rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/reduce-the-power-of-tacomas-unelected-city-manager?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-reduce-the-power-of-tacomas-unelected-city-manager' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> 350 Tacoma https://actionnetwork.org/groups/350-tacoma https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/318/076/normal/City_Charter_AN_Cover_(1920_x_1080_px).png Businesses are run by managers, and for too long Tacoma has been run with business interests being prioritized at the expense of: public health; public safety; social support services; equity and racial justice; our waters, wetlands and aquifers; tree canopy and greenspaces; and taking meaningful action to combat the climate crisis. The City Council is required to review Tacoma’s city charter every 10 years. It does this with the assistance of Tacoma residents who apply for, and are appointed by Council to, a 15-member Charter Review Committee. The Charter Review Committee's role is to thoroughly study Tacoma’s City Charter and recommend changes to the City Council. The Council then decides which recommendations are forwarded on to Tacoma’s voters to ultimately decide. Tell the City Charter Review Committee: We need to change the current “weak mayor” system to return more of the City’s decision-making back to the people we elected! When a government’s power is highly concentrated in an unelected individual, we are not practicing democracy and the best interests of the residents are not being represented. Learn more at https://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=42091 Email the Review Committee directly at charter@cityoftacoma.org https://actionnetwork.org/letters/reduce-the-power-of-tacomas-unelected-city-manager