Stockton Charter Review  
Advisory Commission  
City of Stockton  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Charter Review Advisory Commission  
Thursday, November 16, 2023  
4:00 PM  
Council Chamber 425 N. El Dorado Street,  
Stockton, CA  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL  
CITIZENS COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS*  
ITEM(S) FOR DISCUSSION  
3.  
3.1  
NOMINATION AND SELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIR AND  
VICE CHAIR  
Recommended Action:  
RECOMMENDATION  
It is recommended that the Commission elect by motion action a Chair  
and Vice Chair from among its membership.  
Department:  
City Clerk  
3.2  
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PURPOSE, GOALS, AND  
MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE CHARTER REVIEW ADVISORY  
COMMISSION  
Recommended Action:  
RECOMMENDATION  
Staff will facilitate a discussion regarding the Charter Review Advisory  
Commissions purpose, goals, and meeting schedule including the process  
for placing a charter amendment on the ballot for the General Municipal  
Election scheduled for November 5, 2024. The specific charter sections to  
be reviewed are Charter Articles XI and XI-A, related to the City's Public  
Information Office  
Department:  
City Clerk  
4.  
5.  
BOARD/COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS OR COMMENTS  
ADJOURNMENT  
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING  
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Stockton and  
that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on November 9,  
2023, in compliance with the Brown Act.  
Eliza R. Garza, CMC  
City Clerk  
By: ________________________________  
Deputy  
Agendas, staff reports and minutes can be viewed on the City of Stockton web site  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Citizens may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction of this governing body, including items on the Agenda.  
Anyone wishing to speak on a consent item or public hearing item, please complete a “Request to Speak Card”  
and submit it to the Recording Secretary prior to the meeting. No speaker cards will be received after the close of  
the Citizen's Comments portion of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to two minutes. Speakers must be  
prepared to speak when called. Speakers should hold comments on items listed as a Public Hearing until the  
Hearing is opened.  
The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these  
methods:  
1. e-Comment - follow the e-comment link on the City's agenda page stockton.granicusideas.com/meetings  
2. Email - you may email your comments to city.clerk@stocktonca.gov  
3. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459.  
4. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public  
Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. Please  
redirect any inquiries to City.Clerk@stocktonca.gov. b) Address only issues over which the meeting body has  
jurisdiction. c) Each speaker will be limited to one 2-minute comment opportunity. Donating time is not authorized.  
d) Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for convenience.  
*All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time  
will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached the minutes. All comments  
received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day.  
NOTE: All proceedings are conducted in English. The City of Stockton does not furnish language interpreters  
and, if one is needed, it shall be the responsibility of the person(s) needing one.  
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Stockton to  
offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those  
with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda  
and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact  
the Office of the City Clerk located at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202 during normal  
business hours or by calling (209) 937-8458, at least 5 days in advance of the hearing/meeting. Advance  
notification within this guideline will enable the City/Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure  
accessibility.  
AGENDA ITEMS: Information concerning the agenda items have been forwarded to this governing body prior to  
the meeting. Unless a governing body member or member of the audience has questions concerning a particular  
item and asks that it be removed from the Consent Calendar, the items are approved at one time by a roll call vote.  
* For any person wishing to address this governing body on any matter not on the printed agenda. The Chairperson  
may set a time limit for individual speakers/groups.