Charter Change Ordinance Available for Download
At Thursday’s 7 p.m. meeting, council takes up the charter-change ordinance for final reading. Council can only approve charter changes against which no objections were entered by the end of the Nov. 9 public hearing.
Click here and look for the “Nov. 18 Update” heading, where you can download a PDF of the ordinance that council will be looking at on Thursday.
Objected-to language is struck out, with replacement language (if any) in bold type. As a result of the major unresolved objections, this ordinance would retain the current form of city government (i.e., Mayor-Council, not Manager-Mayor) and ward-based election of council members.
The period for submitting objections has closed. Remaining objections may be retracted by the original objector at any point until the vote on the ordinance at Thursday’s meeting.
More information about the charter-change process is available here.
City of Elkins Common Council is Considering an Amendment to the Elkins City Charter
The City of Elkins Common Council is considering an amendment to the Elkins City Charter as authorized by West Virginia Code § 8-4-8. The proposed amendment would eliminate a prohibition against the Mayor of Elkins serving in more than one elected office […]
Read MoreCity Election Update
On March 2, city voters will elect a council member from all five wards and a new mayor. Voters will also decide whether the city should: Shift from its current Mayor-Council form of government to the Mayor-Manager form Amend the charter to […]
Read MoreElkins Council Adopts New City Charter
First Changes Since 1901 Become Effective April 1, 2021 Elkins, W. Va., November 27, 2020: Last week, Elkins Common Council approved an ordinance making changes to the city’s charter. A city charter is the establishing document of a municipality and lays out […]
Read MoreElkins Residents Object to Certain Charter Changes
Elkins, W. Va., November 6, 2020: The Elkins City Clerk is in receipt of objections to two proposed changes to the city charter. Unless these objections or any others received by the end of Monday’s 5 p.m. hearing are withdrawn by November […]
Read MoreCouncil Releases Draft Charter Update
Timing Enables Adding Disputed Changes to the March 2021 Ballot Elkins, W. Va., October 9, 2020: Elkins council has released a revised draft city charter and commenced the steps required for that draft to be eligible for adoption via ordinance in November, […]
Read MoreCharter Change Survey Results
In support of council’s consideration of possible changes to the city’s charter, staff created and released an online survey on the Survey Monkey platform. The survey was promoted via the following channels: Paid advertising in the Inter-Mountain Multiple press releases, all of […]
Read More