HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25-88 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE HELD
AUGUST 25, 1988
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Chairman Beatty called the meeting to order at 7:58 in the
Community Center Training Room and he declared a quorum present.
Rev. Mitchell led in the prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the
flag.
Present: Chairman Bruce Beatty, Members Tom Hendrix, James
Mitchell and Harold Switzer. Also present were City Attorney
Rosenthal,Assistant City Attorney Mlsna and City Clerk Grafton.
Absent: Member Pounds
Approvals: The Minutes of the Meeting of August 11, 1988 were
reviewed. Rev. Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Hendrix, moved to approve
the Minutes of August 11, 1988. Motion carried unanimously.
Attorney Mlsna reviewed for the Committee Article 3, page 8. New
language had been inserted giving instructions on the election of
a mayor pro tem and on swearing in the new mayor pro tem, providing
for the mayor pro tem to serve until his successor is sworn in.
Another change defined "All members of the City Commission" to mean
all members, not just those present. All "voters" has been changed
to "Electors ".
Article VII: (Page 24) clarifies when terms begin and end by
stating each commission member will serve until his successor is
sworn in. This change was made as necessary throughout the
Charter. There were some other minor technical enhancements.
Other minor changes:
Article I, Page 1, Section 6. No city is allowed to amend
boundaries by charter, so Section 6 now reads as it did originally.
Addendum A has not been located yet but is necessary.
Every reference in the Charter to "3 members" has been changed to
"all members of the Commission ".
Article V, Page 20, Section 6(a). Personnel Board was changed to
read "All members of the Personnel Board must be qualified electors
of the City during their entire term on the Personnel Board in
order to remain a member of such board. Any city employee, City
Commissioner, or person holding a management position with the City
who is appointed to the Personnel Board mnust hold their respective
positions with the City during their entire term on the Personel
Board in order to remain a member of such board ".
Ms. Mlsna stated that this is the final revision of the Charter.
Attorney Rosenthal has reviewed this revision and he feels it is
consistent with all laws.
Chairman Beatty asked the committee to reread the August 22
001110' revision.
Attorney Rosenthal explained the mechanics of the referendum and
the ordinances that will be necessary. Since the issue of the
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Charter will be presented in three separate referendums, the
possibility of the base Charter passing and the other two
referendums failing was discussed. Attorney Rosenthal explained
that this could be handled in an ordinance placed before the City
Commission. The Charter Revision Committee consensus was to tie
together the three issues, base Charter and amendments.
Ballot #1 Single member district, language was refined to reflect
election in terms of time in office, run -off elections, mayor pro
tem to be elected after run -off.
Article VII was revised to reflect single member districts instead
of seat numbers.
Article XI, Section 7 added annexed territory to an appropriate
election district.
Ballot #2 Amendment to Charter providing for 4 year terms instead
of 2 year terms for Mayor and Commissioners.
Chairman Beatty reported on the recent Public Hearing. The only
item that resulted from this hearing was a request for the Mayor's
vote to be considered as a separate ballot item. The committee
consensus was to leave this item in the Base Charter. Rev.
Mitchell said it should be emphasized that there is no change in
power, only accountability.
The City Manager had said that he would provide some material to
assist in composing the agenda, but those materials were not
available yet.
Next Thursday the Committee will meet to approve the ordinance that
will be presented to the City Commission.
There is another Public Hearing on August 30.
The City Clerk will transmit a complete set of the latest version
to the City Commission along with the ballots language. Ten copies
of the "clean" copies will be available for the public hearing. A
legislative copy in a binder will be available at City Hall for
anyone to read.
Attorney Rosenthal expressed his feeling that this was a remarkable
change in the Charter. The City Manager had also expressed
pleasure with the work on the Charter.
The Committee requested Attorney Mlsna to be at the Public Hearing.
Mr. Hendrix, seconded by Rev. Mitchell, moved to adjourn the
N"" meeting at 8:35 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
ATTEST: .La:.
Cify Clerk i Bruce Beatty, Chairman