2007-015-RES-Ordering A Special City-Wid Election, held on the 2nd Sat. in May

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mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability °a e a mayor. In the absence or disability of both, the council shall design member as temporary presiding officer. ^ For ^ Against 16. Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to make the qualifications for holdoiln Ali o office consistent with less-restrictive state law by lowering the minimum age fr 18. ^ For ^ Against 17. Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to delete the requirement that a candidatue to city council may not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other habihhes d the city, such prohibition having been held to be invalid by federal courts. ^ For ^ Against 18. Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to further classify the type of felony for whn h e member of the city council shall forfeit his office, so that the next-to last sentence ~ section shall read: . A member of the council shall immediately forfeit his office if the membaner ceases to possess any of the qualifications specified m vhcted of a felony, is other section of the Charter or while m office is con placed on felony probation or placed on deferred adjudication for a felony, or is otherwise subject to any type of court supervision following disposition or resolution of a felony charge. ^ For ^ Against 19. Amend Section 22, "Appointment and removal of city manager," to cha nge ~thn procedure whereby the council may remove the city manager by first suspe ubli g ma by resolution, then holding a hearing at which the city manager anhe hreinstatin or address the council, after which the council shall adopt a resolutread: g removing the city manager, so that the second paragraph shall The salary of the city manager shall be fixed by the city council and he she hold office at its will. The city council may suspend the city manager i ein manager declines to resign at the request of the council, that requesbershig expressed in a resolution approved by a majority vote of the total mein p of the council. Such resolution shall set forth the reasons for suspension and proposed removal. A copy of such resolution shall be served immediately upon the city manager, who shall have 15 days m which to reply thereto writing, and upon request, shall be afforded a public hearing, which shais occur not earlier than 10 days nor later than 15 days after such hearing requested. At such public hearing, if one is requested, the city manager will b f allowed up to 30 minutes to respond to his proposed termination. Members o 5