Dayton Empower Charter Reform Proposal At a glance What: a resident-drafted charter amendment proposing nine neighborhood districts, an elected mayor and a chief administrative officer. Where it stands: presented in public comment October 21, with a request that the Commission begin a public charter review. Next: no Commission response yet. Sources YouTube auto-generated captions for the 2026-10-21 - City Commission. Log 2026-09-02 - City Commission A resident argued for a strong-mayor form of government. 2026-09-09 - City Commission A speaker outlined a strong-mayor design (full-time citywide mayor, nine district council members, appointed chief administrative officer). A commissioner said she would explore a community forum on governance. 2026-10-21 - City Commission Speaker cited a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling on initiative petitions.