At a town election on May 18, 2010, the charter proposal was rejected by a vote of 1123 yes, 2305 no.

State officials approved 7 of 12 charter proposals that had reached the final round of the application process.

The document containing the charter proposal was 200 pages long.

Several other black elected officials and civic leaders have come out in support of the charter proposals.

Under the charter proposal, a new election would be held in two years for the Council, which would expand to 51 seats.

The plan was passed by a ratio of about 5 to 4, a relatively slim margin for a charter proposal.

As written, the charter proposal would discourage these more prudent options.

Under the charter proposal, the mayor would have to explain such impoundments in writing.

But he said he would still support the charter proposal in November.

Another apology has been made in all the charter proposals for public services.