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Regular Council Meeting June 22, 2015 Page 5 there were three meetings that day. Mayor Hashmi inquired if Council Member Pickle checked his e-mail and said the City Manager had emailed all Council Members. Council Member Pickle said he did not receive notice of the meeting. Mayor Hashmi told him to check with the City Manager. Mayor Hashmi said he received the e -mail and he made sure every Council Member was not only informed, but also asked if they wanted to attend the meeting. Council Member Pickle said he did not receive that e-mail and Council Member Frierson said the only e -mail he received was about the recycling meeting. Mayor Hashmi said all three meetings were posted by the City Manager. Council Member Pickle asked if he could see the e-mail and Mr. Godwin said he would look it up. Mayor Hashmi said he received an e -mail from the City Manager and it was copied to the entire Council. He also said that he had spoken to the City Manager who told him no more than three Council Members could attend and Mayor Hashmi said he told Mr. Godwin to post the meetings in case there were more than three Council Members at the meetings. Council Member Lancaster said she got the e -mail and Council Member Frierson said he did not. Mayor Hashmi said the e-mail from the City Manager was dated and timed. He also said to bring everyone up to date, there were three meetings conducted and the City Manager sent notice of those meetings to the Council. Council Member Pickle inquired if there was a way to determine if Council Members had received the e- mails. Mayor Hashmi said it shows the time you opened it. 12. Receive presentations, discuss and act on the following: a. Council Member Lancaster and City Attorney Kent McIlyar on charter amendments, including the effect of city boundaries if the mayor is elected at- large; b. Council Member Plata on the police department, including retention of police officers; and c. Mayor Hashmi on a recycling program for the citizens of Paris. — Council Member Lancaster said following their meeting, a Charter Review Committee was appointed by the Council and met for the first time last week to determine if any amendments were needed to the Charter, and would meet again this week. She said one of the items discussed at the meeting with Mayor Hashmi, Council Member Pickle, Mr. McIlyar and Mr. Godwin, as well as the redistricting attorney Mr. Bass (by conference call), was the possibility of election of a mayor by all of the people. She said that sounded like a good idea to her, but it was something that would be difficult to do. She also said Mr. Bass told them the district boundaries would have to be redrawn, the mayor might not be able to vote, and that the Department of Justice may not approve it. Council Member Lancaster said the Charter Committee was going to continue to review the Charter and report back to Council. Mr. McIlyar gave the history of single member districts including the lawsuit regarding the Voting Rights Act and the Orders issued by Judge William Justice in 1976 which mandated seven single member districts for the City of Paris. He said the system where Council Members appoint their mayor and mayor pro -tern was more unique to smaller communities and it did not have to be changed but as a result of discussions, they contacted the redistricting attorney Bob Bass. Mr. McIlyar said Mr. Bass told them it could be done, but would have to be cleared through the Eastern District of Texas prior to taking it forward to the citizens for a vote. He also said that Mr. Bass