City Council Committees: Charter Review Committee

Every eight years beginning in July 2007, the City Council shall appoint a Charter Review Committee. The duty of the Committee shall be to review the Charter to ensure consistency with state law. The Charter Review Committee shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council. The City Manager and the City Attorney shall serve as non-voting ex officio members. The Charter Review Committee shall conduct regular meetings, appoint one of its members as chair, keep minutes of its meetings, and submit its proposed amendments to the City Council not later than 10 months from the date of official appointment. The City Council shall consider the recommendations of the Charter Review Committee, and submit amendments that the Council deems appropriate to a referendum of voters in accord with the home rule provisions of the Tennessee Constitution.
(Article III, Section 18 of the City Charter)

At the September 14, 2015 City Council meeting, Council approved Resolution No. 09-14-2015 that established the process for appointment of the members of the 2015 Charter Review Committee. At the October 12, 2015 City Council meeting, members of Council confirmed the following appointments:

City Council	Appointment
Trina Baughn	Mr. Lin Phillips
Kelly Callison	Ms. Martha Wallus
Rick Chinn, Jr.	Mr. Aaron Wells
Warren L. Gooch	Mr. Chip Dooley
L. Charles Hensley	Mr. Matt Bailey
Charles J. Hope, Jr.	Mr. Phil Yager
Ellen D. Smith	Ms. Jessica Hill

MEETING NOTICES

January 20, 2016 Click here to view agenda