Carson City Charter Review Committee Meeting - February 12, 2026
Carson City Charter Review Committee Meeting - February 12, 2026
The Carson City Charter Review Committee met on February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM. All seven members were present. The committee unanimously approved previous meeting minutes, re-elected its chair and vice chair, and considered several proposed charter amendments to be recommended to the Board of Supervisors. A public comment period yielded no input.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of minutes from June 12, 2024 (unanimous)
- Election of Richard Staub as Chair and Sue Hoffman as Vice Chair (unanimous)
Public Comments
- No public comments were received.
Discussion Items
- 2026 Charter Review Process & Timeline: Staff reported that one public submission was received but was unrelated to charter amendments. No additional proposals were identified by committee members.
- Animal Management Amendment (Article 2, Section 2.180): The committee voted unanimously to recommend amending the charter to update language regarding animal control, including applying board powers to all animals, allowing license fees, establishing an animal shelter, and removing outdated provisions. The recommendation had been previously endorsed but not enacted.
- Election Records Retention Amendment (Article 5, Section 5.100): The committee voted unanimously to recommend changing the retention period for election records from six months to not less than 22 months to align with Nevada Revised Statutes and current practice.
- Board Meeting Frequency Amendment (Article 2, Section 2.050): City Manager Glenn Martell proposed allowing the Board of Supervisors to hold at least one regular meeting per month instead of the current two, to provide flexibility and efficiency. District Attorney Pruitt noted the draft language needed refinement to avoid requiring an ordinance for every additional meeting. The committee decided to refer the item to staff for further research and bring it back at a future meeting.
- Ordinance Drafting Formalities Amendment (Article 2, Section 2.100): The committee voted unanimously to recommend amending the charter to allow flexible effective dates for ordinance sections and to permit modern drafting methods (e.g., redlining, color coding) instead of strict manual bracketing and underscoring, reducing errors and saving time.
- Future Meeting Dates: The committee approved a schedule for upcoming meetings: March 16, 2026 (next meeting), with additional potential dates of April 13 and May 18, and a final option of June 15 if needed. The dates were approved.
Key Outcomes
- All votes were unanimous (7-0) on motions to recommend amendments to the Board of Supervisors, except the board meeting frequency item which was tabled for further staff research.
- The committee set March 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM as the next regular meeting; staff will coordinate alternative dates if needed.
Meeting Transcript
Richard Staub and I am the chairman of the uh charter review committee, and we have a few things to go through. Um I need to make uh the notice to public at this point or after we do the roll call, Mr. Brute. The notice of public at the beginning of our agenda. You can do that now for I'll do it after we do a call to order and we'll go from there. So uh would could we do a roll call, please? Yeah, Chairperson Staub. Chairman or present. A vice chair Hoffman. Member Fagan Member Hanneman, Member Hart, Member Robinson, Member Wilkie McCulloch present. A quorum is present. Thank you. And everyone is here. So item three on the agenda is public comment. The public is invited to at this time to provide comment on any topics that relate to matter over which the this public body has jurisdiction, control, supervision, or advisory power, including any such matter that is not specifically included on the agenda as an action item today. No action may be taken on a matter raised during this period of time for public comment. Is there any public comment? Seeing none, we'll go on to item four, possible action approval of minutes of June twelfth, two thousand twenty-four. Uh they're located on page four and five of your packet. Has everybody had a chance to review the minutes? And if so, uh entertain a motion to approve. If not, if there are corrections, uh, would a member please point those out to staff. I make a motion to Hanneman. I make a motion to approve the minutes as read. Wilkie McCulloch, second. I have a motion and a second. Any any discussion on the motion? Hearing none of the matters before us, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed. Matter carries unanimously. Thank you. We'll move on to item five A. This is on page nine of your book. This is possible a discussion and possible action regarding the election of a chair and a vice chair of this committee. I would entertain a discussion or motion at this time. I move to appoint Richard Staub as chair. Second, Hanneman. Uh all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed. Matter carries unanimously. Vice Chair, do we have a nomination? And nominate Sue Hoffman. Wilkie McCullough. We have a uh motion and a second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, the matter is before us. All those in favor of electing Susan Hoffman vice chair again. Uh please say aye.
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