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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRC Minutes 1986-11-13 Regular M 4. CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NOVEMBER 13 , 1986 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 13 , 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 : 00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: CHAIRMAN BILL FUSS MEMBER HARRIETT CHANEY MEMBER DICK CONWAY MEMBER ED HARRIS MEMBER MAC TAYLOR CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE CHAIRMAN FUSS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT BOTH VERBALLY AND WRITTEN REGARDING PROPOSALS FOR REVISIONS TO THE CITY CHARTER. THOSE IN ATTENDENCE WERE, COUNCILMAN JIM HARRELL, COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN, COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE, COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER, CAROL WICKLANDER AND JESS WILLIAMS. THE COMMISSION REVIEWED THE INPUT THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM THOSE IN ATTENDENCE REGARDING THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SECTION 5. 03-A, WITH SUGGESTION BEING CHANGING TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFIED VOTERS REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THE LAST REGULAR CITY ELECTION TO (10%) OF TOTAL VOTE 'S CAST AT THE LAST REGULAR CITY ELECTION, WITH THE COMMISSION STATING THEY WOULD HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW'. JESS WILLIAMS SUGGESTED THE COMMISSION LOOK AT THE COUNCIL BE MADE UP OF SEVEN MEMBERS WITH THE MEMBERS ELECTING THE MAYOR WHO MUST HAVE SERVED ON COUNCIL TWO YEARS IN ORDER THAT THE CITY DOES NOT WIND UP WITH A MAYOR WITHOUT PRIOR SERVICE ON COUNCIL WITH THE COMMISSION STATING THEY WOULD HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW. MOTION WAS MADE AND APPR ED TO ADJOURN AT 8:15 PM. 4DELORfSENZIE, M CITY SECRETARY