City Commissioner Sam Adams says he’s “open to the idea” of sending the Charter Review Commission’s recommendations to voters this May, even if he ultimately disagrees with them.

Still, he says, he’s not going to make up his mind until he hears from the entire commission this Thursday, January 18. Even then, he’ll conceivably have until March to make up his mind. (Thursday’s council meeting is only to accept the report—it’s not clear when a vote would come up to refer the recommendations out.) Whether he likes it or not, Adams is the swing vote, so his decision will most likely decide the fate of the mayor’s project.

But even if it goes forward, it’s unclear how much community support the charter reform will have. Changes to Portland’s form of government have been proposed numerous times—and have been shot down every time, most notably and recently in 2002. Given that May is only four months away, and given that there isn’t even a hint of a campaign started yet, and given that community interest in the idea is (at least from anecdotal evidence) staggeringly low, Potter will have an uphill battle to win one of the few issues on which he’s staked his mayoral legacy.

Feel like weighing in? The mayor’s office has finally set up a web forum to gather public input. Check it here.