HomeMy Public PortalAboutCharter Review Committee Minutes 03-07-1989 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
410 March 7, 1989
The sixth regular meeting of the Charter Review Committee was held on
Ni✓ March 7, 1989, at 7: 00 at City Hall. All members were present.
Dave Ragan gave the invocation. The minutes of the last meeting were
read. Pat Jermyn' s motion to approve the minutes was passed
unanimously.
Dave Ragan made a motion to amend Section 5. 08 JUDGE OF ELECTION, so
that a candidate for City Council must receive a majority of the vote
to be elected. The motion passed 5 to 4.
Pat Jermyn made a motion to amend Section 6. 03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF
CITY COUNCIL item (6) to read as follows: "To appoint all
commissions, boards, committees. task forces and/or appointed groups
to assist the Council in the performance of its duties and
responsibilities, such powers subject to the restrictions of the
Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. " The motion passed
unanimously.
Richard Gladstone made a motion to allow Section 12. 06 INDEPENDENT
AUDIT to remain the same. It passed 9 to 1.
Elizabeth Sheppard made a motion to add the following sentence to the
end of Section 13. 02 POWER TO TAX: "The Council shall impose such ad
valorem taxes as are necessary to support the budget . " The motion
passed unanimously.
Elizabeth Sheppard made a motion to amend one of the sentences in
Section 5. 02 QUALIFICATIONS as follows: "A member of the Council
ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this
section or any other sections of this Charter for a period of sixty
(60) days following notice from the City Secretary regarding same, or
who is convicted of a felony while in office, shall immediately
forfeit his/her office. " The motion passed unanimously.
Pat Jermyn made a motion to leave Section 13. 03 EXEMPT PROPERTY as
written-__It passed unanimously.
Dave Ragan made a motion to leave Section 13. 05 LIMITATION OF TAX
RATE as written. It passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
eiticiatt,e,/
Elizabeth Sheppard
0110 Attest:
�.,� Tom Harvey, Chai n
PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGES ADDED MARCH 7 , 1989
SECTION 5. 02 QUALIFICATIONS
(Amend the next to last sentence of this section as follows: )
A member of the Council ceasing to possess any of the qualifications
specified in this section or any other sections of this Charter for a
period of sixty (60) days following notice from the City Secretary
regarding same, or who is convicted of a felony while in office,
shall immediately forfeit his/her office.
SECTION 5. 08 JUDGE OF ELECTION
(Amend the third and fourth sentences in this section as follows: )
The (Coup.11) candidates receiving the (.grcdt,2 t) majority number of
votes for an office shall be declared elected. If such election
results in a (Mayoral) candidate not receiving a majority of votes
cast, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to order a second election
for the office or offices in which candidates did not receive a
majority of votes.
SECTION 6. 03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL
(thc hecess al-y)
(6) To appoint4all commissions, boards, committees, task forces
and/or appointed groups to assist the Council in the performance of
its duties and responsibilities, such powers subject to the
restrictions of the Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 13. 02 POWER TO TAX
•
(Add the following sentence to the end of this section. )
The Council shall impose such ad valorem taxes as are necessary to
support the budget.