11 Paris Home Rule Charter - Potential Amendments

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BOVEY, AKERS & BOJORQUEZ, LLP Attorneys at Law 12325 Hymeadow Drive, Suite 2-100 . Austin, Texas 78750 . Phone: (512) 250-0411 Fax: (512) 250-0749 Attorney-Client Privileged and Confidential Not for Public Release MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, City Council Members, City Manager, City of Paris FROM: Monte Akers DATE: November 9, 2006 RE: Potential Amendments of the Paris Home Rule Charter Please accept this memo as the report requested at the meeting on October 30, 2006. Following is a list of potential amendments of the Paris Home Rule Charter based upon examination of the Charter by the City's staff and myself. Each issue is presented in the following format: a. Identification of Issue b. Brief explanation of Issue c. Suggested amendment d. Advantage of change, possible consequence of failure to change, or other relevant comment For the purposes of this report the issues are presented in the order in which they appear in the Charter. No attempt has been made to prioritize the importance of the issues at this time, and it will be obvious that some of the suggestions and comments are of very low priority (e.g. Comment 38), some may be unacceptable to the voters (e.g. Comment 9), while others are quite important. The list is rather long-41 suggested changes-but it is probable that other proposals and suggestions will be identified hereafter. At this point it is recommended that the Council identify issues that it has no interest in pursuing, so that the remaining issues may be prioritized. Those issues marked with an asterisk (*) were identified by City staff. 1. a. Section 3, entitled "Boundaries" does not contain boundary information. b. As the section states, this provision is obsolete because the boundaries have changed since the Charter was originally adopted. c. Delete Section 3 and re-number accordingly. 1