A volunteer commission working to change the way San Jose is governed is getting $110,000 from San Jose to improve outreach.

In 2022, the next mayor could be elected for either a two-year or six-year term depending on what the charter review commission decides.

The mayor’s recommendation comes the day before the San Jose City Council’s special meeting on the proposed ballot initiative.

A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council.

Under the plan unveiled today, the mayor wouldn’t get to hire and fire department chiefs until 2023—when Sam Liccardo terms out.

For decades, San Jose’s mayor has lacked the powers afforded to big-city counterparts across the country. But that could change this fall.