DIRECT staff (city attorney) to review University of California Berkeley's research, the City Charter and other relevant legal authority to determine if the City Council has the authority to extend voting rights to undocumented Richmond residents to participate in local elections and, upon completion, DIRECT staff to present their findings to Council and, if authority exists, agendize an item for Council to consider such voting rights extension - Councilmember Claudia Jimenez (510-620-6565), Councilmember Eduardo Martinez (510-620-6593) and Vice Mayor Demnlus Johnson III (510-620-6568). This item was continued from the July 6, 2021, and cancelled July 20, 2021, meeting. |