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<br />CASE # <br />CONSIDER AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND 4 <br />OF THE CITY'S CHARTER IN ORDER TO <br />IMPLEMENT A COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN <br />OFC~YGOVERNMENTAND <br />ESTABLISH A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE <br />FOR FILLING COUNCIL VACANCIES <br /> <br />By: James E. Norman, City Administrator and <br />. William K. Goodrich, City Attorney <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN <br /> <br />The Charter Commission has discussed at various meetings the establishment of a Council-Manager <br />fonn of government for the City's fonn of government. Currently the CitY-' s form of government is <br />the Mayor-Council Plan. Commission members will recall that on April21~ 2005 the Commission <br />received a presentation from Kevin Frazell of the League of Cities relating to this topic. Members <br />may' want to review the Commission's April 21, 2005 minutes regarding this topic as well as the <br />minutes from April 27, 2006 at which 'time this topic was again discussed. The City Council <br />recently discussed this issue at a work session and expressed an interest in having the Charter <br />Commission review the subject again and make a recommendation for amendment to approve the <br />Council-Manager Plan. <br /> <br />COUNCIL VACANCY AMENDMENT <br /> <br />Charter Commission has also been discussing for sometime an amendment to Section 4.5 of the <br />Charter which relates to the procedure to fill a vacancy on the City Council.. The current City <br />Council has expressed an interest in amending the Charter by elimiIiating the need for special <br />elections to fill vacancies. Essentially, the proposed amendment would require that vacancies be <br />filled at th.e next regular municipal election as opposed to the current Charter provision requiring a <br />special election it: a vacancy occurs and there are 365 days or more remaining in the tenn of the <br />vacated office. The Charter Commission most recently discussed this subject at your April 27, 2006 <br />. . <br />meeting. It would be helpful to review those minutes for the discussion. As with the above' <br />amendment, the City Council has expressed aninterest in seeing this subject move forward. <br /> <br />Enclosure: <br /> <br />Proposed new Ordinance amending Sections 2 and 4 of City Charter. <br />Minutes of City Charter meeting on April 21, 2005 and April 27 , 2006. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Based on Commission discussion. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br />Assistant City Administrator <br />