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Century Council Sets Off On Charter Review, Again. Last Time, They Reviewed The Wrong Version.
October 11, 2023
For the second time, the Century Town Council set off on a deep dive into a charter revision at a workshop meeting Tuesday night.
It was the second review from the beginning, because earlier this year the council accidentally reviewed the wrong version of the document, the town clerk said.
Council members Alicia Johnson and Dynette Lewis were the only members to attend in person. Shelisa Abraham joined the meeting remotely by phone as she was traveling. The town clerk said Henry Cunningham was absent due to a wedding in his immediate family, and she said Santa McMurray-Jackson had a “work emergency”. Interim mayor Luis Gomez, Jr., attended in-person.
The Century town charter is the document that establishes the town, outlines its powers and spells out how it should operate. The charter has not been updated in almost 40 years, and that often creates problems in the operation of the town.
Additional meetings will be scheduled, and any changes must be approved by voters on an upcoming ballot.
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7 Responses to “Century Council Sets Off On Charter Review, Again. Last Time, They Reviewed The Wrong Version.”
The former South Flomaton looks pretty darn good from 5,000 miles away, compared to today. S. Flomaton worked then and it will work today. Century could dry up and a S Flomaton could get a new city government that helps the people.
After removing any opposition on the council and a soft coup in the mayor’s office, the third world style junta ruling Century continues to dismantle the city’s mechanisms of government to benefit the interests of the few.
Turn this building into North Escambia County Headquarters.
Residents don’t attend meetings and don’t stand up for their town. You got what you voted for!
How do you review the wrong charter version? What got changed suddenly in the new version? Who got what power mysteriously?
C’mon people. The charter is super important, but you lost the “original” new revision and looked at the wrong one? My goodness. Incompetence at its finest.
(And yes, I live in Century)
Under state law, there was no quorum present. Why was the workshop held? If any votes were taken, they don’t count. Just another dumb day in the Town of Century!
fold up the tent and close Century down. just let the county take this mess over. it couldn’t be any worse.