Fountain Valley council puts charter measure on 2026 ballot

In what one councilmember described as “the biggest decision the city has made since its beginning” in 1957, the Fountain Valley City Council has decided to put becoming a charter city to a public vote.
Fountain Valley currently operates as a general law municipality bound by state laws. Adopting a charter, or a city constitution, could give Fountain Valley more autonomy over local affairs related to land use and development, city elections and how tax dollars are spent. But charter