HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRC Minutes 1996-05-02 Regular STATE OF TEXAS )(
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )(
COUNTY OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )(
MAY 2, 1996 )(
MINUTES OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1996 AT 7:00 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, CONFERENCE
ROOM, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
CHAIRMAN STEVE HUFFMAN
VICE-CHAIRMAN PAUL JURY
FLORENCE CRAWFORD
ED DRISKILL
BLAISE GUZZETTA
LYNDA HARRIS
TED LOW
STAFF ROGER ROECKER, DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
LINDA THORNTON, ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
CHAIRMAN HUFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:10 PM.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY ED DRISKILL TO APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 4 AND
APRIL 23, 1996.
SECONDED BY BLAISE GUZZETTA. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
CHAIRMAN HUFFMAN SUGGESTED GOING THROUGH THE CHARTER SECTION BY
SECTION AND LIST WHAT SECTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER FOR CHANGES.
FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF THE SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER, IT WAS
DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER
MEETING, ARTICLE I-1.01-INCORPORATION, ARTICLE II-POWERS OF THE CITY-
2.01, 2.03, 2.05, AND 2.06, ARTICLE III-THE CITY COUNCIL-3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.05, 3.06,
3.08, 3.09, 3.10 AND 3.12, ARTICLE IV-ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES-4.01 AND 4.06,
ARTICLE V-INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM& RECALI-5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.12, AND 5.13,
ARTICLE VI-NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS; OATH OF OFFICE-6.02, 6.04, ARTICLE
WI-TAX ADMINISTATION-7.02, ARTICLE VIII-FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, 8.03,
8.05, AND 8.07, ARTICLE IX-FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES-9.03, 9.07, AND
9.10, ARTICLE X-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS- 10.01, ARTICLE XI - GENERAL
PROVISIONS-11.01, 11.02, 11.09, AND 11.10.
A DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH ROGER ROECKER, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DIRECTOR REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS AND BONDS. MR.
ROECKER PROVIDED INFORMATION REGARDING PAST DEBTS AND ELECTIONS
HELD ON BONDS AND REPORTED THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS WILL BE PAID IN
2010, REPORTED ON THE CITY'S BOND RATINGS AND WILL PROVIDE A COPY TO
THE COMMITTEE.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REQUESTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
ATTEND A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CHARTER WITH THE COMMISSION .
A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9:20 PM.
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DELORIS MCKENZ , T.R. .0
CITY SECRETARY