1990-108-RES A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE TEXAS

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9. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING REPEAL PROCEDURES WITH ADOPTION PROCEDURES Current Law Law To Adopt Civil Service A city may adopt civil service under Section 143.004(b) if the city council receives a petitlon requesting an election signed by 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election. The resulting election is decided by a majority of those voting. Law To Repeal Civil Service If the voters wish to repeal civil service, the petition must be signed by 10 percent of Jill the qualified voters in the city. In order for the repeal effort to succeed. a majority of all aualified voters in the city must vote for the repeal. Proposed chan~e This amendment would allow voters to petition for repeal of civil service with the same number of signatures with which the voters can petition to adopt civil service. The amendment would also provide that the election for repeal shall be. decided by a majority of those voting. Reasons for Proposed Chan~e Since the Civil Service Act was enacted by the Legislature in 1947, nearly 70 cities haye adopted the civil service statute by election. Since that time, the civil service statute has been amended numerous tlmes to include many more provisions than had been originally approved by the voters. What was initially adopted by cities as the Civil Service Act is not what cities are living with today. Therefore, voters should be able to petition and vote to repeal the city's adoption of civil service if the system no longer meets the needs or the expectations of the citizens in the community.