DIXON – Mayor Jim Burke’s goal is to complete appointments for a governmental task force evaluating Dixon’s form of government at the City Council’s Jan. 21 meeting.

In reaction to former comptroller Rita Crundwell’s theft of nearly $54 million from the city over 20 years, Burke vowed this summer to create a task force exploring the different types of government, including the city’s current commission form of government, and recommending which is best for Dixon.

After conversations with city commissioners and employees, the mayor created a short list of 10 people to make a seven- or nine-member governmental task force. Burke is in the process of contacting those people.