Havre city council again looking at charter government proposal

The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee met Monday after the council meeting and discussed Havre changing to a charter form of government.

Ordinance Committee member Lindsey Ratliff said she and former member Caleb Hutchins met a couple of months ago and looked through examples of different cities that used charters.

She said the last time the ordinance committee proposed a charter was in 2016.

“What I took out from that discussion was all we need to do is figure out the language you want that gives yourself self-governing powers and then just add to whatever your city’s code is,” she said....