Model City Charter—9th Edition: Revision Steering Committee and Working Groups

Model City Charter Revision Steering Committee

Co-Chairs 

• Clarence Anthony, CEO, National League of Cities
• Ronald Loveridge, Director, Center for Sustainable Suburban Development; former Mayor, City of Riverside, California
• Marc Ott, Executive Director, International City/County Management Association
• Kendra Stewart, former President American Society for Public Administration

Members 

• Chris Balch, City Attorney, Brookhaven, Georgia
• Patti Garrett, Mayor, City of Decatur, Georgia
• Teresa Gerton, President, National Academy of Public Administration
• David Luna, Councilmember, Mesa, Arizona
• Peggy Merriss, CEO, Merriss Management and Leadership Consulting
• Chris Morrill, Government Finance Officers Association
• Sylvester Murray, Visiting Professor, Jackson State University
• Tina Nabatchi, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University
• John Nalbandian, Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas
• Kimberly Nelson, Professor of Public Administration and Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Jerry Newfarmer, CEO, Management Partners
• Robert O’Neill, former Executive Director, International City/County Management Association
• Martha Perego, Director, Membership Services and Ethics, International City/County Management Association
• James Svara, Senior Fellow, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Mark Washington, City Manager, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Chuck Thompson, Executive Director, International Municipal Lawyers Association

Model City Charter Revision Working Groups

City Managers/Operations/Finance

• James Fisher, City of Brenham, Texas
• Jason Grant, International City/County Management Association
• Kimberly Nelson, University of North Carolina
• Lee R. Feldman, City of Gainesville, Florida
• Peggy Merriss, City of Sandy Springs, Georgia
• Ron Holifield, SGR
• Randall Reid, International City/County Management Association
• Shayne Kavanagh, Government Finance Officers Association
• Zach Walker, City of Independence, Missouri

Community Members/Public Engagement

• Terry Amsler, Indiana University Bloomington
• Albert Dzur, Bowling Green State University
• Teresa Gerton, National Academy of Public Administration
• Mike Huggins, Public Work Academy
• Matt Leighninger, National Conference on Citizenship
• Margaret Stout, West Virginia University
• Wendy Willis, Oregon’s Kitchen Table

Legal Issues/City Attorneys/Home Rule

• Chris Balch, City of Brookhaven, Georgia
• Nestor Davidson, Fordham Law School
• William Scheiderich, City of Beaverton, Oregon
• Philip Strom, City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Chuck Thompson, International Municipal Lawyers Association
• Kevin Toskey, League of Minnesota Cities
• Will Trevino, Messer, Fort & McDonald

Mayors/City Councils

• Anthony Santiago, Institute for Youth, Education and Families, National League of Cities
• Christine Sederquist, City of Leander, Texas
• Doug Linkhart, National Civic League
• Hon Ronald Loveridge, Center for Sustainable Suburban Development, University of California, Riverside.
• James Svara, University of North Carolina
• John Nalbandian, University of Kansas
• Patti Garrett, City of Decatur, Georgia
• Tony Peyton, CE&S Foundation

Social Equity Working Group

• Brandi Blessett, University of Cincinnati
• Tom Carroll, Village of Silverton, Ohio
• Teresa Gerton, National Academy of Public Administration
• Benoy Jacob, University of Wisconsin
• Derek Okubo, City and County of Denver
• Tina Nabatchi, Syracuse University

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