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MINUTES OF THE
COLLEYVILLE CITIZEN'S CITY CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
JANUARY 26, 2005
I. Call to Order
Chairman Jim Moore called the meeting to order on January 26, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Chairman Jim Moore, Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Richard Newton,
Steve Magee, Brad Rice, Mike Taylor, City Manager Bill Lindley
Louis Miller arrived at 7:28 p.m.
Frank Whitmire was absent.
II. Approval of January 19,2005 Minutes
Mike Taylor moved to approve the minutes and seconded by Ed Baker. Approved
unanimously.
III. Review and discussion of possible modifications of the Colleyville City Charter
The Committee reviewed and discussed Articles III.
Discussion ensued regarding the City Council's Rules of Procedure and public hearing
process.
Mike Taylor indicated the table of contents needs to be updated to reflect charter
changes.
Brad Rice and Mike Taylor noted that, per previous Committee recommendations, the
second sentence of Section 3.01 should read"... year one, City Council Persons from
Places 3 and 4 shall be elected year two, and City Council Persons from Places 5 and
6 shall be elected year three."
Discussion ensued regarding implementation of change to City Council structure.
Chairman Moore recommended inserting language in the Charter to note that not all
provisions will take effect immediately. Committee discussed adding a separate
article at the end of the Charter for transitional provisions.
Discussion ensued regarding veto power. Steve Magee indicated the veto power
provision should be included as part of the transitional provisions.
Steve Magee recommended changing the title of Section 3.08 to "Forfeiture of Elected
Office" and provided revised language for the Section.
Discussion ensued regarding the City Council's ability to fire City employees. Steve
Magee moved to delete the last sentence in Section 3.08(b) and seconded by Louis
Miller. Ayes: Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Steve Magee, Mike Taylor. Nays: Richard
Newton, Brad Rice
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Discussion ensued regarding the City Attorney approving ordinances as required by
the Charter. For the second sentence of Section 3.11, Mike Taylor moved to accept
Louis Miller's recommendation to change "approve" to "advise." Approved
unanimously.
Regarding Section 3.12, Mike Taylor recommended changing the number of City
Council votes needed to adopt emergency ordinances from a majority to "four (4) or
more members." Approved by the Committee.
Steve Magee requested that City Manager Lindley have the City's delinquent tax
attorney provide a rewrite of Article X. The Committee agreed to postpone discussion
of Article X until the next meeting.
Mike Taylor moved to accept Article XII as rewritten by attorney Clarence West and
seconded by Steve Magee. Approved unanimously.
Steve Magee moved to approve language for the transitional provisions as
recommended by Brad Rice and Richard Newton and seconded by Ed Baker.
Approved unanimously.
The Committee agreed to put the transitional provisions in Article XIII.
Richard Newton suggested that sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.7 of the repealed Ethics
Ordinance may be applicable to the City Charter. Newton will provide
recommendations at the next meting.
IV. Discussion of selecting meeting dates
V. Discussion of items to be placed on the next agenda
The Committee will review the Ethics Ordinance and City Council Rules of Procedure
at the next meeting.
VI. Adjournment
Chairman Moore adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m.
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