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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCharter Review Committee Minutes 10-21-1985 Page 1 October 21 , 19b5 Meeting was held Oct . 21st . at the City Hall. It was called to order at 7 :00 p.m. by Paul Daniels . This meeting is being held in compliance with the Texas Open Meeting /Law. Proper notice was posted by the City Secretary. Paul Daniels read a letter from Elizabeth Sheppard. It was turned over to the Secretary for filing. The Chairman distributed two documents : Cne , a letter from T.M.L. , the other, a copy of the estimate Mr. Woodard had made of the cost of building a charter. Each member had been given a copy of the minutes prior to the meeting. Olivia Ray asked a correction be made of the Sept. 16th. meeting. She requested that page 2 , paragraph 3 be corrected to include Olivia Ray read the Preamble of the North Richland Hills Charter aloud and stated that since we have 15 members with varying opinions , she hoped that our meetings could begin with prayer. Paul Daniels said that he attended a Baptist Church and is not opposed to prayer. He felt that religion was up to the individual and no one should be put into the position of having to state whether he wants prayer or not . T. S. Bridges said, "If you want to go to church, it is right across the street . We are here to write a charter. "Nirs . Ray moved the correction be made . Agan seconded. The vote was 10 for, 4 against . Mr. Agan wanted to strike from the minutes "Personnel Files of Rich- land Hills" . This was put in the minutes in error. It was agreed to strike it out . Mr. Agan referred to the minutes of Aug. 20th. page 1 , paragraph 12. "The law states we do not have audience input at all" . This has been corrected and was inadvertently omitted when the minutes were recopied. The correction will be distributed at the next meeting. The Chairman discussed the letter from T.M.L. He asked that the group refrain from making contacts of this nature . Better results can be obtained by only the Chairman making such contacts . Our Chairman feels the Commission should have a specific budget . This is the way it is generally done . The Chairman was questioned about a statement he had made for the media about our hope to complete the Charter by February. He stated that we had been commissioned to draw up a Charter. We owe it to the electorate to bring them a good charter 45 days before the election in April. That way it can be voted on at that time and prevent the expense of a called election. Mr. Bridges urged us to get busy and quit dragging our feet. After much discussion, Mr. Bridges moved we get on with the business . Leach seconded. The vote was unanimous . A quoram was argued about . The Sept 16th. ::I ' tes state "A quoram will be a simple majority" . With 15 members , a quoram for our group wiil be 8. If the number of our group changes , the quoram will change . The Rules of Procedure were examined and corrected to read: 1 .A add : as prescribed by the laws of Texas . 2.B change to read: shall consist of a simple majority of the active members of the Commission. 2.1 change to : by 2/3 majority. 2.K change to : by 2/3 majority. ?age 2 Bridges moved we adopt the rules as corrected. Logan seconded. The vote was unanimous . The followiing are tentative only; to be considered in greater detail later. Article I Corporate Name --Bridges moved it be accepted as corrected, Adams seconded. Votes were 14 for, Agan against . (See attached copy) Article II Boundaries Smith moved to accept as corrected, Harvey seconded. Votes were 11 for, 2 against (Agan and Black) . (See attached copy) Article III Form of Government Chairman explained the various forms of government in use today. Logan moved to adopt , Smith seconded. Votes were 12 for, 3 in opposition. (See attached copy ) Article IV General Powers (See attached copy) Harvey moved we accept , Leach seconded. Votes 13 for, Agan against . Article V, Sect . 1 City Officials (See attached copy) Changed to councilmember, and the number changed to 5. Bridges moved to accept , Smith seconded. Votes were 13 for, 2 against . Article V. Sect . 2 Qualifications Bridges moved to approve as amended, Leach seconded. Votes were 14 , Agan against . (See attached copy) Bridges wanted to insert a limitation of length of terms for any elected official . .no more than 2 consecutive terms . Article V, Sect 3 _ Date of election:Candidates to Run for Places ; Places Designated Bridges moved to accept as corrected, Smith seconded. Votes for, 10, 2 against , 1 abstained. Elliott moved we dispense with places Smith seconded. Votes were 9 for, 5 against. ArticleV Sect . 4 Hours of Election (See attached copy) Bridges moved to accept , Adams seconded. Votes for 14, Agan against . Article V Sect. 5 Official Ballot Bridges moved to accept , Adams seconded. Votes for 13, 2 against , 1 abstained. Article V, Sect . 6 Judges of Election Bridges moved to accept as corrected, Harvey seconded. Votes for 13, 2 against . (See attached copy) Article V, Sect . 7 Vacancies Bridges moved to accept , Harvey seconded. Votes for i3, 2 against . (See attached copy) Mr. Logan moved we stop and discuss Articles VI , VII, VIII , IX, and possibly X, at the next meeting on Nov. 4th. Donohoo seconded. Votes for 11 , 4 against . Bridges amended the date for Oct . 31st . Votes for 8, 4 against . The meeting will start at 7 :00 p.m. , October 31st. Elliott moved we adjourn, Leach seconded. We were adjourned at 9:43p.m. Respectively submitted 441K-i *tie Adams Correction for August 20, 1985 Paragraph 12 page 1 "'Die law states we do not have audience input at all . " Since we do not know that the law states this , we will delay a decision on this until a later date. 000