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CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE By: Jo Thieling, City Clerk and William K. Goodrich, City Attorney Background: The Charter Commission met on September 30, 2004 and considered certain "housekeeping" or minor amendments to the City Charter. These amendments became necessary as a result of the Charter amendments increasing the Council size to seven members and adoption of the Ward System. An enclosed ordinance recommended by the Charter Commission enumerates the proposed changes. The Chapters 3 and 4 amendments are necessitated by the increase of the Council fi'om five to seven members. The Chapter 5 amendments deal with the recall section and provide for recall to be conducted only within the ward represented by the subject Councilmember. A "redlined" version and "clean" version of the proposed ordinance are enclosed for your review. The City Charter can be amended by the ordinance procedure as provided in State statute. This procedure requires that the Charter Commission recommend the ordinance to the Council; that the Council conduct a public hearing preceded by two weeks publication of the proposed ordinance; that the ordinance be passed unanimously by the City Council and that the ordinance not become effective for a period of 90 days after publication in order to permit citizens to petition to have a referendum on the ordinance. Ellclosu re: Redlined draft of Ordinance. Clean copy of Ordinance. Recommendation: Charter Commission recommends adoption. Council Action: Motion to introduce Ordinance #04- which is an ordinance amending certain sections of the City Charter and to direct the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing for the Council and public to review the proposed ordinance on November 9, 2004. Review Checklist: City Adnfinistrator