2007-032 RES-Accepting and approving the revised ballot for the proposed charter amendments

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Proposition 17: Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to delete the requirement that a candidate for city council may not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other liabilities due to the city, such prohibition having been held to be invalid by federal courts, so that the second part of the first sentence shall read as follows: ...and shall not have been convicted of a felony, been adjudged to be mentally incompetent by a court, or be disqualified by reason of any provisions of any other section of this Charter or of Chapter 141 of the Texas Election Code. ^ For ^ Against Proposition 18: Amend Section 17, "Qualifications," to further classify the type of felony for which a member of the city council shall forfeit his office, so that the next-to- lastsentence in the section shall read: A member of the council shall immediately forfeit his office if the member ceases to possess any of the qualifications specified in this section or in any other section of the Charter or while in office is convicted of a felony, is 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 Proposition 19: Amend Section 22, "Appointment and removal of city manager," to change the procedure whereby the council may remove the city manager by first suspending him by resolution, then holding a hearing at which the city manager and the public may address the council, after which the council shall adopt a resolution either reinstating or removing the city manager, so that the second paragraph shall read: The salary of the city manager shall be fixed by the city council and he shall hold office at its will. The city council may suspend the city manager if the manager declines to resign at the request of the council, that request being expressed in a resolution approved by a majority vote of the total membership 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 in which to reply thereto in writing, and upon request, shall be afforded a public hearing, which shall occur not earlier than 10 days nor later than 15 days after such hearing is requested. At such public hearing, if one is requested, the city manager will be allowed up to 30 minutes to respond to his proposed termination. Members of the public will be allowed to speak in support of or in opposition to termination, and may address any aspect of the city manager's performance. After the conclusion of the public hearing, if one is requested, or after 15 days if the manager has not responded to the request to resign, and after full 5