Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling a City Charter Amendment Election to be Held on November 8, 2011
Summary
MEETING DATE: September 6, 2011
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
City Secretary
CONTACT: Jason Gray, City Manager
Sandy Hart, City Secretary
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Consider and possible action on an Ordinance calling a charter election for November 8, 2011.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• If the Council desires to the terms for Mayor and Council to even year terms (2 or 4 years) and schedule the next election for May, 2013. An Ordinance would need to be adopted by September 7, 2011 calling for a charter election to be held on November 8, 2011.
• In order to hold a City Charter Amendment Election, the election must be called no later than Wednesday, September 7, 2011
• Propositions for a City Charter Amendment Election include:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
Shall the City Charter be amended throughout to correct non-substantive errors such as misspellings, punctuation, grammar and sentence structure; conform notice and publication requirements to state law; and revise references to repealed or obsolete provisions of state law?
PROPOSITION NO. 2
Shall the City Charter be amended to delete provisions, practices and policies which are no longer employed by the City of McKinney?
PROPOSITION NO. 3
Shall Section 9 of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
“There shall be held in the City of McKinney on the uniform election date in May 2013, and every four (4) years thereafter, or on such date or dates as may be prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas, a City election for a Mayor, a Council Member-at-large, a Council Member representing District 1, and a Council Member representing District 3. Any current office holder’s term shall be extended according to law until the uniform election date in May 2013 and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified.
There shall be held in the City of McKinney on the uniform election date in May 2015, and every four (4) years thereafter, or on such other date or dates as may be prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas, a City election for a Council Member-at-large, a Council Member representing District 2, and a Council Member representing District 4. Any current office holder’s term shall be extended according to law until the uniform election date in May 2015 and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified.
Each person duly elected to the position of Mayor or Council Member shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations conferred and imposed upon them, respectively, by the law, this Charter and by the City Ordinances of McKinney and shall hold their office for a period of four (4) years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Beginning with the 2013 election, and every election thereafter, each person duly elected to the position of Mayor or Council Member shall be allowed to hold any one position for a limit of two (2) consecutive, full four-year terms per position.”
• The polling locations that will be utilized in November will be approved by the Collin County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• This item is being presented for Council consideration in order to ensure that all possible options are available to the Council, and not presented as a recommendation.
• Charter elections can only be held every two years. The last City Charter Amendment Election was held on May 15, 2004.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: N/A
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: The estimated cost for the election would be $65,000.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A