Deadline extended to submit applications for Pomona's charter review commission

Those interested in serving on the city's Charter Review Commission but haven't submitted an application will have another chance to do so.

The application submission deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 11). Completed applications must be turned in to the City Clerk's Office.

The body will have 15 volunteer members with each council member appointing two people to the panel and the mayor appointing three.

The last time such a body was empaneled was in 1996. At the time the panel determined the charter should be reviewed every 10 years beginning in 2010.

Commission members will review the document and if they determine changes should be made they will submit a report with their proposed changes to the City Clerk.

Any proposed changes must be submitted to the City Clerk within 12 months of the inception of the commission, according to the charter

The City Clerk will place the proposed changes on the next scheduled election ballot.

Applications and information on the commission are available by going to the city's web site, www.ci.pomona.ca.us and going to featured links and then clicking on "charter review commission."

Applications are also available at the City Clerk's Office on the second floor of City Hall, 505 S. Garey Ave.