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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.
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CITY SECRETARY