HomeMy Public PortalAboutCharter Review Committee Minutes 12-15-2022RICHLAND HILLS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
MINUTES
Roll Call:
Committee Members Present
Theresa Bledsoe
Bill Garretson
Athena Campbell
Stacey Morse
Roland Goveas (via Zoom)
Sheleen Jaymes, Chair
Staff Present
Candice Edmondson, City Manager
Lindsay Wells, City Secretary
Rachel Raggio, City Attorney
Committee Members Absent
Citizens Present
Joyce Fiaccone
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sheleen Jaymes called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments.
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Approve the minutes of the December 8, 2022 Charter Review Committee
Meeting.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Campbell and seconded by Member
Morse to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2022 Charter
Review Committee meeting.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
4. Discuss and take possible action on amendments to the City Charter
City Attorney Rachel Raggio discussed proposed language changes to Section XII.
Finance: Budget.
Charter Review Committee Minutes Page 2 of 3 December 15, 2022
Discussion ensued regarding moving the budget public hearing currently listed in the
Charter as being held in January to after the budget workshop generally held in March.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Campbell and seconded by Member
Morse to hold a town hall meeting within 14 days of budget workshop
in March.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0
The Committee discussed Article XIII. Taxation and Article XIV. Planning and Building
Regulations. City Attorney Raggio advised that these two articles are mostly governed by
state law so no substantive changes are necessary or recommended.
The Committee discussed Article XV. Recall of Officers, Article XVI. Initiative and
Referendum, as well as Article XVII. General Provisions. Discussion ensued regarding
the number of signatures required for citizen driven petitions.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Goveas and seconded by Member
Campbell to increase the number of signatures required for a citizen
driven petition to be submitted to the City Secretary to 300 signatures
or 25 percent of the number of votes cast during the last regular
municipal election of the City, but no less than 300.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Campbell and seconded by Member
Garretson to strike Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from Section 17.03 as
persons authorized to administer oaths.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
Discussion ensued regarding nepotism as it relates to employees and the City Council.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Garretson and seconded by Member
Campbell to approve the changes as presented to Section 17.12
related to nepotism to comply with state law.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
Motion: Motion was made by Member Bledsoe and seconded by Member
Campbell to accept Section 17.13(b) related to ethics as presented.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0.
Charter Review Committee Minutes Page 3 of 3 December 15, 2022
Further discussion ensued regarding adding a requirement to review the Charter on a
timetable or at regular intervals and the City Attorney does not recommend the
requirement of hard deadlines.
City Manager Candice Edmondson advised that the next Charter Review Committee
meeting to be held Thursday, January 5, 2023, will review the recommended changes
and the Thursday, January 12, 2023 meeting will consist of a Town Hall style meeting
allowing the Committee to present the proposed changes to the public.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Motion: Motion was made by Member Morse and seconded by Member
Garretson to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0
There being no further business to come before the Committee, Chair Jaymes declared
the meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
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