CITY CHARTER BASICS:
One of the most interesting things about local government charters is that each one is a distinct reflection of its community.
Because a charter is the document that allows citizens to determine their own structure of government within state-prescribed legal limits, a charter is, in many ways, a manifestation of a particular community’s values.
Each charter is built on a specific set of political and administrative choices that are determined by the values held by local residents.
The final product of this process should be a charter built on widespread community involvement and, ultimately, widespread agreement on how the local government should function to best serve its residents.
However, the charter process can result in even more, here is an outline we can use as a starting point for the Blaqsbi Citi Charter... https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Model-City-Charter.pdf
The call to action that the charter process requires can awaken a community’s sensitivity to the importance and responsibility of civic involvement.
If conducted successfully, the charter review process can result in a rebirth of widespread civic-mindedness - a quality that unfortunately is rarely seen in communities in a tangible way.
In the end, it is the community’s values that build, alter, or reaffirm the foundation of its local government.
In vibrant communities, citizens continually seek out new ways to improve how they govern themselves guided by the constitutional principles incorporated in their city charter.
Ongoing refinement of the charter as a tool for effective governance is what the charter review process is all about.
Researching what it takes to create this CHARTER, I’m realizing even at this stage we need input and direction from someone with city management experience.
This document... http://mrsc.org/getmedia/64cb955c-fb66-4fb9-9f71-e21c9ce257d5/chartercommissions.pdf.aspx as well as the images provided are all things to be considered as we define the charter for the Blaqsbi Citi Project.
The examples shown in the images and the .pdf files provided gives us a framework to think within!
One of the most interesting things about local government charters is that each one is a distinct reflection of its community.
Because a charter is the document that allows citizens to determine their own structure of government within state-prescribed legal limits, a charter is, in many ways, a manifestation of a particular community’s values.
Each charter is built on a specific set of political and administrative choices that are determined by the values held by local residents.
The final product of this process should be a charter built on widespread community involvement and, ultimately, widespread agreement on how the local government should function to best serve its residents.
However, the charter process can result in even more, here is an outline we can use as a starting point for the Blaqsbi Citi Charter... https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Model-City-Charter.pdf
The call to action that the charter process requires can awaken a community’s sensitivity to the importance and responsibility of civic involvement.
If conducted successfully, the charter review process can result in a rebirth of widespread civic-mindedness - a quality that unfortunately is rarely seen in communities in a tangible way.
In the end, it is the community’s values that build, alter, or reaffirm the foundation of its local government.
In vibrant communities, citizens continually seek out new ways to improve how they govern themselves guided by the constitutional principles incorporated in their city charter.
Ongoing refinement of the charter as a tool for effective governance is what the charter review process is all about.
Researching what it takes to create this CHARTER, I’m realizing even at this stage we need input and direction from someone with city management experience.
This document... http://mrsc.org/getmedia/64cb955c-fb66-4fb9-9f71-e21c9ce257d5/chartercommissions.pdf.aspx as well as the images provided are all things to be considered as we define the charter for the Blaqsbi Citi Project.
The examples shown in the images and the .pdf files provided gives us a framework to think within!
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