Westminster Council puts ward system onto the November ballot
Westminster City Councilors Monday night backtracked on a proposal to expand the city council to nine members and voted for an earlier plan that would create a ward system in the city but keep the number of councilors to seven.
The 5-2 vote – which came at a special meeting of the council – will put a question on the 2024 ballot that asks voters to generate three wards with two city councilors per ward and with one mayor voted at large. The city currently has six councilors and a mayor, all elected at-large.
The vote came on a first reading with the second and final reading slated for later this month.
The vote came after the council received backlash for seemingly brushing aside the recommendation for a citizen advisory committee for a last-minute proposal to expand the council to nine members.
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