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Home My WebLink AboutCRC Minutes 1986-12-04 Regular CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 4 , 1986 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THAT WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 4 , 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7 :00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM : MEMBER HARRIETT CHANEY MEMBER DICK CONWAY MEMBER ED HARRIS MEMBER MAC TAYLOR CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS CHAIRMAN BILL FUSS. "MOTION WAS MADE BY DICK CONWAY TO APPOINT HARRIETT CHANEY ACTING CHAIRMAN. SECONDED BY MAC TAYLOR. MOTION APPROVED . "MOTION WAS MADE BY DICK CONWAY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 6 AND NOVEMBER 20 , 1986 AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MAC TAYLOR. MOTION APPROVED . SECTION 4 . 01 E, ACTING CITY MANAGER WAS RE-WRITTEN TO READ , THE CITY MANAGER WILL DESIGNATE BY LETTER FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, A QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE CITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER IN HIS OR HER ABSENCE. IN THE EVENT OF LONG TERM DISABILITY, RESIGNATION OR TERMINATION, AN ACTING CITY MANAGER WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. NO MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL SERVE AS ACTING CITY MANAGER. DISCUSSION WAS HELD BY THE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE HARRIETT CHANEY TO CLEAN UP THE LANGUAGE OF THE CHARTER . "MOTION WAS MADE BY MAC TAYLOR TO REJECT RECOMMENDATION REGARDING SECTION 8 .07 , ADMINISTRATION OF BUDGET. SECONDED BY DICK CONWAY. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. **MOTION WAS MADE BY DICK CONWAY TO REJECT RECOMMENDATION REGARDING SECTION 11 .03 , PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. SECONDED BY HARRIETT CHANEY. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SECTION 11 . 03, NEPOTISM WITH THE CONCENSUS OF COMMISSION TO REJECT THIS RECOMMENDATION. DISCUSSION WAS HELD AND APPROVED REGARDING SECTION 11 . 09-B , ACTION BY THE COUNCIL, CHANGING WORDING FROM "ANY" TO "FINAL". DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REMOVING SECTION 11 . 10, SUBMISSION OF CHARTER TO VOTERS, WITH THE COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. COMMISSION DIRECTED THE CITY SECRETARY TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW, TO OBTAIN LEGAL OPINION ON VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE CHARTER INCLUDING THE ELECTION AND TAXATION PORTIONS AND THEN TO REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.