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<br />holding a recall election in the district on the next available uniform election <br />date. <br /> <br />o For <br /> <br />o Against <br /> <br />63. Amend Section 131, "Publicity of records," to provide that city records shall be <br />public and available to the public in accordance with state law, so that the section and <br />its title shall read: <br /> <br />Section 131. Public Records. <br />All records and accounts of every office, department or agency of the city <br />shall be available to the public in accordance with state law. <br /> <br />o For <br /> <br />o Against <br /> <br />64. Amend Section 132, "Personal interest," to make the prohibitions against council <br />members, officers and employees having any financial interest in city property or <br />contracts the same as those imposed by state law, so that the first sentence shall read: <br /> <br />No member of the councilor any officer or employee of the city shall have a <br />financial interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of ownership of stock or <br />interest in any corporation or other entity, or in any contract with the city, or <br />be financially interested directly or indirectly in the sale of any city land, <br />materials, supplies, or services, except on behalf of the city as an officer or <br />employee, in any manner that is inconsistent with or in conflict with the <br />requirements of state law, including the applicable provisions of the Texas <br />Local Government Code, the rules of the Texas Ethics Commission, and <br />rulings of the Texas Attorney General. <br /> <br />o For <br /> <br />o Against <br /> <br />65. Amend Section 134, "Relatives of officers shall not be appointed or employed," to <br />make the city's prohibitions against nepotism consistent with state law, so that the <br />section and its title shall read: <br /> <br />Section 134. Relatives of officers shall not be employed. <br /> <br />No person related within the second degree of affinity, or within the third <br />degree of consanguinity, to members of the city councilor city manager shall <br />be appointed to any office, position or service in the city for which <br />compensation is paid, but this provision shall not affect officers or employees <br />who are already employed by the city for the time periods established by state <br />law when any officer who may be related within the named degree takes <br />office. <br /> <br />o For <br /> <br />o Against <br /> <br />18 <br />