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Charter Review Committee
Meeting Date: April 7, 1994
Present were: Committee members Michael Logan, Chairman,
Pat Jermyn, Don Acker, Vice-Chairman, Jean Spieker, Lester
Strother (arrived 8 : 05) staff representative, Terri
Willis, City Secretary.
1 . Meeting was called to order 7 : 30 P.M.
2 . P. Jermyn made the motion to accept the March 3, 1994
minutes as written. D. Acker seconded the motion. Carried
unanimously.
At Chairman Logan' s suggestion it was agreed the original
copy of the minutes would be given to him for his signature
after they are approved and he would forward them to the
City Secretary for filing.
3 . Chairman Logan covered the literature from TML T.
Willis sent to us for our assistance.
4 . It was agreed to review our current charter, pass each
section by consensus . If there is a disagreement among
members we shall call for the question, and accept the
majority' s ruling. After completing the full charter review
we will have a final review of all the changes we will be
recommending to the City Council . T.Willis will forward to
us the original amendments recommended from the first
charter review committee, the amendments as placed on the
ballot, and those accepted.
D. Acker suggested we cover each section thoroughly yet set
a pace for review to ensure completion in a timely manner.
Chairman Logan asked City Secretary Terri Willis, with the
Committee ' s approval, to send a memo to Council and Staff
for their suggestions for any charter revisions .
The Committee started review of the charter at Article 1 .
Review Notes :
• Article II : Boundaries Section 2 . 01 . We will check
with the City Attorney on the meets and bounds of City
limits, should they be specified in some way within
the charter.
• Article V: City Council Section 5 . 01 City Officials .
At this time the consensus of the committee is to
change the amount of the incidental expenses of the
Council and Mayor to $25 and $50, respectively.
D.Acker requested we review this again at a later date.
So agreed.
8 : 05 P.M. L. Strother arrived and was apprised of meeting up
eliNI, till this time .
. At Chairman Logan' s suggestion the minutes will list, on
a separate page our definite suggestions for amendments .
So agreed.
. Article V: City Council Section 5 . 02 Qualifications .
See Att: Amendment Suggestion.
. Article V: City Council Section 5 . 03 Date of Election:
Candidates to Run for Places : Places Designated.
Discussion pertaining to limit of terms to 3
consecutive 2 year terms then sit out 2 years ensued.
All agreed to hold this item for further discussion.
. Article V: City Council Section 5 . 05 Official Ballot .
See Att: Amendment Suggestion.
. Article V: City Council Section 5. 08 Judge of
Election. See Att : Amendment Suggestion.
. Article V: City Council Section 5. 09 Vacancies .
Concern was expressed over "in the case of only one"
wording. It was decided to check with the City
Attorney to see if it is necessary to provide for a
"more than one" case.
The Committee' s review stopped with the completion of
Article VI : Powers and Duties of Officers Section 6. 03
erDN Powers and Duties of City Council .
Our next meeting will be May 5, 1994 at 7 : 30 P.M.
We again discussed obtaining charters from cities
comparable to ours . Various suggestions were made.
5. The meeting was open to the public. No members of the
public were present.
6. Meeting adjourned 9: 36 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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