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RESOLUTION NO. 6926 EL/L RETT A Resolution establishing a Charter Review Committee and defining the responsibilities of the Committee. WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Everett was approved by the Freeholders April 9, 1968, and adopted at a special election held June 25, 1968; and WHEREAS, specific provisions of the Charter were amended by vote of Everett citizens on November 7, 1968, November 2, 1982, November 5, 1996 and November 7, 2006; and WHEREAS, Everett citizens voted and approved Section 16.5 of Charter in November 2006 requiring the City of Everett to convene a new Charter Review Committee no later than February 15, 2016, to ensure that the Charter remains consistent with the governance needs of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT: Section 1 : A Charter Review Committee, consisting of fifteen (15) Everett citizens, is hereby established. Seven (7) members shall be nominated by the City Council for designation by the Mayor and seven (7) members shall be designated by the Mayor. These fourteen (14) members so designated shall, as its first item of business, elect a fifteenth member to serve in a like manner. Once fully formed with fifteen (15) members, the Committee shall elect a chairperson from its members. The chairperson shall retain full voting rights. If a vacancy occurs on the Committee, the Mayor may designate a person to fill that vacancy subject to approval of the City Council. Section 2: The purpose of the Committee shall be to examine and evaluate the Charter, take public input and provide a written recommendation to the Mayor and City Council as to whether the Charter should be revised and, if so, identify the specific sections of the Charter to be changed, with an explanation as to the need for the revisions and the recommended changes. In order for a recommendation to amend a particular section of the Charter to be made to the Mayor and the City Council, the recommendation must have a favorable vote of ten (10) members or more. Section 3: The Committee shall hold two (2) or more public hearings for the purpose of considering citizens' comments concerning whether the Charter should be revised and, if so, what specifically should be changed.