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mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability oa eha <br />mayor. In the absence or disability of both, the council shall design <br />member as temporary presiding officer. <br />❑ For <br />❑ Against <br />16. Amend Section 179 "Qualifications," to make the qualifications for hold'w ~li o <br />office consistent with less-restrictive state law by lowering the mmimum age from 18. <br />❑ For <br />❑ Against <br />17. Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to delete the requirement that a candidat <br />city council may i►ot be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other habihhes due to <br />the city, such prohibition having been held to be invalid by federal courts. <br />❑ For ❑ Against <br />18. Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to further classify the type of felony for which a <br />member of the city council shall forfeit his office, so that the next-to-last sentence in the <br />section shall read: . <br />A member of the council shall immediately forfeit his office if the member <br />ceases to possess any of the qualifications specified ln this section or any <br />other section of the Charter or while in office is convicted of a felony, or <br />placed on felony probation or placed on deferred adjudicatlon for a fe , is otherwise subject to any type of court supervision followmg disposition or <br />resolution of a felony charge. <br />❑ For ❑ Against <br />19. Amend Section 22, "Appointment and removal of city manager," to change ~th~ <br />procedure whereby the council may remove the city manager by first suspeg ma <br />by resolution, then holding a hearing at which the city manager e her h ublireinstating or <br />address the counci l, a f ter w hic h t h e c o u n c i l s h a ll a d o p t h rshall read: <br />removing t he ci t y m a n ag e r, s o t h a t t h e s e c o n d p a r a g r a p <br />The salary of the city manager shall be fixed by the city council and he sh~e <br />hold office at its will. The city council may suspend the city manager 1 <br />manager declines to resign at the request of the councll, that requesbershieing <br />expressed in a resolution approved by a majonty vote of the total mem p <br />of the council. Such resolution shall set forth the reasons for suspension and <br />proposed removal. A copy of such resolution shall be served immedlate <br />in <br />upon the city manager, who shall have 15 days in which to reply ~ he shall <br />writing, an d upon reques t, s h a l l b e a f f o r d e d a p u b l i c after such hearing is <br />occur not earlier than 10 days nor later than 1 the cit will be <br />requested. At such public heanng, lf one is requestd, Y manager <br />allowed up to 30 minutes to respond to his proposed termination. Members of <br />5 <br />