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-Insert in the last sentence, I'the mayor pro tempore shaLl be chosen
by the council as soon as possible after the annual election and.rl
Section 2.06, Quon:rn, Voting--Delete "Any ttrree (3) from Line l and sr:bsti-
tute rrA najority of the"i Delete "three (3) " from line 3 and substitute "a
najorJ.tyrri Delete "four-fifths" from line 5 and substitute "three-fourths (3/4)."
3,0'1, Municipal- Elections--Delete the present 3.01 (b) and sr:bstitute the following:
*Sestion
3.04(a), eanvass: Election Returns, Results--Ad.d, a sentence after
sentence one that says, "Any candidate wishing a vote recount must make suclr
request before the official canvass." (8-2)
A11 papers comprising a recal1 petition shall be assenbled and filed with
the city secretarry as one instnrnent. Wittrin seven (7) days after a Petition is
filed, ihe city secretary shall deterrLine whether each paper bears the na:nes of
five (5) electors who constitute a cornnui.ttee of the petitioners, and the required
affidavLt of the circulator thereofr and whether the petitLon is signed by qualified
voters of the constituency of the council member whose removal ls sought equal in
ngnber to at least twenty-five percent (25t) of the nttnber of the votes cast for
that cor:ncil nember and all of his opponents in the last preceedLng general
n1:nicipal election in which he was a candidate. As used herein "consti-tuency"
shall meal tlre qualified voters ellgiJcle to vote for the'council member whose
removal is sought, either by geographical dlstrict or at Iarge, as the case may be.
Section 4.L7, Distric{, .Tudge l4ay Order Election--Delete the last clause and
sr:bstitute, ,'petitionets or electors shal1 have the right to brl-ng suit for
appropriate relief in district coutt- "
ArtlcLe Vl.--Delete the present heading and snbstitute, "City Attorney and
Municipal Court. rl
Section 5.03, Corporation Court, and Section 6.04, Clerk of the Court--
Delete all references to 'rcorporation courtn and substitute "m:nicipal court. "
Article VII.--Delete the present title and substitute, rrRevenue and Taxation.
"
Sectj.on 7.16 | Propetty Sr:bject To Tax--Delete and substitute for (a) and (b) ,
"trhe City Councj-l is authorized. to lerry and collect such taxes as are allowed by
state law and in such manner as prescribed by state la?t."
Secti.on 8.08, Aurending the Budget--Delete the word "four" on line 5 and
sr:bstitute "three-fourths (3/4) of the . . . "
*Section 9.01, Polrer to Issue Bgnds--Add new sqbsections (d) and (e) as follows:
(d) No bonds of any nature shal1 be issued by the City r:nless first
approved in a bond ordinance election held pursuant to the provisions
of Sectj.on 9.02. (7-3)
(e) trtre City sha1l never pay, obligate itseLf to payr or lend its
credit to gruararntee palanent of bonds issued or to be issued by any
eorporatioD or other entity owned or held, in whole or in part, by
the City, unleeis first approved in an election held pursuant to the
provisions of Siecfion 9.02. (7-3)
Section 9.02(a), Bonrd Ordlnance and Elestion--De1ete lines 2 and 3 and the
words "property taxpaying."
*Section L2.A4, Dispgsal of Utility Properties--Delete the last two Lines and
sqbstitute, "by a two-thi,rds rnajorJ.ty vote of those voting in an eLection calIed
for that purpose." (7-3)
Section L2.08, Powers and Duties of Ttre Public Utilities Board--Create a new
subsection (g) ttrat says, "The board sha11 confirm the person appointed by the
city rnanager as director of utilities."
No recormpndation.
Section 14.16--Add a nerf, section tlrat statesl 'rMernbers of boards and conm-
isslons of the City of Denton shall serve at the pleasure of the council. Menlcers
of sucih boards and corurlssions may be removed by the cor:ncll only for cause and
only after being given notice by the council. Such notice shall be in writing
specif ing the reasons for removal and any nrenrber of any board or comuission shall
be afforded an opportunity to respond to such notice in a public hearing before
the sor:ncil prior to action by the c.ouncil. "