter is expected to take two years. Once the Charter Commission has made its recommended revisions, the proposal new document will require approval by voters.
The City Charter consists of 20 Chapters detailing the City's Boundaries, Standards of Conduct, General Municipal Powers, various City Departments and their duties, Elections, Finance and Taxation, Special Assessments, Bonds, Retirement plans, Liability and various other subjects.
The current Dearborn City Charter went into effect January 1, 2008. If a general revision is not approved by voters, the current charter would continue as it stands. Portions of the charter can still be amended by voters, if amendments are put on a ballot by the City Council or by citizen petitions.
The Charter was last amended and ratified in 2007, and the current version contains a provision that puts the revision before voters in 2021.
Original source can be found here.
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