03 Explanation Packet for Charter Study Com Report

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The city clerk shall at oncc recall the recall petition and, After the recall petition is filed with the city clerk. he shall at once examine it and. if he finds it sufficient and in compliance with the provisions of this article of the Charter, he shall within five days submit it to the city council with his certificate to that effect and notify the officer sought to be recalled of such action. If the officer whose removal is sought does not resign within five days after such notice the city council shall thereupon order and fix a date for holding a recall election. A.ny such election shall be held not ~e~ :."t 30 Ror more thllR 60 dllYS llfter the petition hils been presented to the i T uuncil at the same time as any municipal election held within such p~:~~; ;~t if BO such municipal election be held within sueh period, the city eouneil shall eall a special election to be held within thc time aforesaid. in the district on the next available uniform election date. EXPLANATION: Except for certain exceptions, the state election code requires elections on uniform election dates in May and November. This would provide that a recall election for removal of a council member would be held in the district represented by the councilman on the next available uniform election date. PROPOSITION 63: Section 131. Publicity of records. Public records. All records and accounts of every office, department or agency of the city shall be available to the public in accordance with the Public Information ..A1et, as amended state law. EXPLANATION: "Publicity" is generally considered to mean "newsworthiness" or a similar concept. Changes the title and text to replace the inappropriate word. PROPOSITION 64: Section 132. Personal interest. No member of the couneil or any officer or emplo)'ee of the city shall haye a financial interest, dircct or indirect or by reason of ownership of stock in any 35 _.._~. .-....~'"T'" "^'" >-..., . _. ".....,.---.-,.-._~'--_..