STATE OF TEXAS                 X

 

COUNTY OF BEXAR            X                                                         RESOLUTION #12-06

 

CITY OF CONVERSE           X

 

 

A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON THE UNIFORM ELECTION DATE IN MAY 2007 AND PLACING ON THE BALLOT THE PROPOSITION: SHALL SECTION 8.10. OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED.

 

WHEREAS, the procedures specified in Section 8.10 of the Home Rule Charter are vague and open ended; and,

 

WHEREAS, it is necessary to periodically update the Home Rule Charter to improve the effective application of municipal resources in the context of existing circumstances and current conditions; and,

 

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment provides a system for review and update every five years;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Charter Review Commission of the City of Converse that an election be conducted on the uniform election date in May 2007 on the proposition:

 

Shall Section 8.10 of the city charter which reads as follows:

 

Section 8.10 Separability.

 

If any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the Charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the Charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

 

Be changed to read:

 

Section 8.10 Charter Review.

 

a.       The Council shall appoint to a Charter Review Commission no fewer than nine citizens, one of whom shall be from the Council, who meet the qualifications of Section 3.02.  The Charter Review Commission shall be appointed every five years beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012.  The members shall be appointed during the first Council meeting of the appropriate fiscal year.

 

b.        Duties of the Commission:

 

1.      Inquire into the operations of the City government and review the Charter to determine what revisions, if any, are required.  Information and records may be requested in accordance with Section 551 of the Texas Government Code.  To this end, public hearings may be held; and the Commission shall have the power to compel the attendance of any officer or employee of the City and require the submission of any of the City records, which it may deem necessary for the conduct of such hearings.

 

2.      Propose any recommendations it may deem desirable to insure compliance with the provisions of the Charter by the several departments of the City government.

 

3.      Propose, if it deems desirable, amendments to this Charter to improve the effective application of the Charter to current conditions.

 

4.      Report its findings and present its proposed amendments, if any, to the Council.

 

c.         Action by the Council.

 

1.      The Council shall receive and have published in the City’s official newspaper the Charter Commission’s final report.

 

2.      The Council shall consider any recommendations and, if any amendments are presented, shall order the amendment(s) to be submitted to the voters of the City during the next general election.

 

Section 8.11 Separability.

 

If any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the Charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the Charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

 

 

PASSED AND APPROVED, this 27th day of November 2006.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    ______________________________

                                                                                    Milton Smith, Chairman

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

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Sam Hughes, Commission Secretary