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<br />Proposal <br />To <br />City Council and City Manager <br />For <br />Charter Revision <br />City of Paris <br /> <br />From <br />Ron Cox <br /> <br />June, 2006 <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The City of Paris is a Home Rule City of almost 27,000 people. Its City Chmiel' was first <br />adopted by the citizens of Paris in 1948. Since that time it has been amended on at least <br />two occasions- once in the 1950s and again in the 1990s. Time, court cases, and changes <br />in state laws have rendered the Charter out of date in many instances. <br /> <br />This proposal is designed to provide a means for the City Council, staff and citizens to <br />engage in a meaningful process to address the deficiencies that exist. <br /> <br />City Council and staff <br /> <br />The City Council consists of seven Councilmembers elected from districts throughout the <br />city. The Mayor is elected from among the seven Councilmembers. Members of the <br />City Council are limited by Charter to two te1111S of two years each. <br /> <br />The City Chmiel' requires the Council-Manager fonn of govemment. As such the <br />Council engages a City Manager to perfonn the day-to-day administrative duties of the <br />city. <br /> <br />Critical areas of concern <br /> <br />Our society and laws have changed significantly since the Chmier was first adopted in <br />1948. Although it has been amended at least twice since its original adoption, there are <br />several inadequacies in the document. These, in some cases are so serious, that in today's <br />enviromllent, certain provisions cannot be followed. This is pmiicularly true regarding <br />purchasing. If the Chmiel' were applied to the letter, the ability of the city to function <br />would be severely slowed, if not crippled. <br /> <br />Paris <br /> <br />8/31/2006 <br /> <br />r" <br />