CITY OF DELTA EST.1882 WHAT IS A CITY CHARTER? A CENTRAL DOCUMENT THAT GOVERNS A HOME RULE CITY. OUTLINES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MUNICIPALITY. ESTABLISHES THE BASIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN THE GOVERNING BODY ACTS. IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON THE POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY. HOW IS A CHARTER CHANGED? A CHARTER CAN ONLY BE CHANGED OR UPDATED BY VOTERS. AN ELECTION MUST BE HELD. CITY COUNCIL CAN PUT SPECIFIC CHANGES ONTO A BALLOT FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION. ALTERNATIVELY, IT'S POSSIBLE TO RE-CREATE THE CHARTER COMMISSION AND TASK THEM WITH DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO THE CHARTER. THESE UPDATES WOULD THEN BE PUT ON A BALLOT FOR A VOTE. WHY? VOTE THE CITY OF DELTA HAS IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS UPDATES THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF DELTA. OUR COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT SINCE 1950, AND THE CITY'S CHARTER DOES NOT REFLECT A MODERN-DAY DELTA. CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES IT IS TIME TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE RATHER THAN PIECE MEAL UPDATES. WE BELIEVE THIS EFFORT SHOULD BE DRIVEN BY VOTERS THROUGH THE CREATION OF CHARTER COMMISSION RATHER THAN BY CITY COUNCIL. WHAT COULD/SHOULD BE CHANGED IN DELTA'S CHARTER? VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE, ARE OUTDATED, OR CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW. EXAMPLES INCLUDE CONFLICTS WITH TABOR, OPEN MEETINGS & OPEN RECORDS, & INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. OUTDATED BONDING RESTRICTIONS THAT IGNORE REQUIREMENTS OF TABOR TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL FOR BONDING ANYWAY. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH, LIBRARY, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY OTHER ENTITIES SINCE CREATION OF THE CHARTER. ENCOURAGE A DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ABOUT VARIOUS CONCEPTS SUCH AS O WHETHER CITY DISTRICTING OR OTHER PROVISIONS COULD BE CHANGED TO ENCOURAGE MORE CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL, OR PARTICIPATE IN APPOINTED COUNCILS AND BOARDS. CITY OF DELTA EST.1882 WHAT IS A CITY CHARTER ? A CENTRAL DOCUMENT THAT GOVERNS A HOME RULE CITY . OUTLINES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MUNICIPALITY . ESTABLISHES THE BASIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN THE GOVERNING BODY ACTS . IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON THE POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY . HOW IS A CHARTER CHANGED ? A CHARTER CAN ONLY BE CHANGED OR UPDATED BY VOTERS . AN ELECTION MUST BE HELD . CITY COUNCIL CAN PUT SPECIFIC CHANGES ONTO A BALLOT FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION . ALTERNATIVELY , IT'S POSSIBLE TO RE - CREATE THE CHARTER COMMISSION AND TASK THEM WITH DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO THE CHARTER . THESE UPDATES WOULD THEN BE PUT ON A BALLOT FOR A VOTE . WHY ? VOTE THE CITY OF DELTA HAS IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS UPDATES THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF DELTA . OUR COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT SINCE 1950 , AND THE CITY'S CHARTER DOES NOT REFLECT A MODERN - DAY DELTA . CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES IT IS TIME TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE RATHER THAN PIECE MEAL UPDATES . WE BELIEVE THIS EFFORT SHOULD BE DRIVEN BY VOTERS THROUGH THE CREATION OF CHARTER COMMISSION RATHER THAN BY CITY COUNCIL . WHAT COULD / SHOULD BE CHANGED IN DELTA'S CHARTER ? VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE , ARE OUTDATED , OR CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW . EXAMPLES INCLUDE CONFLICTS WITH TABOR , OPEN MEETINGS & OPEN RECORDS , & INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS . OUTDATED BONDING RESTRICTIONS THAT IGNORE REQUIREMENTS OF TABOR TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL FOR BONDING ANYWAY . REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH , LIBRARY , AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY OTHER ENTITIES SINCE CREATION OF THE CHARTER . ENCOURAGE A DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ABOUT VARIOUS CONCEPTS SUCH AS O WHETHER CITY DISTRICTING OR OTHER PROVISIONS COULD BE CHANGED TO ENCOURAGE MORE CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL , OR PARTICIPATE IN APPOINTED COUNCILS AND BOARDS .