30 - Report from the 2021 Charter Review Commission

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Edmonds, of Tyler, Texas, who had previously been engaged by the city council to serve as the consultant to the CRC. At its second meeting, on October 4, 2021, the CRC proceeded with its review of the charter, assisted by its consultant and with ongoing support from City Manager Grayson Path, City Clerk Janice Ellis, City Attorney Stephanie Harris, and Director of Finance Gene Anderson. The commission has now completed its work. It has studied the current charter in detail; has considered a broad range of policy questions created by the various issues outlined above; and has developed the following recommendations for amending the city's home rule charter. CURRENT CHARTER ORGANIZATION AND mm N,UMBERING,AS RELATED TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: The Paris city charter currently includes twelve major articles, identified by Roman numerals. Each article is then divided into sections, identified by 151 consecutive Arabic numbers. After its initial assessment of the charter, however, the CRC found that only a limited number of the sections required amendatory action at this time. This report, therefore, only addresses those articles and sections of the charter that are proposed to be amended. Every section in which an amendment(s) is recommended is recited in its entirety. Current language that is proposed to be deleted is [i „ Proposed amendatory language is ir)) greeir;, if'alif,';iz ad am,,l in bold' h' ,i rne,,e.,�ro PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND EXPLANTORY NOTES: ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION, FORM OF GOVERNMENT; TERRITORY No perceived variances or issues. ARTICLE II. CORPORATION AND GENERAL POWERS No perceived variances or issues. *40111,1116111 Sec. 16. Number, selection, term. The city council shall be composed of ai�)mt,,f seven councilmen who shall be elected in the following manner: k3