Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling a Special City Charter Election to be Held on May 10, 2014
Summary
MEETING DATE: February 18, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Mayor/Council
City Secretary
CONTACT: Brian Loughmiller, Mayor
Sandy Hart, City Secretary
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Consider and possible action on an Ordinance calling a special election for May 10, 2014.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* On January 27, 2014, the City Council considered the proposed propositions to be included on the ballot for a May 10, 2014 Charter Election.
* Proposed propositions for the 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grammar and sentence structure; conform notice and publication requirements to state law; and revise references to repealed or obsolete provisions of state law?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 10 of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10. Council districts. The City of McKinney shall be divided into four (4) Council districts, and a Council Member shall be elected by the resident voters of each district. Each Council Member representing a Council district must at the time of his or her election and during the term of office physically reside with legal domicile, in the district which he or she represents. For purposes of this Section and the Charter, "physically reside" shall mean (i) the candidate or Council Member must use his or her residence address for voter registration and driver's license purposes, and (ii) the candidate or Council Member shall provide to the City Secretary proof whereby such person uses his or her residence address as the person's home address on documents such as employment records, go...
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