BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Bend City Council has rejected a proposal to elect councilors from geographic wards.
The Bulletin reports that Wednesday’s decision followed more than an hour of comments from residents in the fast-growing city.
Bend’s charter review committee recommended geographic wards, as well as having the mayor directly elected by voters. Currently, councilors select the mayor from among themselves.
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Changes to the charter must be approved by voters. Councilors are trying to decide what yes-no questions to send to voters during the May election, and they’ll go over draft language during a Jan. 17 meeting.
The council supported the mayoral recommendation. If voters decide to elect future mayors, they’d be elected to four-year terms.
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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com
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