Charlotte public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
City Council approved a contract for an Interim City Manager with modified language allowing for extension beyond December 31, 2023. Council also established a salary range for the City Manager position and approved expenditures and a local block party.
- Approved Interim City Manager contract with modified extension language (7-0)
- Approved City Manager salary range of $120k to $150k (6-1)
- Approved claims and expenditures totaling $188,069.50 (7-0)
- Approved October 7th block party conditional on city administration review (7-0)
- Approved August 21 and August 23 meeting minutes (7-0)
City Council
The City Council interviewed three candidates for the Interim City Manager position. Council voted to authorize the Mayor and City Attorney to negotiate an employment contract with Troy Bell.
- Authorized negotiation of employment contract for Interim Manager with Troy Bell (7-0)
- Designated Doug Terry as the alternate candidate if an agreement with Mr. Bell is not met (7-0)
City Council
The City Council approved two ordinances to establish a commercial cannabis licensing program and a cannabis overlay district. The council also appointed new leadership roles for the city manager and fire chief positions.
- Approved Ordinance 2023-06 to establish a commercial cannabis licensing program (6-1)
- Approved Ordinance 2023-05 to add a commercial cannabis overlay district (6-1)
- Appointed Police Chief Brentar as Acting City Manager (7-0)
- Confirmed appointment of Kevin Christiansen as Fire Chief (7-0)
- Approved $1,187,662.67 in claims and expenditures (7-0)
- Approved purchase of three replacement vehicles for DPW (7-0)
- Approved outfitting of two new police vehicles by Chrouch (7-0)
- Authorized administration to work with IAFF to create a Fire Marshal position (7-0)