Reno City Charter Committee Meeting

City Manager residency requirement — Committee recommended requiring the City Manager to live within Reno, but Councilmember Duerr wants to expand it to Washoe County and Member Guthreau suggested a regional requirement — Committee will continue discussion.

City Attorney: appointment versus election — Members Puchert, Baran, and Taylor oppose removing voters' ability to elect the City Attorney, but Shinn and others see merit in Council appointment for rigorous selection — Committee will continue discussion.

Special election costs for Council vacancies — Member Knox questioned whether holding elections when 180+ days remain until the general election is the best use of City resources — Washoe County Registrar will provide cost estimate by end of March; Committee will review and decide if elections should be held at that threshold.

Election costs when only one candidate runs — Member Taylor requested information on how much the city spends to run an election when only one person is on the ballot — Staff will gather data for next meeting.

None exceeding $50,000 in this meeting.

Charter amendment strategy — The Committee must decide whether to present four separate amendments to the Council or combine them into one package. This affects how Council considers changes to city government structure.

Special election threshold decision — The Committee will receive cost data by end of March and must decide: should the city hold special elections for Council vacancies when 180+ days remain before the general election, or wait and fill seats then?

City Attorney selection process — Committee members remain divided on whether to keep voter election or switch to Council appointment. This decision significantly changes how the City Attorney is chosen.