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MINUTES OF THE
COLLEYVILLE CITIZEN'S CITY CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
I. Call to Order
Chairman Jim Moore called the meeting to order on February 2.2005 at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Chairman Jim Moore, Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Louis Miller, Brad
Rice, Frank Whitmire, City Manager Bill Lindley, Assistant City
Manager, Paul Fredericksen, Financial Analyst Kacey Bess
Mike Taylor arrived at 7:05 p.m.
Steve Magee arrived at 7:10 p.m.
Richard Newton was absent.
II. Approval of January 19, 2005 and January 26, 2005 Minutes
Mike Taylor noted via email that on page two of the January 26th minutes, the second
paragraph should signify that the Committee approved the requested change.
Ed Baker moved to approve the minutes with the noted change and seconded by
Louis Miller. Approved unanimously.
III. Review and discussion of possible modifications of the Colleyville City Charter
Chairman Moore requested the Committee review and discuss Article X (as provided
by the City's delinquent tax attorney), Article XIV and any wordsmithing.
Frank Whitmire suggested that in Section 10.01, "with the approval of the City Council"
be deleted to be consistent with previous changes to the City Manager's appointment
of staff.
Discussion ensued regarding the Charter's limitation on the tax rate as discussed in
Section 10.03. The Committee agreed to leave the section as-is due to legislation
related to the tax rate that could be filed during the current legislative session.
Brad Rice noted the sections in Article X need to be renumbered due to the delinquent
tax attorney's deletion of Section 10.04.
For Section 10.05, City Manager Lindley will follow-up as to whether the delinquent tax
attorney's suggestion to delete language in the last sentence is a statutory
requirement.
Mike Taylor moved to accept Article X as revised and seconded by Linda Bond.
Approved unanimously.
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The Committee discussed the Ethics Ordinance and Richard Newton's proposed
changes to Section 14.02. Steve Magee suggested that in lieu of adding the changes,
the Committee add Subsection I to Section 14.02 stating, "The City Council may adopt
by ordinance a code of ethics and conduct that is consistent with the provisions of this
Charter." Mike Taylor moved to accept Section 14.02 with the addition of Subsection I
as proposed by Steve Magee and seconded by Linda Bond. Ayes: Ed Baker, Linda
Bond, Steve Magee, Brad Rice, Mike Taylor Frank Whitmire. Nays: Louis Miller
Steve Magee suggested changing Section 14.10 to read: "Amendments to this Charter
may be framed and submitted to the voters in the manner provided by State law but in
no event more frequently than once every two years." Mike Taylor moved to accept
the change and seconded by Louis Miller. Approved unanimously.
Mike Taylor moved to approve Article XIV as amended and seconded by Steve
Magee. Approved unanimously.
Discussion ensued regarding adding term limits for City Council members.
Regarding Section 3.06(a), Brad Rice indicated "unless the City Council authorizes the
City Manager to sign certain specific contracts or expenditures as provided in Section
3.07(b)" should be deleted as the language was added to Section 3.07(b).
Discussion ensued regarding Section 3.09(b) and parliamentary procedure.
Regarding the City Council's Rules of Procedures, Steve Magee suggested it be noted
the City Council should address the Rules to ensure compliance with any approved
Charter changes.
Discussion ensued regarding Section 8.04 and the liability of boards and commission
members. Linda Bond requested a clarification of the definition of "officers" as
mentioned in the Section. Brad Rice suggested substituting "may" for "shall" and
deleting "all" in the second to last sentence of Section 8.04. Mike Taylor suggested
adding "and attend all meetings as deemed necessary by the City Council" to the end
of the last sentence of the Section. Mike Taylor moved to adopt the recommended
changes to Section 8.04 and seconded by Steve Magee. Approved unanimously.
For Section 11.05, Chairman Moore noted the "s" should be dropped from
"Adjustments. "
Brad Rice noted that in Section 13.01 (C)(2), the "and" should be changed to "or" and
in Section 13.01 (C)(4), "then" should be changed to "than."
IV. Discussion of selecting meeting dates
Committee agreed to review the cumulative Charter changes at another meeting set
for Wednesday, February 9, 2005. Brad Rice requested that Staff provide the
Committee with two versions of the Charter before the next meeting-one copy
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highlighting all the changes and another copy showing all the changes accepted.
Steve Magee cannot attend the meeting and Ed Baker indicated he may also be
absent.
The Committee is planning to present the Charter changes to the City Council at the
Pre Council and Regular Council meetings on February 15, 2005.
V. Discussion of items to be placed on the next agenda
Discussion ensued regarding providing compensation for City Council members. The
Committee agreed to not make any changes to the current Charter provision.
City Manager Lindley requested that Committee members send him any feedback or
revisions on the draft PowerPoint presentation.
VI. Adjournment
Chairman Moore adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
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