HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—After a heated outcry from the public, the city council withdrew a motion June 7 to appoint an ad hoc committee that would deliberate behind closed doors and write ballot measures on controversial changes to the city’s charter or constitution—including changing the elected city attorney, clerk, and treasurer to appointed positions.
The city council instead opted to directly vote in two weeks on the amendments that will appear on the November ballot.
This comes hours after a charter review committee appointed by the Huntington Beach City Council suggested the controversial amendments to the city’s charter at the meeting….