To read the complete text of the proposed charter amendments, follow the link associated with each amendment.

1. Changing the Structure of County Government. The Charter Review Board is considering the three following structural changes, only one of which may be placed on the ballot. These changes include:
   1. Reapportioning County Commission Districts 5, 6 & 7, so that the commissioners elected countywide would have to reside in geographically distinct districts.
      Amendment Text ( PDF, 14KB )
   
   
   2. Replacing one elected countywide county commissioner with an elected County Chair, elected countywide, who will serve as spokesperson for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), chair the BOCC's meetings, and appoint BOCC members to boards, councils, and authorities. The two remaining countywide commissioners would have to reside in geographically distinct districts.
      Amendment Text ( PDF, 21KB )
   
   
   3. Replacing one county commissioner with an elected County Chair, elected countywide, who will serve as spokesperson to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), chair the BOCC's meetings, and appoint BOCC members to boards, councils, and authorities. The two remaining commissioners would be elected from six geographically distinct districts (eliminating elected countywide commissioners).
      Amendment Text ( PDF, 18KB )
   
   
2. Changing the election of county commissioners from partisan elections to nonpartisan elections.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 10KB )


3. Changing the meeting schedule of the Charter Review Board from every five years to every eight years to coincide with the Presidential election schedule.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 11KB )


4. Limiting increases in the charter government operating budget to 3% or the annual inflation rate, whichever is lower, per year, with a stipulation that this limit can be overridden by a 6-1 vote of BOCC.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 11KB )


5. Amending the previously passed County Auditor proposal.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 14KB )


6. Providing that Charter Review Board Proposed Amendments to the County Charter be placed on the ballot after the conclusion of the Charter Review Board's one year term.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 10KB )


7. Requiring County Administrator to be a member of the International City/County Managers Association upon appointment.
   Amendment Text ( PDF, 10KB )