03 Explanation Packet for Charter Study Com Report

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF PARIS CHARTER PROPOSITION 1: Replace all references to "electors" in the Charter with references to "qualified voters" or "voters" as appropriate. PROPOSITION 2: Add a new section to Article XII, "General Provisions," numbered appropriately, "Non-gender specific," which shall read: "It is understood, wherever in this Charter an individual is referred to in the male gender, it shall be recognized as referring to either male or female." PROPOSITION 3: Amend the Charter to correct a typographical error in Section 33, "Procedure for passage of ordinances," to replace an erroneous reference to Article X with a correct reference to Article XI. PROPOSITION 4: In place of outdated city limit boundaries in Section 3, place in the charter the statement: The city shall maintain a current. accurate man of its boundaries in the manner required bv state law. PROPOSITION 5: Section 6. Extension of city limits upon petition. Whenever a majority of the qualified voters who are citizens of the State of Texas and inhabitants of any territory adjoining Paris, as said territory may be designated by the city councilor in case there are no qualified voters in said territory, then when person owning a majority of the land in area in said territory desire the annexation of such territory to Paris, they may present a written petition to that effect to the city council and shall attach to said petition the affidavit signed by a majority of such qualified voters, or in case there are no qualified voters said affidavit shall be to the effect what there are no qualified voters in said territory and that the persons signing said petition own a majority of the land in area in said territory; and thereupon the eity eouneil at 2 r' r - ..