ONTARIO
Ontario City Council, at its second regular session meeting, Mayor Riley Hill appointed the three councilors who will sit on the charter review ad hoc committee with four members of the public: Councilors Ken Hart, John Kirby and Sam Baker.
Councilor Ken Hart moved for Ontario City Council to âestablish a charter review committee and advertise for the public members as recommended by staffâ according to an agenda report outlining the proposed motion dated Feb. 8.
In the report, it was noted that the Ontario City Charter âhas not been modified since 1985â which is a total of 36 years.
The purpose of forming an ad hoc committee relating to updating the cityâs charter, according to the agenda report, âto study possible changes in the city charter including a possible change related to the imposition of a local sales tax as requested by a written citizen petition presented to the council on January 19, 2021 by Jackson Q. Fox.â
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