Everett charter review board to present report to council
EVERETT — The city of Everett’s charter review committee held its final meeting on Thursday, approving a draft report with nearly a dozen proposed changes to the city’s constitution that could go before voters later this year.
Many of the proposed adjustments to the charter are relatively small. They include modernizing some language around hiring and recording ordinances, reducing the number of required council meetings in a year from 48 to 36 and defining more clearly who is required to take the oath of office. (Only elected officials, a proposed change reads).
But others are more significant. Some adjustments would change the process for filing initiatives in the city, another would prevent the mayor or city council members from holding elected office outside of Everett.
All of the proposals from the 15-member committee are currently included in a draft report that will be finalized with minor changes made during the committee’s final meeting Thursday. The city council is expected to vote in June on which proposals to send to the November ballot. Everett voters will ultimately decide on the changes to the charter.
https://www.heraldnet.com/2026/05/30/everett-charter-review-board-to-present-report-to-council/