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MINUTES OF THE
COLLEYVILLE CITIZEN'S CITY CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2005
I. Call to Order
Chairman Jim Moore called the meeting to order on January 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Chairman Jim Moore, Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Richard Newton, Brad
Rice, Mike Taylor, Frank Whitmire, City Manager Bill Lindley,
Financial Analyst Kacey Bess
Steve Magee and Louis Miller were absent.
II. Approval of January 12, 2005 Minutes
Mike Taylor noted that in Section III, paragraph four, "discussing" was misspelled and
the last sentence should read: "General discussion ensued regarding..."
Mike Taylor also indicated that his motion in Section III, paragraph five, should read
"...anything less is denied, no veto powers and to do this effective with the May
election in 2006."
Mike Taylor moved to approve the minutes with noted changes and seconded by
Frank Whitmire. Ayes: Chairman Moore, Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Brad Rice, Mike
Taylor and Frank Whitmire. Nayes: Richard Newton
III. Review and discussion of possible modifications of the Colleyville City Charter
The Committee reviewed and discussed previous changes to Articles III.
Discussion ensued regarding implementation of changes to City Council structure.
The Committee agreed to include in the Charter Brad Rice's proposed language
regarding implementation of the City Council structure.
Brad Rice noted that in Section 3.01, paragraph two, the "and" after "one (1) year"
should be deleted and a comma inserted, and the "at large" following "5 and 6" should
be deleted.
Mike Taylor requested that Section 3.01, paragraph two should be changed to "... the
Mayor shall be elected year one.. .and 5 and 6 shall be elected year three."
City Manager Lindley indicated that staff would review references contained in the
Charter and advise the Committee on any changes that are needed.
Brad Rice suggested ending the first sentence in Section 3.06(A) after"... meetings of
the City Council."
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Discussion ensued regarding giving the City Council the right to authorize the City
Manager to sign certain contracts and expenditures.
Brad Rice proposed that the second paragraph in Section 3.06(C) be changed to "The
Mayor Pro Tern shall perform..."
Brad Rice proposed labeling the existing paragraph in Section 3.07 subsection "A". A
new paragraph, labeled subsection "B" should be added and is to read as follows: "In
addition to the provisions set forth in Section 3.06(A), the City Council shall have the
power to authorize the City Manager to sign a specific contract or expenditure;
provided, however, the City Manager shall not be authorized to sign any bonds issued
under any provisions of the Charter."
Discussion ensued regarding the Mayor and City Council holding other elected offices.
Section 3.08(D) should say "Neither the City Council..." as per a previous Committee
recommendation.
Brad Rice noted that in Section 3.09(A), "as now or hereafter amended" should be
deleted as per a previous Committee recommendation.
Regarding Section 3.09(A), Richard Newton proposed changing "three (3) members of
the City Council" to "four (4) members of the City Council" in order to maintain a
simple majority requirement. The change was approved by the Committee.
Discussion ensued regarding Mike Taylor's recommendation to add language in the
Charter that would require City Council deliberation before a public hearing and then
again after the public hearing. Richard Newton suggested that this change not be put
in the Charter but be recommended by the Committee as a separate item for inclusion
in the City Council's Rules of Procedure. Chairman Moore requested that Mike Taylor
bring language for the proposed change to the next Committee meeting.
Frank Whitmire proposed changing the second sentence in Section 3.11 as follows:
"The City Attorney shall approve as to legality and compliance with the City Charter all
ordinances prior to final action by the City Council." Approved unanimously.
Regarding Section 3.11, Chairman Moore recommended that the reference to "two (2)
members" be changed to "three (3) members." The change was approved by the
Committee.
Brad Rice recommended that the sixth sentence of Section 3.11 should read "Each
reading of a proposed or tabled ordinance..... The change was approved by the
Committee.
Discussion ensued regarding the methods for posting ordinances.
Chairman Moore moved to strike Section 3.14 and seconded by Linda Bond. Ayes:
Chairman Moore, Ed Baker, Linda Bond, Brad Rice, Mike Taylor and Frank Whitmire.
Nayes: Richard Newton
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IV. Discussion of selecting meeting dates
Chairman Moore requested an additional meeting on February 2nd to review the final
version of all the Charter changes.
City Manager Lindley suggested adding a formal agenda item to the February 15th
Regular Council meeting to present a report of the Committee's Charter changes and
an item to the Pre-Council meeting to review and discuss the changes with the City
Council. Brad Rice recommended that every Committee member attend the Pre
Council and Regular Council meetings and speak to the City Council regarding the
Charter review process.
The Committee requested the current City Attorney review the Committee's Charter
changes rather than having the new City Attorney review the changes due to the
compressed time schedule for getting the changes scheduled for election and since
the current City Attorney started the review process with the Committee.
V. Discussion of items to be placed on the next agenda
The Committee will start next meeting's discussion with Article XII and XIV and
previous Charter changes.
VI. Adjournment
Chairman Moore adjourned the meeting at 9:04 p.m.
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